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41 causar
v.1 to cause.el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accidentel huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coastel terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand peopleEl ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.2 to be caused to.Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.* * *1 (provocar) to cause, bring about2 (proporcionar) to make, give* * *verb1) to cause2) make* * *VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to makela explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured
sus declaraciones han causado el efecto esperado — her statements have produced o had the desired effect
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causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb•
causar emoción a algn — to move sb•
causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb•
causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *causar [A1 ]vt‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouseel incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great uneaseverlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like thatme causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on meeste premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prizeme causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that* * *
causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
‹ placer› to give;
me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy
' causar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- alborotar
- caer
- cobrarse
- dar
- darse
- deslumbrar
- determinar
- embarazar
- embriagar
- emocionar
- encandilar
- engordar
- espantar
- estragos
- estropear
- fastidiar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- impresión
- impresionar
- incomodar
- meter
- molestar
- molestia
- montar
- obrar
- parecer
- pesar
- plantear
- producir
- provocar
- repeler
- repercutir
- revolver
- salar
- sembrar
- traer
- trastornar
- turbar
- furor
- motivar
- propiciar
- saber
English:
bother
- cause
- derive
- foul up
- impression
- inflict
- painlessly
- riot
- sensation
- set
- start
- trouble
- wreak
- fire
- mischief
- rise
* * *causar vt[daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation* * ** * *causar vt1) : to cause2) : to provoke, to arouseeso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny* * *causar vb1. (provocar) to cause2. (proporcionar) to make -
42 dar lugar a
to give rise to* * *(v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* * *(v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders. -
43 desagradable
adj.1 unpleasant.2 disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, displeasing.* * *► adjetivo1 disagreeable, unpleasant* * *adj.unpleasant, disagreeable* * *ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable más frm* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.----* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *‹respuesta/comentario› unkind; ‹sabor/ruido/sensación› unpleasant, disagreeable; ‹escena› horribleestuvo realmente desagradable conmigo he was really unpleasant to me¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance¡qué tiempo más desagradable! what nasty o horrible weatherhacía un día bastante desagradable the weather was rather unpleasant, it was a rather unpleasant dayse llevó una sorpresa desagradable she got a nasty o an unpleasant surprise* * *
desagradable adjetivo
unpleasant;
‹respuesta/comentario› unkind
desagradable adjetivo unpleasant, disagreeable: hay un olor desagradable, there's an unpleasant smell
es una persona muy desagradable, he's really disagreeable
' desagradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- fresca
- fresco
- graznido
- grosera
- grosero
- gustillo
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- impresión
- marrón
- palma
- sensación
- terrible
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- chocante
- ingrato
- mal
- shock
English:
bullet
- business
- creep
- dirty
- disagreeable
- distasteful
- emptiness
- filthy
- hard
- ill-natured
- miserable
- nasty
- off
- off-putting
- rude
- thankless
- ugly
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unsavory
- unsavoury
- unwelcome
- why
- home
- objectionable
- offensive
- painful
- peevish
- unpalatable
- unwholesome
* * *♦ adj1. [sensación, tiempo, escena] unpleasant;no voy a salir, la tarde está muy desagradable I'm not going to go out, the weather's turned quite nasty this afternoon;una desagradable sorpresa an unpleasant o a nasty surprise2. [persona, comentario, contestación] unpleasant;está muy desagradable con su familia he's very unpleasant to his family;no seas desagradable y ven con nosotros al cine don't be unsociable, come to the cinema with us♦ nmfson unos desagradables they're unpleasant people* * *adj unpleasant, disagreeable* * *desagradable adj: unpleasant, disagreeable♦ desagradablemente adv* * *desagradable adj unpleasant -
44 diferir
v.1 to postpone, to put off.2 to differ, to be different.diferir de alguien en algo to differ from somebody in somethingElla difiere de los demás She differs from the rest.Ella difiere de la opinión general She disagrees on the general opinion.3 to defer, to put off, to postpone, to delay.El aparato difiere la señal The apparatus defers the signal.* * *1 to defer, postpone, put off1 to differ, be different (de/entre, from)* * *1.2.un cheque diferido — (RPl) a postdated check
diferir via) (frml) ( diferenciarse) to differdiferir de algo — to differ o be different from something
b) (frml) ( disentir) to disagreediferir de alguien — to disagree with somebody, be at odds with somebody
* * *= be at variance, defer, differ, diverge, part + company, have + their differences, tell + a different story, disagree.Ex. I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance.Ex. If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex. However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.Ex. One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.Ex. While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.Ex. The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.Ex. Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.----* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).* * *1.2.un cheque diferido — (RPl) a postdated check
diferir via) (frml) ( diferenciarse) to differdiferir de algo — to differ o be different from something
b) (frml) ( disentir) to disagreediferir de alguien — to disagree with somebody, be at odds with somebody
* * *= be at variance, defer, differ, diverge, part + company, have + their differences, tell + a different story, disagree.Ex: I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance.
Ex: If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex: However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.Ex: While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).* * *vtto postpone, put offlos pagos serán diferidos hasta el 20 de mayo payments will be deferred o held over until 20th Mayun cheque diferido ( RPl); a postdated check■ diferirvisu nuevo libro difiere bastante de los anteriores his new book differs considerably from his previous ones, his new book is quite different from his previous ones2 ( frml) (disentir) to disagreetodos están de acuerdo pero yo difiero they're all in agreement but I disagreedifieren en cómo aplicar la medida they disagree o differ on how the measure should be applieddiferir DE algn to disagree WITH sb, be at odds WITH sb, be at variance WITH sb ( frml)en este aspecto diferimos de los demás in this respect we are at odds with o at variance with o we differ from the rest* * *♦ vt[posponer] to postpone, to put off;el plazo de inscripción se difiere hasta el 5 de mayo the deadline for enrolment has been extended to 5 May♦ vi1. [diferenciarse] to differ, to be different;diferir de algo/alguien (en algo) to differ from sth/sb (in sth);difería de su padre casi en todo he was different from his father in almost every way;difiere bastante de lo que entendemos por teatro it's rather different from what we understand by theatre2. [discrepar] to disagree, to differ;diferir de alguien en algo to disagree with o differ from sb on sth;difiero de ti en ese asunto I disagree with you on that issue;difiero de tu punto de vista I don't share your point of view* * *I v/t postponeII v/i differ (de from)* * *diferir {76} vtdilatar, posponer: to postpone, to put offdiferir vi: to differ -
45 engorroso
adj.difficult, troublesome, cumbersome.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar bothersome, annoying, awkward* * *ADJ [asunto] bothersome, trying; [situación, problema] awkward* * *- sa adjetivo < problema> complicated, thorny; < situación> awkward, difficult; < asunto> trying, tiresome* * *= cumbersome, niggling, fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.], unpleasant.Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.Ex. I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.Ex. Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.----* de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* * *- sa adjetivo < problema> complicated, thorny; < situación> awkward, difficult; < asunto> trying, tiresome* * *= cumbersome, niggling, fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.], unpleasant.Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.Ex: Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.* de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* * *engorroso -sa‹problema› complicated, thorny, tricky; ‹situación› awkward, difficult; ‹asunto› trying, tiresome, bothersome* * *
engorroso
‹ situación› awkward, difficult;
‹ asunto› trying, tiresome
engorroso,-a adj fam (espinoso, difícil) thorny: es un asunto algo engorroso, it's a thorny issue
(pesado) tiresome, trying
' engorroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engorrosa
English:
cumbersome
* * *engorroso, -a adj[molesto] bothersome; [físicamente] cumbersome;la engorrosa tarea de hacer la compra the tedious job of doing the shopping;un problema muy engorroso a very awkward problem;el engorroso cinturón de seguridad the irksome seat belt* * *adj tricky* * *engorroso, -sa adj: bothersome* * *engorroso adj annoying -
46 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
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falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
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a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
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hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
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cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
47 fama
f.1 fame (renombre).tener fama to be famous o well-known2 reputation.buena/mala fama good/bad reputationtener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a name for being mean/generous* * *1 (renombre) fame, renown2 (reputación) reputation\de fama famousde fama mundial world-famoustener buena fama to have a good nametener mala fama to have a bad name* * *noun f.1) fame2) name* * *SF1) (=renombre) fameel libro que le dio fama — the book which made him famous, the book which made his name
2) (=reputación) reputation3) (=rumor) report, rumour, rumor (EEUU)corre la fama de que... — it is rumoured o (EEUU) rumored that...
