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81 system
'sistəm1) (an arrangement of many parts that work together: a railway system; the solar system; the digestive system.) sistema2) (a person's body: Take a walk every day - it's good for the system!) organismo3) (a way of organizing something according to certain ideas, principles etc: a system of government/education.) sistema4) (a plan or method: What is your system for washing the dishes?) método5) (the quality of being efficient and methodical: Your work lacks system.) organización, sistema, método•- systematically
system n sistematr['sɪstəm]1 (gen) sistema nombre masculino2 (body) cuerpo, organismo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall systems go! ¡todo bien!to get something out of one's system desahogarsesystems analysis análisis nombre masculino de sistemassystems analyst analista nombre masulino o femenino de sistemassystem ['sɪstəm] n1) method: sistema m, método m2) apparatus: sistema m, instalación f, aparato melectrical system: instalación eléctricadigestive system: aparato digestivo3) body: organismo m, cuerpo mdiseases that affect the whole system: enfermedades que afectan el organismo entero4) network: red fn.• constitución s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• método s.m.• red s.f.• régimen s.m.• sistema s.m.'sɪstəm1)a) u c ( ordered structure) sistema m, método mb) c ( procedure) sistema mfiling/classification system — sistema de archivo/clasificación
c) c ( organizational whole) sistema m2) ca) (technical, mechanical) sistema mb) ( Comput) sistema mc) ( Audio) equipo m (de sonido or audio)3) ca) (Anat, Physiol)b) ( body) cuerpo m, organismo mmy system can't cope with so much food — mi cuerpo or mi organismo no puede con tanta comida
to get somebody/something out of one's system: it took me years to get her out of my system me llevó años olvidarla or sacármela de la cabeza; I had to say it; I needed to get it out of my system — se lo tuve que decir; me tenía que desahogar
4) ca) ( form of government) sistema mb) (establishment, status quo)5) c ( for gambling) fórmula f, martingala f (CS)['sɪstǝm]1. N1) (=method) sistema mnew teaching systems — nuevos sistemas or métodos de enseñanza
2) (Pol, Sociol) (=organization) sistema ma political/economic/social system — un sistema político/económico/social
3) (Math, Sci) (=principles) sistema mbinary/decimal/metric system — sistema m binario/decimal/métrico
4) (Elec, Comput, Mech) sistema m5) (=network) sistema m, red ftransport system — sistema m or red f de transportes
6) (=order) método m7) (Med) (=organism) organismo m, cuerpo mthe nervous/immune system — el sistema nervioso/inmunitario
it was quite a shock to the system — (fig) fue un buen golpe para el organismo
- get sth out of one's system8)the system — (=the establishment) el sistema
9) (=classification) sistema m10) (Astron) sistema msolar system — sistema m solar
2.CPDsystem disk N — disco m del sistema
system operator N — (Comput) operador(a) m / f de sistemas
system requirements NPL — requisitos mpl de configuración
systems analysis N — análisis m inv de sistemas
systems analyst N — (Comput) analista mf de sistemas
systems engineer N — (Comput) ingeniero(-a) m / f de sistemas
systems engineering N — ingeniería f de sistemas
systems integrator N — (=business) integrador m de sistemas; (=person) integrador(a) m / f de sistemas
systems programmer N — programador(a) m / f de sistemas
systems software N — software m del sistema
* * *['sɪstəm]1)a) u c ( ordered structure) sistema m, método mb) c ( procedure) sistema mfiling/classification system — sistema de archivo/clasificación
c) c ( organizational whole) sistema m2) ca) (technical, mechanical) sistema mb) ( Comput) sistema mc) ( Audio) equipo m (de sonido or audio)3) ca) (Anat, Physiol)b) ( body) cuerpo m, organismo mmy system can't cope with so much food — mi cuerpo or mi organismo no puede con tanta comida
to get somebody/something out of one's system: it took me years to get her out of my system me llevó años olvidarla or sacármela de la cabeza; I had to say it; I needed to get it out of my system — se lo tuve que decir; me tenía que desahogar
4) ca) ( form of government) sistema mb) (establishment, status quo)5) c ( for gambling) fórmula f, martingala f (CS) -
82 taint
teint
1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) echar a perder; contaminar2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) contaminar; corromper
2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) mancha, mancilla; corrupción- taintedtr[teɪnt]1 (reputation) mancillar, manchar, empañar; (food) contaminar1 mancha, mancillataint ['teɪnt] vt: contaminar, corrompertaint n: corrupción f, impureza fn.• corrupción s.f.• tacha s.f.v.• corromper v.• manchar v.• viciar v.
