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121 animadversión
f.1 animosity, antagonism, ill will.2 criticism.* * *1 antagonism, hostility, ill will, animosity\sentir animadversión por alguien to feel hostile towards somebody* * *SF ill will, antagonism* * *femenino antagonism, hostilityanimadversión hacia or por algo/alguien — hostility toward(s) something/somebody
siento animadversión hacia él — I feel hostile o antagonistic toward(s) him
* * *= animadversion, enmity, animosity, ill will.Ex. The article ' animadversions on library morale' discusses some of the factors that can influence the morale of library staff.Ex. The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.Ex. Working as a cataloguer and reference librarian helps diminish animosities that may exist between the 2 groups and promotes understanding and cooperation.Ex. On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.* * *femenino antagonism, hostilityanimadversión hacia or por algo/alguien — hostility toward(s) something/somebody
siento animadversión hacia él — I feel hostile o antagonistic toward(s) him
* * *= animadversion, enmity, animosity, ill will.Ex: The article ' animadversions on library morale' discusses some of the factors that can influence the morale of library staff.
Ex: The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.Ex: Working as a cataloguer and reference librarian helps diminish animosities that may exist between the 2 groups and promotes understanding and cooperation.Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.* * *antagonism, hostilityexiste gran animadversión entre ellos there is a lot of antagonism o hostility o ill-will between themanimadversión HACIA or POR algo/algn hostility TOWARD(S) sth/sbsiente gran animadversión por todo lo que signifique innovación he is very hostile toward(s) anything newsiento gran animadversión hacia él I feel extremely hostile o antagonistic toward(s) him, I feel a great deal of hostility o antagonism towards him* * *
animadversión sustantivo femenino hostility, opposition, rejection: siento animadversión hacia esa persona, I have a lot of hostility toward that person
' animadversión' also found in these entries:
English:
ill
* * *hostility;con su actitud se ganó la animadversión de sus compañeros her attitude made her unpopular with her colleagues;sentir animadversión hacia algo to be hostile towards sth;sentir animadversión hacia alguien to feel hostility towards sb* * *f antagonism, hostility* * * -
122 colaboración
f.1 collaboration, assistance, help, cooperation.2 contribution.* * *1 collaboration2 (prensa) contribution* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cooperación) collaboration2) [en periódico] [gen] contribution; (=artículo) article3) [de congreso] paper4) (=donativo) contribution* * *femenino collaborationen colaboración con alguien/algo — in collaboration with somebody/something
* * *= collaboration, contribution, cooperation [co-operation], linkage, partnership, synergy, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], team effort, input, engagement.Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.Ex. Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.Ex. We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.Ex. The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.Ex. Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.Ex. The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.Ex. The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.Ex. In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.----* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.* autoría en colaboración = collaborative writing.* colaboración en equipo = collaborative teamwork.* colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.* colaboración estrecha = close collaboration.* colaboracion interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.* colaboración perfecta = marriage made in heaven.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.* diseñar en colaboración = co-design.* editar en colaboración = coedit [co-edit].* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].* establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.* financiar en colaboración = co-finance [cofinance].* investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.* organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].* patrocinar en colaboración con = co-host.* proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.* proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).* trabajo en colaboración = interworking.* * *femenino collaborationen colaboración con alguien/algo — in collaboration with somebody/something