* * *1)a) (renombre, celebridad) fameb) ( reputación) reputationtener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation
cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it
2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's* * *= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.Ex. The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.Ex. That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.----* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* con buena fama = respected.* con mala fama = disreputable.* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.* * *1)a) (renombre, celebridad) fameb) ( reputación) reputationtener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation
cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it
2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's* * *= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.Ex: The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.Ex: That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* con buena fama = respected.* con mala fama = disreputable.* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.* ganar fama = win + fame.* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.* * *A1 (renombre, celebridad) famealcanzar/conquistar la fama to achieve/win fameuna marca de fama mundial a world-famous brandlos vinos que han dado fama a la región the wines which have made the region famous2 (reputación) reputationtener buena/mala fama to have a good/bad reputationes un barrio de mala fama it's a disreputable areasu fama de don Juan his reputation as a womanizertiene fama de ser muy severo he has a reputation for being very strictcría fama y échate a dormir (hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it, give a dog a bad name ( BrE colloq) (hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurelsunos cobran la fama y otros cardan la lana (refiriéndose a un logro) I/you do all the work and he gets/they get all the credit; (refiriéndose a un error, una travesura) I always get the blame when you do/he does something wrongB ( Col) (carnicería) butcher's* * *
fama sustantivo femenino
dar fama a algo/algn to make sth/sb famous
tiene fama de ser severo he has a reputation for being strict;
tiene fama de bromista he's well known as a joker
fama sustantivo femenino
1 (popularidad) fame, renown
un pianista de fama mundial, a world-famous pianist
2 (opinión pública) reputation: tiene fama de donjuán, he is known as a womanizer
♦ Locuciones: de fama, famous, renowned: un astrónomo de fama, a famous astronomer
' fama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- consagración
- empañar
- engrandecer
- ensuciar
- honor
- lingüista
- oído
- universal
- adquirir
- anhelar
- aureola
- buscar
- camino
- celebridad
- cobrar
- conquistar
- crear
- cúspide
- gloria
- inmaculado
- internacional
- llamado
- mellar
- menoscabar
- mundial
- nombre
- perseguir
English:
bomb
- disreputable
- fame
- glory
- mean
- name
- renown
- repute
- rise
- win
- world-famous
- dealing
- infamous
- itself
- known
- notorious
- reputation
- standing
* * *fama nf1. [renombre] fame;un escritor/restaurante de fama a well-known o famous writer/restaurant;alcanzar la fama to achieve fame, to become famous;tener fama to be famous o well-known;salir en ese programa le ha dado mucha fama being on that programme has made her very well-known2. [reputación] reputation;buena/mala fama good/bad reputation;tener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a reputation o name for being mean/generous;su fama de excéntrico atrae a mucha gente his reputation for eccentricity attracts a lot of people;cría fama y échate a dormir build yourself a good reputation, then you can rest on your laurels* * *f1 fame;de fama mundial world-famous2 ( reputación) reputation;tener mala fama have a bad reputation* * *fama nf1) : fame2) reputación: reputation3)de mala fama : disreputable* * * -
48 más o menos
more or less* * *= more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballparkEx. DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.Ex. True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.Ex. For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so.Ex. In summary, accountability has been perceived by some as a threat of sorts.Ex. Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.Ex. Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles.Ex. Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.Ex. President Bush estimated the Iraqi civilian death toll at 30,000; give or take a few thousand.Ex. In hindsight about 350k dollars ( ballpark) turned out to be the magic number.* * *= more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballparkEx: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
Ex: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.Ex: For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so.Ex: In summary, accountability has been perceived by some as a threat of sorts.Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.Ex: Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles.Ex: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.Ex: President Bush estimated the Iraqi civilian death toll at 30,000; give or take a few thousand.Ex: In hindsight about 350k dollars ( ballpark) turned out to be the magic number. -
49 pernicioso
adj.1 noxious, destructive, harmful, baleful.2 pernicious, deleterious, fatal.* * *► adjetivo1 pernicious, harmful* * *ADJ pernicious tb Med; [influencia, sustancia] harmful; [insecto] injurious ( para to)[persona] wicked, evil* * *- sa adjetivo pernicious (frml)* * *= pernicious, baleful, unwholesome, insalubrious.Ex. Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.Ex. He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.* * *- sa adjetivo pernicious (frml)* * *= pernicious, baleful, unwholesome, insalubrious.Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.* * *pernicioso -sapernicious ( frml), destructive* * *
pernicioso,-a adjetivo pernicious
' pernicioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perniciosa
- elemento
English:
pernicious
- poisonous
- harmful
* * *pernicioso, -a adjdamaging, harmful* * *adj harmful* * *pernicioso, -sa adj: pernicious, destructive -
50 completo
adj.1 complete, entire, integral, uncut.2 complete, total, exhaustive, out-and-out.3 complete, full-length, all-inclusive, all-round.4 complete, concluded, done, finished.5 square, hearty.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: completar.* * *► adjetivo1 (terminado) finished, completed2 (lleno) full\al completo full up, filled to capacitypor completo completely* * *(f. - completa)adj.1) complete2) full* * *1. ADJ1) (=entero) [dieta] balanced; [colección] complete; [texto, informe] full, complete; [felicidad] complete, total; [panorama] fulljornada 1), obra 2), b), pensión 3)2) (=lleno) full; [hotel] full, fully bookedcompleto — [en pensión, hostal] no vacancies; [en taquilla] sold out
al completo: el tren está al completo — the train is full
3) (=total) [éxito, fracaso] complete, totalla película fue un completo fracaso — the film was a complete o total flop
por completo — [desaparecer, desconocer] completely
su partido apoyaba por completo la iniciativa — his party fully supported the initiative, his party gave its full support to the initiative
4) (=terminado)5) (=bien hecho)este libro es pequeño, pero bastante completo — this book is small, but quite comprehensive
6) (=polifacético) [actor, deportista] all-round2.SM Chile hot dog ( with salad)* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( entero) completeb) (total, absoluto) complete, totalc) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thoroughd) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile2) ( lleno) fullIIcompleto — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out
masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)* * *= complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.Ex. The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex. Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.Ex. By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.Ex. The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.Ex. Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.Ex. Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.Ex. 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.Ex. Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.Ex. The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.Ex. One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.Ex. There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.Ex. It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.Ex. Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex. This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.----* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.* a tiempo completo = full-time.* base de datos completa = full-provision database.* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.* catalogación completa = full cataloguing.* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.* de forma completa = in full.* de página completa = full-page.* de pantalla completa = full-screen.* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* edición completa = full edition.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* estar al completo = overbook.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* información de texto completo = full-text information.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* nombre completo = full name.* obras completas = collected works.* pagar por completo = pay off.* pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.* pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.* por completo = fully.* ser completo = be all inclusive.* texto completo = full text.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) ( entero) completeb) (total, absoluto) complete, totalc) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thoroughd) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile2) ( lleno) fullIIcompleto — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out
masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)* * *= complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.Ex: Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.Ex: 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.* a tiempo completo = full-time.* base de datos completa = full-provision database.* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.* catalogación completa = full cataloguing.* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.* de forma completa = in full.* de página completa = full-page.* de pantalla completa = full-screen.* detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* edición completa = full edition.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* estar al completo = overbook.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* información de texto completo = full-text information.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* nombre completo = full name.* obras completas = collected works.* pagar por completo = pay off.* pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.* pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.* pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.* por completo = fully.* ser completo = be all inclusive.* texto completo = full text.* * *A1 (con todas sus partes) completeesta baraja no está completa this deck isn't complete, there's a card/there are some cards missing from this decklas obras completas de Neruda the complete works of Nerudala serie completa the whole seriesla gama más completa the fullest o most complete range2 (total, absoluto) complete, totalno hay felicidad completa there's no such thing as complete happinesspor completo completelylo olvidé por completo I completely forgot about it, I forgot all about it3(exhaustivo): una explicación muy completa a very full o detailed explanationuno de los diccionarios más completos one of the most comprehensive dictionariesun trabajo muy completo a very thorough piece of work4 ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatileB (lleno) fullel tren iba completo the train was fullel hotel está completo the hotel is full o fully booked[ S ] completo (en un hostal) no vacancies; (en una taquilla) sold out( Chi)hot dog ( with all the trimmings)* * *
