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21 quedarse sin
v.1 to miss the opportunity to, to lose the chance to.María se quedó sin ver a su ídolo Mary missed the opportunity to see her idol.2 to run out of, to go short of, to lack, to be out of.Nos quedamos sin gasolina We ran out of gasoline.3 to be left without, to be left alone without.Nos quedamos sin dinero We were left alone without money.* * *(v.) = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run outEx. The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex. The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.Ex. The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex. He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.* * *(v.) = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run outEx: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.
Ex: The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex: He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out. -
22 ser un desagradecido
(v.) = bite + the hand that feeds + PronombreEx. Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.* * *(v.) = bite + the hand that feeds + PronombreEx: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
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23 ser un ingrato
(v.) = bite + the hand that feeds + PronombreEx. Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.* * *(v.) = bite + the hand that feeds + PronombreEx: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
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24 ser un malagradecido
(v.) = bite + the hand that feeds + PronombreEx. Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.* * *(v.) = bite + the hand that feeds + PronombreEx: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
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25 dominio
m.1 control.2 authority, power.3 domain (territorio).4 mastery (conocimiento) (de arte, técnica).5 domain (computing).* * *1 (soberanía) dominion2 (poder) power, control3 (supremacía) supremacy4 (de conocimientos) mastery, good knowledge; (de un idioma) good command5 (territorio) domain\dominio de sí mismo self-controlejercer dominio to exert controlser del dominio público to be public knowledge* * *noun m.1) domain2) dominance, domination3) mastery* * *SM1) (=control) controldominio de sí mismo, dominio sobre sí mismo — self-control
2) (=conocimiento) commandes impresionante su dominio del inglés — his command of o fluency in English is impressive
¡qué dominio tiene! — isn't he good at it?
3) (=autoridad) authority ( sobre over)4) (=territorio) dominion5) (Educ) field, domain6) (Inform) domain* * *1)a) ( control) controlb) (de idioma, tema) commandse requiere perfecto dominio del inglés — fluent English o perfect command of English required
c) (ámbito de ciencia, arte) sphere2)a) (Hist, Pol) dominion* * *= area, dominance, realm, command, mastery, domain, domination, dominion, grip, pervasiveness, primacy, preserve, rule, sway.Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.Ex. Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.Ex. The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex. He cautions, however, that this approach can also mean domination of one person by another.Ex. The author reviews the sources of information relating to the emigration of Indians to the various British dominions, colonies and other countries for the period 1830-1950.Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex. New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. This article discusses the role of the librarian, who may view on-line as either status-enhancing or their own preserve.Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".Ex. During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.----* afianzar el dominio sobre = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* análisis de dominios del conocimiento = domain analysis.* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* dominio completo = stranglehold.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* dominio del conocimiento = knowledge domain.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* dominio perfecto = a fine art.* dominio público = public domain.* dominio total = stranglehold.* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* nombre de dominio = domain name.* programa de dominio público = public domain software.* ser de dominio público = be public domain.* ser el dominio de = be the domain of.* * *1)a) ( control) controlb) (de idioma, tema) commandse requiere perfecto dominio del inglés — fluent English o perfect command of English required
c) (ámbito de ciencia, arte) sphere2)a) (Hist, Pol) dominion* * *= area, dominance, realm, command, mastery, domain, domination, dominion, grip, pervasiveness, primacy, preserve, rule, sway.Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex: He cautions, however, that this approach can also mean domination of one person by another.Ex: The author reviews the sources of information relating to the emigration of Indians to the various British dominions, colonies and other countries for the period 1830-1950.Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: This article discusses the role of the librarian, who may view on-line as either status-enhancing or their own preserve.Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.* afianzar el dominio sobre = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* análisis de dominios del conocimiento = domain analysis.* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* dominio completo = stranglehold.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* dominio del conocimiento = knowledge domain.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* dominio perfecto = a fine art.* dominio público = public domain.* dominio total = stranglehold.* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* nombre de dominio = domain name.* programa de dominio público = public domain software.* ser de dominio público = be public domain.* ser el dominio de = be the domain of.* * *A1 (control) controlbajo el dominio árabe under Arab control o ruleen ningún momento perdió el dominio de sí mismo at no time did he lose his self-controlen pleno dominio de sus facultades in full command of her facultiespara ampliar su dominio to extend their control o dominanceel dominio de su país sobre los mares their country's naval supremacy2 (de un idioma, un tema) commandsu dominio de estas técnicas her command o mastery of these techniquesse requiere perfecto dominio del inglés fluent English o perfect command of English requiredel escritor tiene un gran dominio del lenguaje the author has an excellent command of the languageser del dominio público to be public knowledge3(ámbito, campo): el dominio de las letras the field o sphere of lettersentra en el dominio de la fantasía it moves into the realms of fantasyBC ( Inf) domainnombre de dominio domain name* * *
