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1 sea como sea
in any case* * *= be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high waterEx. Be that as it may, the fact is that there are tens of millions of MARC records in the world.Ex. This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.Ex. Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.Ex. The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.Ex. Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen.* * *= be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high waterEx: Be that as it may, the fact is that there are tens of millions of MARC records in the world.
Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.Ex: Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen. -
2 Sea Islands Cotton
See Cotton, Sea Islands.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Sea Islands Cotton
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3 Sea-Grass Fibre
The fibre of the Zostera Marina, a seaweed or grass found in large quantities on the sea coast of temperate climates. The fibres are one to two feet in length and apparently consist of pure cellulose. The entire plant is used as the fibre, and is used wholly for stuffing. -
4 Sea-Wrack Fibre
Same as sea-grass. -
5 Sea Island Peruvian
A variety of Peruvian cotton being fourth in quality of the cotton grown in Peru.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Sea Island Peruvian
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6 Sea Silk
A term applied to the strong lustrous fibres obtained from certain Algae. -
7 Sea Weed
Fibres obtained from several species of Algae and used for cordage, fishing lines, etc. -
8 sea
m.SFA, Africa Facility, Special Facility for Africa.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ser.* * *1→ link=ser ser* * *SM ABR Esp(Agr) = Servicio de Extensión Agraria.* * ** * ** * *sea, seas, etc* * *
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
sea es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sea
ser
sea,◊ seas, etc see ser
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sea para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
sea v impers to be;
sea v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ sea humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' sea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- arrastrar
- besugo
- blanca
- blanco
- caballito
- comunicar
- cualquiera
- elefante
- ser
- erizo
- erotizar
- espada
- exclusión
- flexible
- gruesa
- grueso
- hipocampo
- loba
- lobo
- lubina
- mar
- marina
- marino
- marítima
- marítimo
- negarse
- nivel
- no
- oportuna
- oportuno
- orientarse
- respeto
- segundón
- segundona
- siquiera
- sugestión
- un
- una
- vía
- agrado
- alto
- altura
- barco
- bendito
- breve
- bruma
- caer
- calma
- Caribe
English:
above
- apply
- as
- blast
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- clingy
- damn
- danger
- Dead Sea
- devil
- facing
- however
- lost
- lung
- matter
- may
- Mediterranean
- mist
- place
- prospect
- Red Sea
- sea
- sea dog
- sea lion
- sea mist
- sea-fish
- sea-green
- sea-lane
- sea-level
- sea-water
- shame
- sink
- so
- South Sea Islands
- spin out
- splendid
- though
- urchin
- view
- voyage
- whenever
- whichever
- whoever
- whose
- wonder
- word
- Adriatic
- Aegean
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[siː] noun1) ( often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface:بَحْر( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.
2) a particular area of sea:منطِقَة مُعَيَّنَه من البَحْرThese fish are found in tropical seas.
3) a particular state of the sea:حالَةٌ مُعَيَّنَةٌ من البَحْرmountainous seas.
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10 SEA
• It is hard to cross (to sail over) the sea in an egg - shell - Челном моря не переехать (4)• Sea cannot be scooped up in a tumbler (The) - Ложкой моря не исчерпаешь (Л)• When the sea is crossed, the saint is generally forgotten - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• You cannot empty the sea with a nutshell (a spoon) - Ложкой моря не исчерпаешь (Л) -
11 sea
بَحْر \ sea: a large area of salt water: the North Sea. \ يَمٌّ \ sea: a large area of salt water: the North Sea. \ See Also بحر (بَحْر) -
12 sea level
the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured:مُسْتَوى سَطْح البَحْرthree hundred metres above sea level.
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13 sea-going
adjectivedesigned and equipped for travelling on the sea:عابِر البِحارa sea-going yacht.
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14 sea echelon area
Military: SEA -
15 sèa
sè, sèa, sia -
16 sea breeze
a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land.نَسيم البَحْر -
17 Sea-Island-Baumwolle
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18 sea cow, dugong
أَطوم \ sea cow, dugong. \ _(field) Zool. \ See Also بقرة البَحر -
19 sea cual sea el criterio utilizado
Ex. By any standard there were many more illiterate Americans 100 years ago.* * *Ex: By any standard there were many more illiterate Americans 100 years ago.
Spanish-English dictionary > sea cual sea el criterio utilizado
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20 sea lo que sea
= whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you wantEx. Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.Ex. Be that as it may, the fact is that there are tens of millions of MARC records in the world.Ex. Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.* * *= whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you wantEx: Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.
Ex: Be that as it may, the fact is that there are tens of millions of MARC records in the world.Ex: Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
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