Del verbo completar: ( conjugate completar)
completo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
completó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
completar
completo
completar ( conjugate completar) verbo transitivo
completo◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹obra/diccionario› comprehensive;
‹tesis/ensayo› thorough
2 ( lleno) ‹vagón/hotel› full;
( on signs) completo ( en hostal) no vacancies;
( en taquilla) sold out
completar verbo transitivo to complete
completo,-a adjetivo
1 (entero, total) complete
2 (lleno) full
3 (versátil) versatile, complete
4 (exhaustivo) comprehensive
♦ Locuciones: al completo, full up o to capacity
por completo, completely
' completo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- acabada
- acabado
- calcinar
- completa
- entera
- entero
- íntegra
- íntegro
- parcial
- plena
- pleno
- radical
- tiempo
- toda
- todo
- alimento
- integral
- trabajar
- trabajo
English:
book up
- clam up
- clean
- collected
- complete
- completely
- dedication
- entirely
- envelop
- forge
- full
- full-time
- groundwork
- outright
- slip
- stranglehold
- strength
- utter
- all
- book
- capacity
- comprehensive
- reversal
- strict
- uncut
* * *completo, -a♦ adj1. [entero] complete;nombre completo full name;las obras completas de un autor the complete works of an author;vino toda la familia al completo the entire family came2. [lleno] full;[en cartel] [hotel] no vacancies; [aparcamiento] full; [en taquilla] sold outtodos los hoteles de la ciudad están al completo all the hotels in town are full3. [perfecto] complete;un espectáculo muy completo a very well-rounded production4. [rotundo] complete;un completo silencio complete o total silence;fue un completo éxito/fracaso it was a complete success/a complete o total failure;es un completo caballero he's an absolute o the complete gentleman;es un completo mentiroso he's a complete liar♦ nmChile = hot dog with all the trimmings♦ por completo loc advcompletely;han desaparecido por completo they have completely disappeared;se dedica por completo a la música she devotes herself full-time to music* * *por completo completely;al completo whole, entire* * *completo, -ta adj1) : complete2) : perfect, absolute3) : full, detailed♦ completamente adv* * *completo adj1. (entero) complete2. (lleno) full -
51 controlar
v.1 to control.Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.2 to check.3 to watch, to keep an eye on.4 to take over, to control.María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.* * *1 (gen) to control2 (comprobar) to check1 (moderarse) to control oneself* * *verb1) to control2) monitor* * *1. VT1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to controllos rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country
los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control
no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *
2) (=vigilar)contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out
estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well
controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil
3) (=regular) to control2.VI *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *controlar [A1 ]vt1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to controlcontrolamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under controlel incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under controlcontrolan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole areapasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know aboutestos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)Bdeja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole timeme tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight reinel portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or outcontrolé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took meC (regular) to controleste mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressuremedidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under controlD ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test tofue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victorylo controlaron negativo he was tested negativeA (dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholicse controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight* * *
Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;
controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly
* * *♦ vt1. [dominar] to control;controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;♦ viFam [saber] to know;Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry* * *v/t1 control2 ( vigilar) check* * *controlar vt1) : to control2) : to monitor, to check* * *controlar vb2. (comprobar) to check -
52 dudoso
adj.1 doubtful, insecure, in doubt, hesitant.2 doubtful, uncertain, unlikely, improbable.3 dubious, arguable, doubtable, doubtful.4 of dubious origin, fishy, louche.* * *► adjetivo1 (incierto) doubtful, uncertain2 (vacilante) hesitant, undecided3 (sospechoso) suspicious, dubious4 (poco seguro) questionable* * *(f. - dudosa)adj.1) doubtful2) dubious3) questionable* * *dudoso, -a1. ADJ1) (=incierto) [diagnóstico, futuro] doubtful, uncertain; [resultado] indecisivede origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin
aún es dudosa su colaboración — it's still uncertain whether he will collaborate, his collaboration is still uncertain
2) (=vacilante) [persona] hesitantestar dudoso — to be undecided, be in two minds
3) (=sospechoso) [actuación, dinero, reputación] dubiousel empleo de tácticas dudosas — the use of suspect o dubious tactics
2.SM / Fel voto de los dudosos — the "undecided" vote
* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex. It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex. This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex. I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.----* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *dudoso -sa1 (incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso it's doubtful, I doubt itsu participación aún está dudosa it is still uncertain whether they will take partes dudoso que cumpla su promesa it's doubtful o I doubt whether he'll keep his promise2 ‹costumbres/moral› dubious, questionable; ‹victoria› dubiousuna campaña publicitaria de dudoso gusto an advertising campaign in dubious o doubtful tasteuna decisión dudosa a doubtful o dubious decision3 (indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *
dudoso◊ -sa adjetivo
dudoso,-a adjetivo
1 (poco probable) unlikely, doubtful
(incierto) los orígenes de la creación son dudosos, the origins of creation are uncertain
(con pocas garantías) la atribución a Velázquez es dudosa, the attribution to Velazquez is doubtful
2 (indeciso, vacilante) undecided: estaba dudoso, he was hesitant
3 (turbio) dubious
' dudoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudosa
- incierto
- oscuro
English:
bad debt
- borderline
- doubtful
- dubious
- moot
- questionable
- touch
- uncertain
- border
* * *dudoso, -a adj1. [improbable] doubtful;una palabra de origen dudoso a word of doubtful origin;lo veo dudoso I doubt it;ser dudoso (que) to be doubtful (whether), to be unlikely (that);es dudoso que asista a la reunión it's unlikely (that) he'll attend the meeting, it's doubtful whether he'll attend the meeting2. [vacilante] hesitant, indecisive;estaba dudoso sobre qué hacer she was unsure about what to do3. [sospechoso] questionable, dubious;un individuo de dudosa reputación an individual of dubious reputation;una broma de gusto dudoso a joke in questionable taste;un penalti dudoso a dubious penalty* * *adj1 ( incierto) doubtful, dubious2 ( indeciso) hesitant* * *dudoso, -sa adj1) : doubtful2) : dubious, questionable♦ dudosamente adv* * *dudoso adj (en general) doubtfulestoy dudoso, no sé qué coche elegir I'm doubtful, I don't know which car to choose -
53 materia
f.1 matter (sustancia, asunto).en materia de on the subject of, concerningla legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environmentun especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expertentrar en materia to get down to businessmateria grasa fat contentmateria gris gray mattermateria orgánica organic matter2 material (material).materia prima raw material3 subject (asignatura).* * *1 (sustancia) matter2 (material) material, substance3 (asignatura) subject4 (asunto) subject, matter\en materia de... on the subject of...entrar en materia to get to the pointíndice de materias table of contentsmateria gris grey mattermateria prima raw material* * *noun f.1) material2) matter* * *SF1) (Fís) matter; (=material) material, substanceuna materia esponjosa y blanda — a soft spongy material o substance
ya tenéis materia para pensar — that should give you something to think about o food for thought
materia fecal — faeces pl, feces pl (EEUU)
materia gris — grey o (EEUU) gray matter
2) (=tema) subject matter; (Escol) subjectentrar en materia — to get down to business, get to the point
materia optativa — (Escol) option, optional subject
* * *1) ( sustancia) matter2)a) (tema, asunto) subjecten materia de — as regards, with regard to
entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business
b) ( material) materialc) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject•* * *= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.Ex. Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.Ex. What is a subject?.Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex. The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.Ex. Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.----* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.* acceso por materias = subject access.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.* buscado por materia = subject-traced.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificar por materia = subject classify.* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.* consulta por materias = subject browsing.* control de materias = subject control.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.* entrada de materia = subject entry.* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.* experto en la materia = subject expert.* fichero de materias = descriptor file.* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.* identificador de materia = subject label.* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).* indización por materias = subject indexing.* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.* información sobre la materia = subject data.* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.* materia asociada = collateral subject.* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.* materia de estudio = subject of study.* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.* materia favorita = pet subject.* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* materia impresa = printed matter.* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia más específica = narrower subject.* materia más general = broader subject.* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia optativa = option.* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.* materia preferida = pet subject.* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.* materia principal = main subject.* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.* materia secundaria = fringe subject.* materias troncales = core curriculum.* materia troncal = core subject.* materia viva = living matter.* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.* nombre de materia = subject name.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.* organización de materias = subject organisation.* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.* * *1) ( sustancia) matter2)a) (tema, asunto) subjecten materia de — as regards, with regard to
entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business
b) ( material) materialc) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject•* * *= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.