dominio sustantivo masculino
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2a) (Hist, Pol) dominionb)
3 (Inf) domain
dominio sustantivo masculino
1 (poder) control: tiene mucho dominio de sí mismo, he's very self-controlled
2 (conocimiento profundo) command, grasp
3 (ámbito, campo) scope, sphere
4 (territorio) lands
(colonias) colonies
♦ Locuciones: ser de dominio público, to be public knowledge
' dominio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- contención
- control
- lastre
- pública
- público
- señorío
- garra
English:
astonishing
- command
- domain
- dominion
- excellent
- mastery
- out
- preserve
- realm
- rule
- self-command
- self-composure
- self-control
- self-restraint
- stranglehold
- sway
- control
- dominance
- hold
- public
- self
- strangle
* * *dominio nm1. [dominación] control ( sobre over);la guerrilla tiene el dominio sobre esta zona this area is under guerrilla control;territorios bajo dominio romano territory under Roman rule;tenía al partido bajo su absoluto dominio he had the party under his absolute control;el dominio del partido correspondió al equipo visitante the visiting team had the best of the match;en ningún momento perdió el dominio de la situación at no time did he lose control of the situation;trata de mantener el dominio de ti mismo try to keep control of yourself2. [territorio] domain;un antiguo dominio portugués a former Portuguese territory o colony;la caza estaba prohibida en sus dominios hunting was forbidden on his land o domain3. [ámbito] realm, field;temas que pertenecen al dominio de la cibernética topics relating to the field of cybernetics;entramos en los dominios de la ciencia ficción we are entering the realms of science fiction4. [conocimiento] [de arte, técnica] mastery;[de idiomas] command;su dominio del tema his mastery of the subject;tiene un buen dominio del pincel she has a good command of the brush;para el puesto requerimos dominio de al menos dos lenguas the post requires mastery of at least two languages;tiene un gran dominio del balón he has great ball control;ser de dominio público to be public knowledge;era de dominio público que vivían separados it was common o public knowledge that they were living apart5. Informát domaindominio público public domain* * *m1 control;dominio de sí mismo self-control2 fig: de idioma command3 INFOR domain4:ser del dominio público be in the public domain* * *dominio nm1) : dominion, power2) : mastery3) : domain, field* * *dominio n1. (control, poder) control / rule2. (conocimiento) command -
26 autodisomofobia
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27 autoridad civil
(n.) = civil authority, city authorityEx. Power takes many forms -- wealth, armaments, civil authority etc., it is entropic, and in the community it exists in a basic equilibrium.Ex. Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.* * *(n.) = civil authority, city authorityEx: Power takes many forms -- wealth, armaments, civil authority etc., it is entropic, and in the community it exists in a basic equilibrium.
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28 autoridad cívica
(n.) = city authorityEx. Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.* * *(n.) = city authorityEx: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
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29 disminución de la confianza
(n.) = sapping of confidenceEx. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.* * *(n.) = sapping of confidenceEx: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
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30 moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones
(v.) = lower + Posesivo + sightsEx. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.* * *(v.) = lower + Posesivo + sightsEx: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
Spanish-English dictionary > moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones
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31 moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones
(v.) = lower + Posesivo + sightsEx. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.* * *(v.) = lower + Posesivo + sightsEx: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
Spanish-English dictionary > moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones
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32 pérdida de confianza
(n.) = sapping of confidenceEx. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.* * *(n.) = sapping of confidenceEx: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
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33 satisfacer una demanda
(v.) = meet + demand, satisfy + demandEx. There are grounds for the fear that coping strategies, necessarily adopted by SLIS in the past, have seriously narrowed the vision of what will be necessary to meet the demands of the future.Ex. If we need a title to satisfy demand, we will buy it on spiral bound toilet paper if that is the only way we can get it.* * *(v.) = meet + demand, satisfy + demandEx: There are grounds for the fear that coping strategies, necessarily adopted by SLIS in the past, have seriously narrowed the vision of what will be necessary to meet the demands of the future.
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34 terminarse
1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over2 (agotarse) to run out* * *VPR1) [obra, acto] to endantes de que se termine el curso — before the year ends o finishes, before the year is over
2) [comida, gasolina, carrete] to run out3) [persona] to finish¡termínate toda la sopa! — finish (up) your soup!
termínate la copa y vámonos — finish your drink and let's go, drink up and let's go
* * *(v.) = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all goneEx. In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.Ex. The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex. Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever.Ex. The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.Ex. As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *(v.) = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all goneEx: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.