I teɪnta) ( contaminate) \<\<meat/water\>\> contaminarb) ( dishonor) \<\<name/reputation\>\> mancillar (liter), deshonrar
II
a) c ( trace) dejo mb) u ( stain) mancha f, mácula f (liter)[teɪnt]to be free of taint — estar* limpio de toda mancha or mácula
1.2. VT1) (=spoil) [+ food, medicine] contaminar2) (fig) [+ reputation] mancillarthe elections have been tainted by corruption — las elecciones se han visto empañadas or salpicadas por la corrupción
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I [teɪnt]a) ( contaminate) \<\<meat/water\>\> contaminarb) ( dishonor) \<\<name/reputation\>\> mancillar (liter), deshonrar
II
a) c ( trace) dejo mb) u ( stain) mancha f, mácula f (liter)to be free of taint — estar* limpio de toda mancha or mácula
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83 vitally
tr['vaɪtəlɪ]1 sumamentevitally ['vaɪt̬əli] adv: sumamenteadv.• fundamental adv.• fundamentalmente adv.'vaɪtḷi, 'vaɪtəliit is vitally important — es de vital or fundamental importancia
['vaɪtǝlɪ]ADV1) (=extremely) [interested, concerned] sumamente; [affect] de forma vitalit is vitally important that... — es de vital or suma importancia que... + subjun
it is vitally necessary that... — es indispensable que... + subjun
vitally needed — [food, tents, money] indispensable
this statement vitally ignores a number of issues — estas manifestaciones ignoran de forma fundamental una serie de cuestiones
2) (=intensely)* * *['vaɪtḷi, 'vaɪtəli]it is vitally important — es de vital or fundamental importancia
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84 weather
'weƟə
1. noun(conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; (also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) tiempo, clima
2. verb1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) erosionar, desgastar2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.) resistir, aguantar, soportar•- weathercock
- weathervane
- weatherperson
- make heavy weather of
- under the weather
weather n tiempowhat is the weather like? ¿qué tiempo hace?the weather was cold hacía frío / el tiempo era fríotr['weðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) tiempo■ what's the weather like? ¿qué tiempo hace?■ in hot/cold weather cuando hace calor/frío1 (withstand, survive) aguantar, soportar, resistir2 (rocks) erosionar3 (wood) curar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin all weathers haga el tiempo que hagato keep a weather eye open for something estar atento,-a por si se ve algoto make heavy weather of something costar mucho trabajo hacer algoto weather the storm capear el temporalweather permitting si el tiempo no lo impideweather chart mapa nombre masculino meteorológicoweather forecast parte nombre masculino meteorológicoweather forecaster meteorólogo,-aweather map mapa nombre masculino meteorológicoweather report parte nombre masculino meteorológicoweather vane veletaweather ['wɛðər] vt1) wear: erosionar, desgastar2) endure: aguantar, sobrellevar, capearto weather the storm: capear el temporalweather n: tiempo mv.• curtirse a la intemperie v.adj.• atmosférico, -a adj.• meteorológico, -a adj.n.• cielo s.m.• temporal s.m.• tiempo s.m.'weðər, 'weðə(r)
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mass noun tiempo mgood/bad weather — buen/mal tiempo
in hot weather — cuando hace calor, en tiempo caluroso
what's the weather like? — ¿cómo está el tiempo?, ¿qué tiempo hace?
what's the weather like in Mexico? — ¿qué clima tiene México?
to be under the weather — no estar* or (fam) no andar* muy bien
to make heavy weather of something — complicarse* la vida con algo (colloq)
you're making very heavy weather of sewing that button on! — qué manera de complicarse la vida para coser un simple botón!; (before n)
weather forecaster — meteorólogo, -ga m,f; <map, chart> meteorológico
weather forecast — pronóstico m del tiempo
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1.
1)a) ( wear) \<\<rocks\>\> erosionar; \<\<surface\>\> desgastar; \<\<skin/face\>\> curtirb) \<\<wood\>\> secar*, curar
2.
vi \<\<rock\>\> erosionarse; \<\<surface\>\> desgastarse['weðǝ(r)]1.N tiempo mweather permitting — si el tiempo lo permite, si el tiempo no lo impide
in this weather — con el tiempo que hace, con este tiempo
what's the weather like? — ¿qué tiempo hace?
- keep a weather eye on sth- make heavy weather of sthhe only needed to change the bulb but he made such heavy weather of it — ¡solo tenía que cambiar la bombilla pero lo complicó de una manera!