Ex: What is a subject?.Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex: The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.* acceso por materias = subject access.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.* buscado por materia = subject-traced.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificar por materia = subject classify.* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.* consulta por materias = subject browsing.* control de materias = subject control.* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.* entrada de materia = subject entry.* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.* experto en la materia = subject expert.* fichero de materias = descriptor file.* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.* identificador de materia = subject label.* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).* indización por materias = subject indexing.* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.* información sobre la materia = subject data.* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.* materia asociada = collateral subject.* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.* materia de estudio = subject of study.* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.* materia favorita = pet subject.* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].* materia impresa = printed matter.* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia más específica = narrower subject.* materia más general = broader subject.* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.* materia optativa = option.* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.* materia preferida = pet subject.* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.* materia principal = main subject.* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.* materia secundaria = fringe subject.* materias troncales = core curriculum.* materia troncal = core subject.* materia viva = living matter.* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.* nombre de materia = subject name.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.* organización de materias = subject organisation.* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.* * *A (sustancia) mattermateria orgánica/viva organic/living matterCompuestos:feces* (pl), fecal* matterfatgray* matterdark matterel mercado de materias primas the commodities marketB1 (tema, asunto) subjectlos libros están ordenados por materias the books are arranged according to subjecten materia jurídica es un experto he's an expert on legal mattersen materia de as regards, with regard toes un país muy avanzado en materia de sanidad it is a very advanced country in terms of o with regard to o as regards health careentrar en materia: entró inmediatamente en materia he went straight into the subject, he got straight to the point2 (material) materialaquí hay materia para hacer un estudio muy completo there is enough material here to do an in-depth study3 ( esp AmL) (asignatura) subjectCompuesto:classified information* * *
materia sustantivo femenino
1 ( sustancia) matter;
materia prima (Econ, Tec) raw material;
(Fin) commodity
2
materia sustantivo femenino
1 matter
materia inorgánica/orgánica, inorganic/organic matter
materia no contaminante, non-polluting material
2 (tema) matter, stuff: domina muy bien la materia, she knows her stuff
es un especialista en la materia, he's an expert on the subject
3 Educ (asignatura) subject
' materia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartón
- consistente
- curso
- en
- gris
- lega
- lego
- prima
- primo
- revés
- saber
- sebo
- tierra
- autoridad
- conocer
- corromper
- corrompido
- corrupción
- pasta
- procesar
- profano
- reprobar
English:
abrasive
- commodity
- cut
- deterioration
- fluid
- grey matter
- ground
- insulation
- last
- material
- matter
- of
- out of
- raw material
- rock
- rubber
- soft
- soil
- strong
- subject
- subject matter
- substitute
- tarmac
- wood
- lay
- raw
- subsidiary
- wastage
* * *materia nf1. [sustancia] matterAnat materia gris grey matter;materia orgánica organic matter;Astron materia oscura dark matter2. [asunto] matter;materia de reflexión food for thought;en materia de on the subject of, concerning;un especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expert;han llegado a un acuerdo en materia de impuestos they have come to an agreement on o concerning taxation;la legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environment;entrar en materia to get down to business3. [material] materialmateria prima raw material4. [asignatura] subjectRP Univ materia previa = module that has to be passed in order to do a more advanced module* * *f1 matter2 ( material) material3 ( tema) subject;entrar en materia get on to the subject;en materia de as regards* * *materia nf1) : mattermateria gris: gray matter2) : materialmateria prima: raw material3) : (academic) subject4)en materia de : on the subject of, concerning* * *materia n1. (en general) matter2. (asignatura, tema) subject -
54 profano
adj.profane, worldly, irreligious.f. & m.1 lay person, non-specialist.2 layman.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: profanar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no sagrado) profane, secular2 (no experto) lay► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\ser profano,-a en la materia to know nothing about the subject* * *profano, -a1. ADJ1) (=laico) profane, secular2) (=irrespetuoso) irreverent3) (=no experto) lay, uninitiated; (=ignorante) ignorantsoy profano en música — I don't know anything about music, I'm a layman when it comes to music
4) (=deshonesto) indecent, immodest2.SM / F (=inexperto) layman/laywoman; (=ajeno) outsider* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.Ex. If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex. Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex. The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.----* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *I- na adjetivo1)a) ( no sagrado) <escritor/música> secular, profane (frml); < fiesta> secularb) ( antirreligioso) profane (frml), irreverent2) ( no especializado)II- na masculino, femenino1) (Relig) (m) layman; (f) laywoman2) ( no especialista) non-specialist* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], outsider, lay, lay person [layperson], unholy, pedestrian.Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* profano en la materia = non-scholar.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* * *A1 (no sagrado) ‹escritor/música› secular, profane ( frml); ‹fiesta› secular2 (antirreligioso) profane, irreverentB(no especializado): soy profano en la materia I'm not an expert on the subjectmasculine, feminineB (no especialista) non-specialistsu nombre no dice demasiado a los profanos his name doesn't mean much to the non-specialist o the layperson o the layman* * *