* * *= collaboration, contribution, cooperation [co-operation], linkage, partnership, synergy, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], team effort, input, engagement.Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.Ex: The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.* autoría en colaboración = collaborative writing.* colaboración en equipo = collaborative teamwork.* colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.* colaboración estrecha = close collaboration.* colaboracion interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.* colaboración perfecta = marriage made in heaven.* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.* diseñar en colaboración = co-design.* editar en colaboración = coedit [co-edit].* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].* establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.* financiar en colaboración = co-finance [cofinance].* investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.* organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].* patrocinar en colaboración con = co-host.* proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.* proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).* trabajo en colaboración = interworking.* * *collaborationlo escribió en colaboración con dos colegas suyos he wrote it in collaboration with two of his colleaguescuento con su colaboración I am counting on your assistance o help* * *
colaboración sustantivo femenino
collaboration;◊ en colaboración con algn/algo in collaboration with sb/sth
colaboración sustantivo femenino
1 (ayuda) collaboration
2 Prensa contribution
' colaboración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concurso
- entre
- junta
- junto
- no
- prestar
- contribución
- estrecho
English:
call on
- collaboration
- contribution
- closely
- cooperation
- cooperative
* * *colaboración nf1. [cooperación] collaboration;hacer algo en colaboración con alguien to do sth in collaboration with sb;necesito tu colaboración para escribir el artículo I need your help to write this article;fue acusado de colaboración con banda armada he was accused of collaborating with o helping a terrorist organization2. [de prensa] contribution, article* * *f collaboration* * *colaboración n cooperation -
123 concentrar
v.1 to concentrate.El detective concentra sus esfuerzos The detective concentrates his effortsEl aparato concentra la energía The apparatus concentrates the energy.2 to bring together (gente).esta zona concentra el 80 por ciento de los casos 80 percent of the cases occurred in this region* * *1 to concentrate1 (reunirse) to concentrate2 (fijar la atención) to concentrate (en, on)* * *verb* * *1.2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <solución/caldo> to make... more concentrated2)a) ( reunir) to holdel poder está concentrado en pocas manos — all the power is held by a few people o is concentrated in the hands of a few
b) ( congregar) <multitud/tropas> to assemble, bring... togetherc) (Dep) to bring... together ( to prepare for a game)2.concentrarse v pron1) (Psic) to concentrate2)a) (Pol) ( reunirse) to assemble, gather togetherb) ( estar reunido) to be concentratedc) (Dep) equipo/jugadores to gather together ( to prepare for a game)* * *= account for.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.----* concentrar el esfuerzo = concentrate + effort, direct + effort, direct + energy, concentrate + Posesivo + energy.* concentrar el esfuerzo en = divert + effort into.* concentrar la atención sobre = keep in + focus.* concentrarse = concentrate, be out in force, come out in + force.* concentrarse en = concentrate on/upon.* no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <solución/caldo> to make... more concentrated2)a) ( reunir) to holdel poder está concentrado en pocas manos — all the power is held by a few people o is concentrated in the hands of a few
b) ( congregar) <multitud/tropas> to assemble, bring... togetherc) (Dep) to bring... together ( to prepare for a game)2.concentrarse v pron1) (Psic) to concentrate2)a) (Pol) ( reunirse) to assemble, gather togetherb) ( estar reunido) to be concentratedc) (Dep) equipo/jugadores to gather together ( to prepare for a game)* * *= account for.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