- be under the weather2. VT1) [+ storm] aguantarwe've weathered worse criticism than this — hemos superado peores críticas que estas, hemos hecho frente a peores críticas que estas
- weather the storm2) (Geol) [+ rock] erosionar; [+ wood] curar; [+ skin, face] curtirthe rocks had been weathered into fantastic shapes — las rocas tenían formas fantásticas debido a la erosión
3) (Naut) [+ cape] doblar3.VI [rocks] erosionarse; [wood] curarse; [skin, face] curtirse4.CPD [station, balloon] meteorológicoWeather Bureau (US), Weather Centre (Brit) N — Instituto m Nacional de Meteorología
weather chart N — (=map) mapa m del tiempo, mapa m meteorológico; (=other type of chart) gráfico m del tiempo
weather conditions NPL — estado m del tiempo
weather forecast N — pronóstico m del tiempo, boletín m meteorológico
weather forecaster N — meteorólogo(-a) m / f
weather girl N — mujer f del tiempo, meteoróloga f
weather map N — mapa m del tiempo, mapa m meteorológico
weather report N — boletín m meteorológico
weather ship N — barco m del servicio meteorológico
weather side N — (Naut) costado m de barlovento
weather strip N — burlete m
weather vane N — veleta f
* * *['weðər, 'weðə(r)]
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mass noun tiempo mgood/bad weather — buen/mal tiempo
in hot weather — cuando hace calor, en tiempo caluroso
what's the weather like? — ¿cómo está el tiempo?, ¿qué tiempo hace?
what's the weather like in Mexico? — ¿qué clima tiene México?
to be under the weather — no estar* or (fam) no andar* muy bien
to make heavy weather of something — complicarse* la vida con algo (colloq)
you're making very heavy weather of sewing that button on! — qué manera de complicarse la vida para coser un simple botón!; (before n)
weather forecaster — meteorólogo, -ga m,f; <map, chart> meteorológico
weather forecast — pronóstico m del tiempo
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1)a) ( wear) \<\<rocks\>\> erosionar; \<\<surface\>\> desgastar; \<\<skin/face\>\> curtirb) \<\<wood\>\> secar*, curar
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85 mad cow disease
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86 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) ser de doble filoexpr.• ser una espada de doble filo expr. -
87 to come over
1 (arrive) venir, llegar2 (visit) hacer una visita3 (project oneself) dar la impresión4 (with adjective) ponerse5 (change sides, opinions) pasarse (to, a)1 (affect) pasar, sobrevenir -
88 acusado
Del verbo acusar: ( conjugate acusar) \ \
acusado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: acusado acusar
acusado
◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: el/la acusado the accused, the defendant
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo 1 acusado a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;b) (Der) acusado a algn de algo to charge sb with sth2 ( reconocer):◊ acusado recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusado,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino accused, defendant
II adj (notable) marked, noticeable: tiene un acusado sentido de la disciplina, she's got a noticeable disciplinary streak running through her
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of] Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of] ' acusado' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusada - dolo - estrado - reo - requerir - reservarse - absolver - interrogar - interrogatorio - juzgar English: accused - bar - blackmail - charge - cross-examine - defendant - find - frame - wrongly - acknowledgment - bailiff - marked - prisoner -
89 acusar
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo 1 acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth2 ( reconocer):◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of] Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of] ' acusar' also found in these entries: Spanish: negligencia - recibo - tachar - delatar - incriminar English: accuse - acknowledge - charge - denounce - indict - publicity - receipt - impeach - level - tell -
90 acuse
Del verbo acusar: ( conjugate acusar) \ \
acusé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
acuse es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: acusar acuse
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo 1 acuse a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;b) (Der) acuse a algn de algo to charge sb with sth2 ( reconocer):◊ acuse recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of] Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
acuse sustantivo masculino acuse de recibo, acknowledgment of receipt ' acuse' also found in these entries: English: acknowledgement - return receipt -
91 alguno
alguno 1
◊ -na adjetivo1 ( delante del n)◊ algún día some o one day;en algún lugar somewhere◊ ¿tocas algún instrumento? do you play any instruments?;si tienes algún problema if there's any problem, if you have any problems hace algunos años some years ago, a few years ago; me quedan tres tazas y algún plato I have three cups and one or two plates; escribió algún que otro artículo he wrote one or two articles 2 ( detrás del n) ( con valor negativo):◊ esto no lo afectará en modo alguno this won't affect it in the slightest o at all
alguno 2
◊ -na pronombresiempre hay alguno que no está conforme there's always someone who doesn't agreeb) (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc):◊ buscaba una guía ¿tiene alguna? I was looking for a guide, do you have one o any?;si tuviera alguno if I had one (— de cosas) some; he visto algunas I've seen some; he tenido alguno que otro I've had one or two
alguno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (afirmativo) some: algunos críticos elogiaron la obra, some critics praised the work
algunas veces me río sin motivo, some times I laugh for no reason
alguna que otra vez, now and then
2 (interrogativo) any: ¿tienes alguna cita para mañana?, have you any appointments for tomorrow?