Del verbo profanar: ( conjugate profanar)
profano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
profanó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
profanar
profano
profanar ( conjugate profanar) verbo transitivo ‹templo/sepultura› to desecrate, defile
profano◊ -na adjetivo
1
‹ fiesta› secular
2 ( no especializado):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Relig) (m) layman;
(f) laywoman
2 ( no especialista) non-specialist
profanar verbo transitivo to desecrate
profano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no sacro) profane, secular
2 (no experto) ignorant, lay
II sustantivo masculino y femenino layperson
(hombre) layman
(mujer) laywoman
' profano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
profana
- temporal
English:
lay
- profane
- secular
* * *profano, -a♦ adj1. [no sagrado] profane, secular;literatura/música profana secular literature/music2. [ignorante] ignorant, uninitiated;soy profano en la materia I'm a layman when it comes to that subject, I know nothing about the subject♦ nm,flayman, f laywoman;soy un profano en cuestiones de economía I'm a layman when it comes to economics, I know nothing about economics* * *I adj figlay atrII m layman* * *profano, -na adj1) : profane2) : worldly, secularprofano, -na n: nonspecialist -
55 promover
v.1 to initiate, to bring about.2 to cause.3 to promote, to be conducive to, to boost up, to encourage.María promueve los deportes Mary promotes sports.María promovió a su asistente Mary promoted her assistant.4 to file.* * *1 to promote* * *verb1) to promote2) foster3) further* * *VT1) (=impulsar) [+ proceso, plan, intereses, desarrollo] to promote; [+ ley] to sponsor; [+ debate, conflicto] to provokepromover un pleito — to bring an action, file a suit
2) (=provocar) to causesu discurso promovió un enorme alboroto en la sala — his speech caused a tremendous uproar in the hall
3) (=ascender) [+ persona, equipo] to promote (a to)* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <ahorro/turismo> to promote, stimulate; < plan> to instigate, promote; <conflicto/enfrentamientos> to provoke; < acuerdo> to bring about, promoteb) (Der) <querella/pleito> to bring2) <oficial/funcionario> to promote* * *= advance, cultivate, favour [favor, -USA], further, launch, promote, pioneer, instigate, foster, spur, elicit, forward, drive.Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.Ex. Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.----* promover el odio = fuel + hatred.* promover la lectura = promote + reading.* promoverse a Uno mismo = self-promote.* promover una actividad = launch + activity.* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.* promover un interés = promote + interest.* promover un programa = launch + program(me).* promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* promover un servicio = launch + service.* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <ahorro/turismo> to promote, stimulate; < plan> to instigate, promote; <conflicto/enfrentamientos> to provoke; < acuerdo> to bring about, promoteb) (Der) <querella/pleito> to bring2) <oficial/funcionario> to promote* * *= advance, cultivate, favour [favor, -USA], further, launch, promote, pioneer, instigate, foster, spur, elicit, forward, drive.Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.* promover el odio = fuel + hatred.* promover la lectura = promote + reading.* promoverse a Uno mismo = self-promote.* promover una actividad = launch + activity.* promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.* promover un interés = promote + interest.* promover un programa = launch + program(me).* promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* promover un servicio = launch + service.* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.* * *promover [E9 ]vtA1 ‹ahorro/turismo› to promote, stimulate; ‹plan› to instigate, promote; ‹conflicto/enfrentamientos› to provokesus intentos de promover un acuerdo entre las dos partes her attempts to bring about o promote an agreement between the two sideslos centros promovidos por Sanidad the centers sponsored by the Department of Healthpromovió una ola de protestas it provoked o caused o stirred up o prompted a wave of protestlos que promovieron la manifestación those who organized the demonstration[ S ] promueve: Los Sauces S.A. developers: Los Sauces S.A.2 ( Der) ‹querella/pleito› to bringB ‹oficial/funcionario› to promotesólo el 60% de los alumnos fue promovido a segundo only 60% of the students were promoted to the second year ( AmE) o ( BrE) allowed to continue into the second year* * *
promover ( conjugate promover) verbo transitivo ‹ahorro/turismo› to promote;
‹conflicto/enfrentamientos› to provoke;
‹querella/pleito› to bring
promover verbo transitivo
1 to promote: el gobierno quiere promover el turismo en el país, the Government wants to stimulate its tourist industry
2 (una construcción) to develop
3 (disturbios, etc) to instigate, give rise to
4 (un pleito) to bring
' promover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspiciar
English:
democracy
- elevate
- further
- initiate
- advance
- foster
- pioneer
- promote
- stir
- trial
* * *promover vt1. [iniciar] to initiate, to bring about;[impulsar] to promote;una campaña para promover la lectura a campaign designed to promote reading2. [ocasionar] to cause;sus declaraciones promovieron gran indignación his statements caused o provoked considerable indignation* * *v/t1 ( fomentar) promote2 ( causar) provoke, cause* * *promover {47} vt1) : to promote, to advance2) fomentar: to foster, to encourage3) provocar: to provoke, to cause* * *promover vb to promote -
56 propósito
m.purpose, goal, commitment, intention.* * *1 (intención) intention■ me he hecho el firme propósito de acabar el libro hoy it is my firm intention to finish the book today2 (objetivo) aim\* * *noun m.purpose, intention, aim* * *SM1) (=intención) purpose¿cuál es el propósito de su visita? — what is the purpose of his visit?