Ex: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex: Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever.Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *
■terminarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tener un fin, acabarse) to finish, end, be over
2 (consumirse toda la reserva) to run out: se terminó el azúcar, we have run out of sugar
' terminarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotarse
- volar
- acabar
- terminar
English:
close
- completion
- end
- terminate
* * *vpr1. [finalizar] to finish;¿cuándo se termina el curso? when does the course finish?2. [agotarse] [repuestos, víveres] to run out;se han terminado las cerillas the matches have run out;se nos ha terminado el azúcar we've run out of sugar, the sugar has run out3. [acabar] [comida, revista] to finish off;¿te has terminado el desayuno? have you finished your breakfast?;me terminé la novela en una noche I finished off the novel in one night* * *v/r1 run out;se ha terminado la leche we’ve run out of milk, the milk’s all gone2 ( finalizar) come to an end* * *vr1) : to run out2) : to come to an end* * *se ha terminado el papel the paper's run out / we've run out of paper -
35 caer presa de
(v.) = fall + prey to, be prey ofEx. Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment.Ex. Librarians need not fear that they will be prey to increases in postal rates if the introduce this scheme.* * *(v.) = fall + prey to, be prey ofEx: Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment.
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36 efecto coercitivo
(n.) = chilling effectEx. Many reporters are feeling the chilling effects and are purposely avoiding certain stories, for fear that their writing will lead them to a similar lawsuit.* * *(n.) = chilling effectEx: Many reporters are feeling the chilling effects and are purposely avoiding certain stories, for fear that their writing will lead them to a similar lawsuit.
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37 efecto represivo
(n.) = chilling effectEx. Many reporters are feeling the chilling effects and are purposely avoiding certain stories, for fear that their writing will lead them to a similar lawsuit.* * *(n.) = chilling effectEx: Many reporters are feeling the chilling effects and are purposely avoiding certain stories, for fear that their writing will lead them to a similar lawsuit.
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38 en aquellos tiempos
= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those daysEx. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex. By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex. In those days there was often more than one piper.* * *= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those daysEx: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper. -
39 normal
adj.normal.lleva una vida normal she leads a fairly normal o ordinary lifeeste hermano tuyo no es normal there must be something wrong with that brother of yourses normal que estés cansado it's hardly surprising that you're tirednormal y corriente run-of-the-milles una persona normal y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person* * *► adjetivo1 (corriente, habitual) normal, usual, average; (lógico) normal, natural1 (escuela) teacher training college2 (gasolina) two-star petrol, US regular gasoline3 (en geometría) perpendicular, normal* * *adj.1) normal2) usual3) standard* * *ADJ1) (=usual) normal-¿es guapo? -no, normal y corriente — "is he handsome?" - "no, just ordinary"
2) [gasolina] three-star, regular (EEUU)3) (Téc) standard; (Mat, Quím) normal4)Escuela Normal — esp LAm teacher training college
* * *Ia) (común, usual) normalno es normal que haga tanto frío — it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold
b) ( sin graves defectos) normalIIesa chica no es normal — (fam) there's something wrong with that girl (colloq)
adverbio (fam) normallyIIIa) ( escuela)b) ( gasolina) regular gas (AmE), two-star petrol (BrE)* * *= average, commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], normal, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, standard, usual, middle-of-the-range, unsophisticated, line + Profesión, received, regular, commonly seen, indistinctive.Ex. The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.Ex. Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. It is normal to make added entries in respect of important editors.Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.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. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.Ex. In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex. The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.Ex. This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.----* agua normal = still water.* a su precio normal = at full price.* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.* como algo normal = as a matter of course.* como es normal = as always.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice.* convertirse en + Nombre + normal = become + standard + Nombre.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de tamaño normal = full-sized, ordinary sized.* día normal = ordinary day.* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances, in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* fuera del horario normal = out of hours, at odd times.* fuera de lo normal = abnormally + Adjetivo, with a difference, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* gente normal = ordinary men and women, straight people.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* lejía normal = household bleach.* lenguaje normal = plain language.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* normal, lo = standard practice, the, the normal run of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* parto normal = vaginal delivery.* permanecer normal = remain + normal.* persona normales = ordinary person.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.* precio normal = full price.* prensa normal, la = broadsheet press, the.* sábana normal = flat sheet.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser normal = be the case (with).* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* un día normal = on a typical day.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* * *Ia) (común, usual) normalno es normal que haga tanto frío — it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold
b) ( sin graves defectos) normalIIesa chica no es normal — (fam) there's something wrong with that girl (colloq)
adverbio (fam) normallyIIIa) ( escuela)b) ( gasolina) regular gas (AmE), two-star petrol (BrE)* * *= average, commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], normal, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, standard, usual, middle-of-the-range, unsophisticated, line + Profesión, received, regular, commonly seen, indistinctive.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: It is normal to make added entries in respect of important editors.Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.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: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.Ex: In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex: The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.* agua normal = still water.* a su precio normal = at full price.* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.* como algo normal = as a matter of course.* como es normal = as always.* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice.* convertirse en + Nombre + normal = become + standard + Nombre.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de tamaño normal = full-sized, ordinary sized.* día normal = ordinary day.* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances, in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.* fuera del horario normal = out of hours, at odd times.* fuera de lo normal = abnormally + Adjetivo, with a difference, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* gente normal = ordinary men and women, straight people.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* lejía normal = household bleach.* lenguaje normal = plain language.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.* normal, lo = standard practice, the, the normal run of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* parto normal = vaginal delivery.* permanecer normal = remain + normal.* persona normales = ordinary person.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo del peso normal = underweight.* precio normal = full price.* prensa normal, la = broadsheet press, the.* sábana normal = flat sheet.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser normal = be the case (with).* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* un día normal = on a typical day.* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.* * *A1 (común, usual) normalno es normal que siempre estén discutiendo it isn't normal the way they argue all the timees una situación muy normal hoy en día it's a very common situation nowadaysno es normal que haga tanto frío en octubre it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold in Octoberme parece lo más normal del mundo to me it seems the most normal o natural thing in the worldinteligencia superior a la normal above-average intelligencees una chica normalita she's nothing out of the ordinarynormal y corriente ‹mujer/chico› ordinary;‹jugador› ordinary, run-of-the-mill; ‹libro/vestido› ordinary2 (sin graves defectos) normalel miedo de una embarazada a que la criatura no sea normal a pregnant woman's fear that her baby will be abnormalB (en geometría) perpendicular, normal( fam); normallyhabla/anda normal he talks/walks quite normallycocina normal as a cook she's about average, she cooks averagely wellA (en geometría) perpendicular, normalB(escuela): la N normal teacher training college* * *
normal adjetivo
normal;
hoy en día es muy normal it's very common nowadays;
no es normal que haga tanto frío it's unusual o it isn't normal for it to be so cold;
superior a lo normal above-average;
normal y corriente ordinary
■ sustantivo femeninoa) ( escuela):
normal adjetivo
1 normal, usual: no es normal que llueva tanto, it's unusual for it to rain so much
2 Geom perpendicular
' normal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conchabarse
- contrapelo
- cualquier
- deterioro
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fenomenal
- frecuente
- gasolina
- larga
- largo
- mestizaje
- natural
- normalizar
- normalizarse
- residencia
- retener
- usual
- cauce
- común
- corriente
- debajo
- lógico
- mundo
- normalidad
- ordinario
- seguir
- top-less
English:
bed
- below
- dare
- deviation
- diet
- excuse
- fuck
- general
- high
- late
- must
- natural
- need
- norm
- normal
- ordinary
- outside
- par
- procedure
- regular
- saint
- self
- shall
- should
- standard
- still
- two-star petrol
- unexceptional
- usual
- average
- class
- common
- course
- early
- herself
- himself
- long
- myself
- pattern
- run
- subnormal
- teacher
- themselves
- under
- unnatural
- unusual
- yourself
- yourselves
* * *♦ adj1. [natural, regular] normal;lleva una vida normal she leads a fairly normal o ordinary life;el paciente tiene una temperatura/un pulso normal the patient's temperature/pulse is normal;cuando se lo dije se enfadó mucho – ¡normal! he was really cross when I told him – that's hardly surprising!;este hermano tuyo no es normal there must be something wrong with that brother of yours;es normal que estés cansado it's hardly surprising that you're tired;no es normal que llore por una tontería así it's not normal for him to cry over a silly thing like that;normal y corriente ordinary;contiene todo lo que un usuario normal y corriente necesita it contains everything the average user needs;es una persona normal y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person2. [gasolina] Br three-star, US regular3. Mat perpendicular♦ nf[gasolina] Br three-star petrol, US regular gasoline♦ advFam normally;me cuesta mucho caminar normal I find it really hard to walk normally* * *adj normal* * *normal adj1) : normal, usual2) : standard3)escuela normal : teacher-training college* * *normal adj1. (común, usual) normal2. (corriente) ordinary -
40 reducir las posibilidades de
(v.) = narrow + the vision ofEx. There are grounds for the fear that coping strategies, necessarily adopted by SLIS in the past, have seriously narrowed the vision of what will be necessary to meet the demands of the future.* * *(v.) = narrow + the vision ofEx: There are grounds for the fear that coping strategies, necessarily adopted by SLIS in the past, have seriously narrowed the vision of what will be necessary to meet the demands of the future.
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