3 (negativo) not at all: en este crimen no hay móvil alguno, there's no motive at all for this crime
II pron indef
1 someone, somebody
alguno que otro, someone or other 2 algunos,-as, some (people) ' alguno' also found in these entries: Spanish: algún - alguna - inconveniente - vínculo - compromiso English: aimlessly - any - anybody - care - some - either - odd -
92 aparentar
aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivob) ( parecer):verbo intransitivo
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 -
93 aparente
Del verbo aparentar: ( conjugate aparentar) \ \
aparenté es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
aparente es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: aparentar aparente
aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivob) ( parecer):verbo intransitivo
aparente adjetivo 1 ( que parece real) ‹timidez/interés› apparent ( before n); 2 (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious
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
aparente adjetivo
1 apparent, obvious
sin motivo aparente, for no apparent reason
2 fam (adecuado, bonito) suitable ' aparente' also found in these entries: Spanish: coraza - virtual - superficie English: apparent - ostensible - outward - reputed - seeming - hidden -
94 comprometer
comprometer ( conjugate comprometer) verbo transitivoc) ( obligar) comprometer a algn a algo to commit sb to sth;comprometerse verbo pronominal comprometerse con algn to get engaged to sb
comprometer verbo transitivo
1 (obligar) to compel, oblige
2 (implicar) to involve, compromise
3 (poner en peligro) to jeopardize: no comprometas tu carrera, don't put your career at risk ' comprometer' also found in these entries: Spanish: implicar - vincular English: commit - compromise - affect -
95 conmover
conmover ( conjugate conmover) verbo transitivo conmoverse verbo pronominal (enternecerse, emocionarse) to be moved
conmover verbo transitivo to move, touch ' conmover' also found in these entries: Spanish: impresionar - sorprender - sacudir - sobrecoger English: affect - move - rock - shock - stir -
96 emocionado
Del verbo emocionar: ( conjugate emocionar) \ \
emocionado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: emocionado emocionar
emocionado
( entusiasmado) excited
emocionar ( conjugate emocionar) verbo transitivo to move, affect emocionarse verbo pronominal ( conmoverse) to be moved; ( entusiasmarse) to get excited
emocionado,-a adjetivo moved, touched: está emocionado con su nuevo hermano, he's thrilled to bits about her new brother
emocionar verbo transitivo
1 (causar emoción) to move, touch
2 (ilusionar) to excite, thrill ' emocionado' also found in these entries: Spanish: emocionada - periplo English: affected - clasp - emotional - touched -
97 fingir
fingir ( conjugate fingir) verbo transitivo verbo intransitivo to pretend fingirse verbo pronominal:
fingir verbo transitivo to pretend ' fingir' also found in these entries: Spanish: aparentar - simular - afectar - hacer English: act - affect - fake - feign - make out - make-believe - pretend - sham - pretense -
98 futuro
futuro 1
◊ -ra adjetivofuture ( before n); las futuras generaciones future generations; la futura mamá the mother-to-be
futuro 2 sustantivo masculino 1 ( porvenir) future;◊ ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?;en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future; en el or en lo futuro in future; un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects; su relación no tiene futuro their relationship has no future 2 (Ling) future (tense)
futuro,-a
I adjetivo future
II sustantivo masculino future ' futuro' also found in these entries: Spanish: amenaza - auspiciar - esplendorosa - esplendoroso - futura - halagüeña - halagüeño - labrarse - poder - preocupar - visión - ya - augurar - buenaventura - clarividente - después - encarar - enfrentar - esperar - inseguro - ir - lejano - lejos - luego - mientras - previsor - resolver - ser English: affect - ahead - be - bleak - brighten - certain - definite - dim - dismal - doubtful - early - employ - far - finished - foreseeable - foretell - future - gonna - hereafter - hold - immediate - improbable - near - nowhere - prospect - prospective - remind - shall - shape - short-sighted - site - stake - store - tense - think ahead - to - vision - will - yet - beyond - dead - look - perfect - scrap - time - - to-be -
99 impresionar
impresionar ( conjugate impresionar) verbo transitivo 1a) ( causar buena impresión):◊ verlo llorar me impresionó mucho seeing him cry really affected o moved me2 (Fot) ‹ película› to expose verbo intransitivo to impress
impresionar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar admiración) to impress (sobrecoger) to shock (conmover) me impresionó ver llorar a mi padre, seeing my father cry made a deep impression on me
2 Fot to expose
II verbo intransitivo to impress ' impresionar' also found in these entries: Spanish: afectar - calar - sacudir - apantallar - impactar English: effect - flex - impress - name-dropper - shock - shake -
100 influir
influir ( conjugate influir) verbo intransitivo influir en algo/algn to influence sth/sb, have an influence on sth/sb verbo transitivo to influence
influir
I verbo transitivo to influence
II verbo intransitivo to have influence [en, on] ' influir' also found in these entries: Spanish: condicionar - dejar - predisponer English: affect - colour - influence - difference - sway
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