para lograr este propósito se han desplazado a Madrid — with this in mind o for this purpose, they have gone to Madrid
•
de propósito — on purpose, deliberately•
fuera de propósito — off the point•
hacer(se) (el) propósito de hacer algo — to resolve to do sth, decide to do sthlos tres hicieron firme propósito de no atacar — the three of them resolved o decided not to attack
nunca nos hemos hecho el propósito de gastar más dinero — it has never been our intention to spend more money
•
tener (el) propósito de hacer algo — to intend o mean to do sth, be one's intention to do sthno tenía propósito ninguno de pelearme — I didn't intend o mean to get into a fight, it was not my intention to get into a fight
tengo el firme propósito de irme de casa — I am determined to leave home, I am intent on leaving home
propósito de enmienda, no veo propósito de enmienda en su comportamiento — I don't see him mending his ways o turning over a new leaf
2)•
a propósito —a) [como adjetivo] suitable, right ( para for)era la persona a propósito para el trabajo — he was very suitable for the job, he was the right person for the job
b) [como adverbio] on purpose, deliberatelylo siento, no lo hice a propósito — I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose o deliberately
•
venir a propósito — (=venir expresamente) to come especially; (=ser adecuado) [comentario, observación] to be well-timed; [dinero] to come in handyesa observación vino muy a propósito — that was a timely remark, that remark was very well-timed
el dinero que me diste me vino muy a propósito — the money you gave me was just what I needed o came in very handy
c) (=por cierto) by the waya propósito, ¿qué vais a hacer en Semana Santa? — by the way, what are you doing at Easter?
d)• a propósito de — [después de verbo] about; [uso independiente] talking of, à propos of
estuvieron discutiendo a propósito de las elecciones — they were having a discussion about the election
a propósito de Picasso, ¿has visto alguna vez el Guernica? — talking of o à propos of Picasso, have you ever seen Guernica?
a propósito de dinero, ¿cuándo me vas a pagar? — now you mention it o talking of money, when are you going to pay me?
¿a propósito de qué me dices eso ahora? — why do you say that now?
* * *a) ( intención) intention, purposeb)a propósito: no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it deliberately o on purpose; se hizo un vestido a propósito para la ocasión she had a dress made specially for the occasion; a propósito, Carlos te manda saludos by the way, Carlos sends his regards; a propósito de trenes ¿cuándo te vas? — speaking of trains o on the subject of trains, when are you leaving?
* * *= intent, mission, point, purpose, drift, meaningfulness, objective, agenda, resolution.Ex. The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.Ex. Its mission is to advise the three sponsoring agencies on how best to coordinate their programs in this area and to recommend priorities for action.Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex. An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.----* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.* a propósito de = apropos of.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* de propósito general = general-purpose.* hacerse el propósito de + Infinitivo = make + it + a point to + Infinitivo, make + a point of + Gerundio.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* propósitos = designs.* ver el propósito = see + the point.* * *a) ( intención) intention, purposeb)a propósito: no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it deliberately o on purpose; se hizo un vestido a propósito para la ocasión she had a dress made specially for the occasion; a propósito, Carlos te manda saludos by the way, Carlos sends his regards; a propósito de trenes ¿cuándo te vas? — speaking of trains o on the subject of trains, when are you leaving?
* * *= intent, mission, point, purpose, drift, meaningfulness, objective, agenda, resolution.Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
Ex: Its mission is to advise the three sponsoring agencies on how best to coordinate their programs in this area and to recommend priorities for action.Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex: The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.* a propósito de = apropos of.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* de propósito general = general-purpose.* hacerse el propósito de + Infinitivo = make + it + a point to + Infinitivo, make + a point of + Gerundio.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* propósitos = designs.* ver el propósito = see + the point.* * *1(intención): tiene el firme propósito de dejar de fumar she's determined o resolved to give up smoking, she's intent on giving up smokingmi propósito era salir mañana, pero tuve que aplazar el viaje I was intending o I was aiming o ( frml) my intention was to leave tomorrow, but I had to postpone the tripse ha hecho el propósito de correr una hora diaria she's made up her mind o she's resolved o she's decided to go running for an hour every daybuenos propósitos good intentionsse hizo con el único propósito de proteger a estas especies it was done with the sole aim o purpose of protecting these speciescon el propósito de comprarse un coche, se puso a ahorrar he started to save up in order to buy himself a car o with the intention of buying himself a carvagaba por el pueblo sin propósito alguno he wandered aimlessly around the villagelo hizo con el propósito de molestarme she did it just to annoy mese fue con el firme propósito de volver al año siguiente he left with the firm intention of returning the following year2a propósito: no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it deliberately o on purposese hizo un vestido a propósito para la ocasión she had a dress made specially for the occasionme encontré con Carlos Ruiz. A propósito, te manda saludos I bumped into Carlos Ruiz, who sends you his regards, by the wayme costó $100 — a propósito, recuerda que me debes $50 I paid $100 for it — which reminds me o speaking of which, don't forget you owe me $50a propósito de trenes ¿cuándo te vas? speaking of trains o on the subject of trains, when are you leaving?¿a propósito de qué viene eso? — a propósito de nada, era sólo un comentario what did you say that for o why did you say that? — for no particular reason, it was just a commenthice un comentario a propósito de sus amigos I made a comment about his friendsCompuesto:hizo un firme propósito de enmienda he firmly resolved to mend his ways* * *
propósito sustantivo masculino
◊ con el propósito de verla with the intention o purpose of seeing her;
tiene el firme propósito de dejar de fumar she's determined to give up smoking;
buenos propósitos good intentionsb)
( por cierto) ( indep) by the way
propósito sustantivo masculino purpose, intention
♦ Locuciones: a propósito, (por cierto) by the way
(adrede) on purpose, intentionally
a propósito de, speaking of
' propósito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conseguir
- efecto
- enmienda
- intención
- lograr
- obstaculizar
- obstruir
- sobre
- solapada
- solapado
- abandonar
- ánimo
- cierto
- desistir
- finalidad
- función
- hablar
- hermanar
- intencionado
- intento
- ir
- meta
- mojar
- motivo
- paréntesis
- tener
- todo
English:
advance
- aim
- aimless
- aimlessly
- approach
- bye
- bye-bye
- deliberate
- deliberately
- design
- drop
- for
- go
- idea
- incidentally
- intent
- intentionally
- job
- meaning
- misinterpret
- mislead
- misleading
- object
- purpose
- purposely
- remind
- resolution
- sake
- sidetrack
- slide
- specially
- stand about
- stand around
- to
- unintentional
- unsuited
- vandalize
- way
- why
* * *♦ nm1. [intención] intention;mi propósito era llamarte cuando llegara I had intended to phone you when I arrived;tengo el propósito de dejar el alcohol I intend to give up alcohol;hizo el propósito de no volver a fumar she made a resolution o resolved not to smoke again;con el propósito de in order to;con este propósito to this end2. [objetivo] purpose;el propósito de las medidas es contener la inflación the purpose o aim of the measures is to control inflation;una ley con el único propósito de ayudar a los más débiles a law the sole purpose of which is to help the weakest♦ a propósito loc adv1. [adecuado] suitable;tu ayuda nos viene muy a propósito your help is coming just at the right time2. [adrede] on purpose;hacer algo a propósito to do sth on purpose o deliberately;lo dijo a propósito para que nos enfadáramos he said it deliberately to annoy us;no lo hice a propósito I didn't do it on purpose3. [por cierto] by the way;a propósito de viajes, ¿has estado en Japón? speaking of travelling, have you been to Japan?♦ a propósito de loc prepwith regard to, concerning;ha habido un gran debate público a propósito de la ley there has been considerable public debate concerning the law* * *m1 ( intención) intention2 ( objetivo) purpose3:a propósito de about;* * *propósito nm1) intención: purpose, intention2)a propósito : by the way3)a propósito : on purpose, intentionally* * *1. (objetivo) purpose2. (intención) intention -
57 adquirir conocimiento
(v.) = gain + knowledge, glean + knowledge, acquire + knowledge, build up + knowledgeEx. Search strategies may be amended to take account of knowledge gained about a subject and its literature as the search progresses.Ex. Serials may be sought by title as part of specific search for a given part of a periodical, or used for current awareness where each new issue is a means of updating the knowledge gleaned from the first.Ex. Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.Ex. Reading about the country in this relaxed way helps the student to build up a background knowledge of attitudes, assumptions and feelings.* * *(v.) = gain + knowledge, glean + knowledge, acquire + knowledge, build up + knowledgeEx: Search strategies may be amended to take account of knowledge gained about a subject and its literature as the search progresses.
Ex: Serials may be sought by title as part of specific search for a given part of a periodical, or used for current awareness where each new issue is a means of updating the knowledge gleaned from the first.Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.Ex: Reading about the country in this relaxed way helps the student to build up a background knowledge of attitudes, assumptions and feelings. -
58 aunque parezca increíble
= incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredibleEx. Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.Ex. Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.Ex. Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.Ex. Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.Ex. Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.* * *= incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredibleEx: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.Ex: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy. -
59 aunque parezca mentira
strange though it may seem* * *= amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredibleEx. Amazingly enough, the first great dictionary was basically the work of one man.Ex. Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.Ex. Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.Ex. Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.Ex. Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.Ex. Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.Ex. Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.Ex. Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.Ex. Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.Ex. Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.Ex. Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.* * *= amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredibleEx: Amazingly enough, the first great dictionary was basically the work of one man.
Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.Ex: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect.Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900.Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy. -
60 edad
f.age.¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?tiene 25 años de edad she's 25 years olduna persona de mediana edad a middle-aged personuna persona de edad an elderly person¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!la edad antigua ancient timesla edad de Bronce the Bronze Agela edad contemporánea the modern ageedad del juicio age of reasonla edad de Hierro the Iron Agela edad Media the Middle Agesla edad de Piedra the Stone Ageedad de la razón age of reason* * *1 age■ ¿qué edad tiene usted? how old are you?2 (tiempo, época) time, period\de cierta edad eufemístico elderlyde mediana edad middle-ageden edad escolar of school ageedad de oro golden ageedad del pavo awkward ageEdad Media Middle Ages pluralEdad Moderna Modern Agela tercera edad eufemístico old age, retirement age* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de persona, animal, árbol] age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?, what age is he?
jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 26 años — young people aged 18 to 26, young people between the age of 18 and 26
¿qué edad le echas? — how old do you think he is?
llegar a la edad adulta — to become an adult, reach adulthood
murió a los 85 años de edad — she died when she was 85 o at the age of 85
•
un señor de cierta edad — a gentleman of a certain age•
un niño de corta edad — a young child•
una persona de edad — an elderly person•
mediana edad — middle ageno tener edad para hacer algo — (=ser muy joven) not to be old enough to do sth, not to be of an age to do sth; (=ser muy mayor) to be too old to do sth
llegar a la tercera edad es traumático para muchas personas — for many people, reaching old age is traumatic
mayor 1., 4), mayoría 2), menor 1., 1), d)edad penal — age of legal responsibility, age of criminal responsibility
2) ( Hist) ageEdad Antigua — period from the beginning of history to the decline of the Roman Empire
Edad Contemporánea — Modern Age, Modern Period
Edad de Oro — (Literat) Golden Age ( of Spanish literature)
Edad Media — Middle Ages pl
Edad Moderna — period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
* * *1) (de persona, árbol) age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?
se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...
de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged
estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)
2) (Hist) ( época) age, period•* * *= age, age, age range, age level.Ex. The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.Ex. A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.Ex. If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.Ex. Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.----* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* con la edad = with age.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* distribución por edades = age distribution.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* edad adulta = adulthood.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* edad de hielo = ice age.* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.* edad de jubilación = retirement age.* edad de la cita = citation age.* edad de oro = golden age.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* edad dorada = golden age.* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.* edades = age group [age-group].* edad escolar = school age.* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* límite de edad = age limit.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* media de edad = mean age.* mediana de edad = median age.* menor de edad = underage.* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* promedio de edad = average age.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* relacionado con la edad = age-related.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* tercera edad = third age.* * *1) (de persona, árbol) age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?
se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...
de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged
estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)
2) (Hist) ( época) age, period•* * *= age, age, age range, age level.Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* con la edad = with age.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* distribución por edades = age distribution.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* edad adulta = adulthood.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* edad de hielo = ice age.* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.* edad de jubilación = retirement age.* edad de la cita = citation age.* edad de oro = golden age.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* edad dorada = golden age.* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.* edades = age group [age-group].* edad escolar = school age.* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* límite de edad = age limit.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* media de edad = mean age.* mediana de edad = median age.* menor de edad = underage.* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* promedio de edad = average age.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* relacionado con la edad = age-related.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* tercera edad = third age.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de una persona, un árbol) ageun joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen¿qué edad tiene/le calculas? how old is he/do you think he is?a la edad de veinte años at (the age of) twentytienen la misma edad they are the same ageaparenta más edad de la que tiene she looks older than she isniños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años children between the ages of seven and fourteensu marido le dobla la edad her husband is twice her agese saca or quita la edad ( AmL); he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually isaún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo he's still not old enough to decide for himselfyo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa at your age I was already helping around the housede edad madura or de mediana edad middle-ageduna persona de edad an elderly personun señor de cierta edad a gentleman of a certain ageuna niña de corta edad a young girldesde temprana edad from an early agea tan tierna edad at such a young o tender ageyo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas I'm too old for that sort of thingniños en edad escolar children of school agela edad adulta adulthoodCompuestos:( fam):están en la edad del pavo they're at that awkward agevoting agemental ageage of criminal o legal responsibilitymanhoodCompuestos:la edad antigua ancient times (pl)Bronze AgeIron Agespace agegolden ageStone Agela edad media the Middle Ages (pl)la edad moderna the period from the last decade of the 15th Century up until the French Revolution* * *
edad sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, árbol) age;
un joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen;
¿qué edad tiene? how old is he?;
aún no tiene la edad suficiente he's still not old enough …;
de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged;
una persona de edad an elderly person;
niños en edad escolar children of school age;
estar en la edad del pavo to be at that awkward age
2 (Hist) ( época) age, period;◊ la Eedad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra the Bronze/Iron/Stone Age;
la Eedad media the Middle Ages (pl)
edad sustantivo femenino
1 age: ese niño es de mi edad, that boy is my age
no tienes edad para votar, you aren't old enough to vote
¿qué edad tiene tu prima?, how old is your cousin?
aprendió a leer a una edad avanzada, she learned to read late in life
2 (periodo) age: Edad de Oro, Golden Age
edad del pavo, the awkward age
Edad Media, Middle Ages pl ➣ Ver nota en año
♦ Locuciones: ser mayor de edad, to be of age
ser menor de edad, to be under age
de corta edad, young
de edad avanzada, elderly
' edad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusarse
- ambientar
- año
- antigüedad
- baja
- bajo
- bronce
- cabeza
- datar
- escolar
- flexible
- juventud
- llevar
- madura
- maduro
- mayor
- menor
- mentira
- minoría
- pavo
- pequeña
- pequeño
- representar
- resaltar
- residencia
- respetable
- tercera
- tercero
- vasallaje
- adelantado
- alcanzar
- aparentar
- asilo
- avanzado
- cierto
- corto
- doblar
- encoger
- grande
- indiscreción
- mayoría
- mediano
- moderno
- para
- preescolar
- que
- quitar
- tener
- tiempo
- tope
English:
abandon
- adulthood
- age
- at
- attain
- awkward age
- boyish
- early
- fifty
- for
- growing
- Iron Age
- lie
- limber
- look
- mental age
- middle age
- Middle Ages
- middle-aged
- midlife
- minor
- nursing home
- old
- one
- overgrown
- preschool
- qualify
- reach
- rest home
- senior
- Stone Age
- tell
- under
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- consent
- contemporary
- dark
- date
- elderly
- eldest
- generation
- golden
- grow
- ice
- infant
- irrespective
- lower
- middle
* * *edad nf1. [de persona, objeto] age;¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;tiene veinticinco años de edad she's twenty-five years old;un joven de veinte años de edad a young man of twenty;él aparenta más edad que ella he looks older than she does;tiene el doble de edad que él she's twice his age;la edad media de los participantes es de treinta años the average age of the participants is thirty;a/desde temprana edad at/from an early age;se casó a la edad de veintidós años he got married at (the age of) twenty-two;a mi edad uno se cansa con facilidad one gets tired easily at my age;a tu edad yo ya trabajaba I already had a job at your age;mujeres entre los treinta y cuarenta años de edad women aged between thirty and forty;una persona de edad an elderly person;una señora de cierta edad a lady of a certain age;un niño de corta edad a young child;una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person;¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!;ya estás en edad de salir con chicos you're old enough now to be going out with boys;estar en edad de merecer to be of marriageable age;estar en edad de trabajar to be of working age;por edad le correspondería estar en un curso más avanzado by age he should be in a higher year;distribuir/ordenar un grupo por edades to divide/organize a group by ageedad adulta adulthood, adult age;edad escolar school age;estar en edad escolar to be of school age;edad de jubilación retirement age;edad del juicio age of reason;edad madura middle age;edad mental mental age;Fam edad del pavo:está en la edad del pavo she's at that awkward age;Méx Fam edad de la punzada:está en la edad de la punzada she's at that awkward age;edad de la razón age of reason2. [periodo] agela edad antigua ancient times;la Edad Contemporánea the modern age [since the French revolution];la Edad Media the Middle Ages;la edad de los metales = period comprising the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages (c. 4000-500 BC);la Edad Moderna = period between 1492 and the French Revolution;la edad de oro the golden age;la edad de oro de la pintura holandesa the golden age of Dutch painting;la Edad de Piedra the Stone Age* * *f1 age;a la edad de at the age of;a mi edad at my age;¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;de corta edad niño young;en edad escolar school-age, of school age;en edad penal old enough to be sent to prison;de mediana edad middle-aged;la tercera edad the over 60s;una señora de edad an elderly lady;estar en la edad del pavo be at that awkward age2 ( época):la Edad Media the Middle Ages pl ;de oro fig the golden age* * *edad nf1) : age¿qué edad tiene?: how old is she?2) época, era: epoch, era* * *edad n age¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?ser mayor de edad to be eighteen / to be an adult
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