* concentrar el esfuerzo = concentrate + effort, direct + effort, direct + energy, concentrate + Posesivo + energy.* concentrar el esfuerzo en = divert + effort into.* concentrar la atención sobre = keep in + focus.* concentrarse = concentrate, be out in force, come out in + force.* concentrarse en = concentrate on/upon.* no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.* * *concentrar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹solución/caldo› to concentrate, make … more concentrated2 ‹esfuerzos› to concentrate; ‹atención› to focusB1(reunir): el presidente concentra todos los poderes the president holds absolute power, absolute power is vested in the presidentel poder está concentrado en manos de tres personas all the power is held by three people2 (congregar) ‹multitud/tropas› to assemble, bring … together3 ( Dep) to bring … together ( to prepare for a game)A ( Psic) to concentrate concentrarse EN algo to concentrate ON sthno puedo concentrarme en lo que estoy leyendo I can't concentrate on what I'm readingB1 ( Pol) (reunirse) to assemble, gather together2 (estar reunido) to be concentratedla mayor parte de los habitantes se concentra en núcleos urbanos most of the population is concentrated in urban centers3 ( Dep) «equipo/jugadores» to gather together ( to prepare for a game)* * *
concentrar ( conjugate concentrar) verbo transitivoa) ‹solución/caldo› to make … more concentrated
‹ atención› to focus
concentrarse verbo pronominala) (Psic) to concentrate;
concentrarse en algo to concentrate on sth
concentrar verbo transitivo
1 (congregar) to concentrate, bring together: cientos de seguidores se concentraron en las afueras del estadio, hundreds of followers were brought together outside the stadium
2 (la atención, mirada de otros) to focus: tenéis que concentraros para poder lograr esa meta, you need to concentrate in order to reach that goal
3 (una solución, sustancia) to make more concentrated
' concentrar' also found in these entries:
English:
concentrate
- target
* * *♦ vt1. [atención, esfuerzos] to concentrate2. [gente] to bring together;[tropas] to assemble;esta zona concentra el 80 por ciento de los casos 80 percent of the cases occurred in this region;la organización concentra a los principales productores mundiales the organisation brings together the principal world producers;es la zona de la ciudad que concentra más cafés y restaurantes it's the area of the city with the highest concentration of cafes and restaurants3. [disolución] to concentrate, to make more concentrated4. Dep to bring together, to assemble* * *v/t concentrate* * *concentrar vt: to concentrate* * *concentrar vb1. (en general) to concentrate -
124 distinción
f.1 distinction, cachet, elegance.2 differentiation, distinction, discrimination.3 privilege, distinction.4 difference, distinction, dissimilitude.5 distinctness, distinction.* * *1 (gen) distinction2 (elegancia) distinction, elegance, refinement3 (deferencia) deference, respect, consideration\a distinción de unlike, in contrast tohacer una distinción con alguien to treat somebody with deferencesin distinción de irrespective of* * *noun f.1) distinction2) honor* * *SF1) (=diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre... — to make a distinction between...
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a distinción de algo — unlike sth, in contrast to sth•
hacer una distinción con algn — to show special consideration to sb•
sin distinción, todos serán tratados sin distinción — everybody will be treated without distinctionsin distinción de edad — irrespective o regardless of age
sin distinción de raza — regardless of race, without distinction of race
2) (=privilegio) distinctionle acaban de otorgar una distinción al valor — he was honoured o (EEUU) honored for his bravery
distinción honorífica — honour, honor (EEUU)
3) (=elegancia) elegance, refinement* * *a) ( diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre... — to draw o make a distinction between...
b) ( elegancia) distinction, elegancec) (honor, condecoración) award* * *= differencing, distinction, distinguishability, divide, excellence, distinction, discernment, cachet.Ex. Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.Ex. In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.Ex. Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.Ex. The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.Ex. At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.----* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer una distinción = draw + distinction.* hacer una distinción entre... y... = make + distinction between... and....* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.* * *a) ( diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre... — to draw o make a distinction between...
b) ( elegancia) distinction, elegancec) (honor, condecoración) award* * *= differencing, distinction, distinguishability, divide, excellence, distinction, discernment, cachet.Ex: Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.
Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.Ex: At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer una distinción = draw + distinction.* hacer una distinción entre... y... = make + distinction between... and....* sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.* * *1 (diferencia) distinctionhacer una distinción entre … to draw o make a distinction between …se les tratará a todos por igual sin hacer distinciones everyone will be treated the same, without distinctionsin distinción de raza o credo regardless of race or creedno hago distinciones con nadie I don't give anyone special o preferential treatment2 (elegancia) distinction, elegance3 (honor, condecoración) awardle otorgaron una distinción por su valor she was given an award for her braveryesta distinción se otorga a … this award is presented to …, this distinction is awarded to …* * *
distinción sustantivo femenino
sin distinción de raza o credo regardless of race or creed;
no hago distinciones con nadie I don't give anyone preferential treatment
distinción sustantivo femenino
1 distinction
sin distinción de raza o religión, irrespective of race or religión
2 (elegancia) distinction
3 (privilegio) honour
' distinción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caché
- cachet
- honor
- indistintamente
- clase
- color
- diferencia
- lustre
English:
distinction
- fine
- OBE
- irrespective
* * *distinción nf1. [diferencia] distinction;a distinción de in contrast to, unlike;hizo la distinción entre estrella y asteroide he drew a distinction between stars and asteroids;hacer distinciones en el trato to treat people differently;no me gusta hacer distinciones con nadie I don't like to give preferential treatment to anyone;obsequió a todos sin distinción he gave presents to everyone alike;sin distinción de sexo, raza o religión without distinction of sex, race or religion2. [privilegio] privilege;[condecoración] award;le fue otorgada la distinción de caballero del reino he was honoured with a knighthood3. [modales, elegancia] refinement, elegance;viste con distinción he dresses elegantly* * *f distinction;sin distinción without distinction;hacer una distinción entre make a distinction between;a distinción de unlike* * ** * *distinción n distinction -
125 enfoque
m.1 focus.2 approach, angle.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enfocar.* * *1 (acción) focus, focusing2 figurado focus, approach, angle* * *SM1) (Fot) (=acción) focusing; (=resultado) focus2) [de tema] approach3)* * *b) ( de asunto) approach* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.----* enfoque general = broad view.* * *b) ( de asunto) approach* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.* enfoque general = broad view.* * *2 (de un asunto) approachtodo depende del enfoque que se le dé al problema everything depends on the way you look at o on how you approach the problem, everything depends on your approach to the problem o on the approach you take to the problemenfoque DE algo approach TO sthun enfoque nuevo y original del tema a new and original approach to the subject* * *
Del verbo enfocar: ( conjugate enfocar)
enfoqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
enfoque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
enfocar
enfoque
enfocar ( conjugate enfocar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹objeto/persona› (con cámara, prismáticos) to focus on;
2
enfoque sustantivo masculino
( efecto) focus
enfoque de algo approach to sth
enfocar verbo transitivo
1 (una cámara, un proyector) to focus: Pedro, enfoca a Mónica, Pedro, focus on Mónica
2 (un problema, un asunto) to approach: lo enfocaré de otra manera, I'll put it another way
3 (con un haz de luz) to shine a light on
enfoque sustantivo masculino
1 (de un problema, asunto) approach: todos dieron el mismo enfoque al tema, they took a similar approach with regards to the issue
2 Fot TV focus
(acción) focusing
' enfoque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planteamiento
- sesgo
- apreciación
- novedoso
- orientación
- visión
English:
approach
- bias
- haphazard
- slant
* * *enfoque nm1. [de imagen] [acción] focusing;[resultado] focus enfoque automático automatic focusing;enfoque manual manual focusing2. [de tema, asunto] approach (de to), angle (de on);le dio un enfoque muy original a su discurso she took an original approach in her talk;habría que darle otro enfoque al asunto the issue should be approached from a different angle, we should look at the issue in a different way* * *m figapproach* * *enfoque nm: focus* * *enfoque n -
126 engañar
v.1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.2 to deceive, to lie.3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.* * *1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in2 (estafar) to cheat, trick3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to1 to be deceptive1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong\engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hungerengañar el tiempo figurado to kill timelas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *verb1) to cheat2) deceive* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindleengaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife
2)2.3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, misleadno te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead
lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...
engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing
engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on2.engañarse v prona) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)b) ( equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken
* * *= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.----* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, misleadno te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead
lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...
engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing
engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on2.engañarse v prona) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)b) ( equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken
* * *= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *engañar [A1 ]vt1(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken insé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool mea él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easilyte han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled mesi la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctlylas apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptiveengañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us goingsu marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretaryno te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you2 (equivocarse) to be mistakenduró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken* * *
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
' engañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- confiada
- confiado
- torear
- tramoya
- clavar
- disfraz
- disfrazar
- joder
English:
betray
- cheat
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- fox
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- lead on
- mess about
- mess around
- mislead
- put over
- ride
- stitch up
- take in
- trick
- try on
- two-time
- unfaithful
- wool
- hood
- kid
- lead
- square
- take
- two
* * *♦ vt1. [mentir] to deceive;engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger♦ vito be deceptive o misleading;engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive* * *v/t1 deceive, cheat;engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;te han engañado you’ve been had fam* * *engañar vt1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to* * *engañar vb1. (mentir) to lie2. (ser infiel) to cheat on3. (timar) to trick4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptiveesta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am -
127 escindir
v.1 to split.2 to excise, to exsect.* * *1 to split, divide1 to split (off) (en, into)* * *1.VT to split, divideel partido está escindido — the party is split o divided
2.See:* * *= hive off, sever, splinter.Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.----* escindirse (de) = secede (from).* * *= hive off, sever, splinter.Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.
Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.* escindirse (de) = secede (from).* * *escindir [I1 ]vtA1 (dividir) ‹nación› to partition; ‹empresa› to split2 (separar) to disassociatepara lograr escindir la medicina de sus prácticas religiosas to succeed in dissociating medicine from their religious practises*3 ( Fís) to splitB ( Med) to removeC ( Fin) ‹activos/subsidiaria› to sell off, dispose of1 (dividirse) to split escindir EN algo to split INTO sthel partido se escindió en dos grupos the party split into two groups2 (separarse) escindir DE algo to break away FROM sthel grupo pro-europeo se escindió del partido the pro-European group broke away from the party3 ( Fís) to split* * *♦ vt* * *v/t split -
128 existencia
f.1 existence.se ha confirmado la existencia de varios manuscritos inéditos it has been confirmed that there are several unpublished manuscriptseste niño me está amargando la existencia that child is making my life a misery2 stock, supply.* * *1 (vida) existence, life1 stock sing, stocks\en existencia in stockliquidación de existencias clearance salerenovar las existencias to restock* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de ser humano, animal] existencequitarse la existencia — euf to do away with o.s., commit suicide
2) pl existencias (Com) stock sing* * *1)a) ( hecho de existir) existenceb) ( vida) life2) (Com) stockliquidación de existencias — clearance sale, stock clearance
* * *= availability, existence, provision, living.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.----* conocimiento de la existencia = awareness.* en existencia = remain + in being, in existence.* existencia humana = human existence.* existencia precaria = precarious existence.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* * *1)a) ( hecho de existir) existenceb) ( vida) life2) (Com) stockliquidación de existencias — clearance sale, stock clearance
* * *= availability, existence, provision, living.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.* conocimiento de la existencia = awareness.* en existencia = remain + in being, in existence.* existencia humana = human existence.* existencia precaria = precarious existence.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* * *A1 (hecho de existir) existencela posible existencia de estos seres the possible existence of these beings2 (vida) lifeamargarle a algn la existencia to make sb's life a miseryB ( Com) stockno lo tenemos en existencia we don't have it in stockse han agotado las existencias supplies o stocks have run out[ S ] liquidación de existencias clearance sale, stock clearance* * *
existencia sustantivo femenino
1
2 (Com) stock
existencia sustantivo femenino
1 existence: este niño me alegra la existencia, this child brightens my life
2 Com existencias, stock sing, stocks
' existencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regalada
- regalado
- vida
- virtual
- amargar
- ausencia
- conocer
- prosaico
- teórico
English:
being
- existence
- go under
- in
- throw
- very
* * *existencia nf1. [circunstancia de existir] existence;se ha confirmado la existencia de varios manuscritos inéditos it has been confirmed that there are several unpublished manuscripts2. [vida] life;este niño me está amargando la existencia that child is making my life a miseryquedan muy pocas existencias en el almacén there's isn't much stock in the warehouse;en existencias in stock;hasta agotar existencias [en letrero] while stocks last;quedarse sin existencias (de algo) to run out (of sth);reponer (las) existencias to restock* * *f1 existence2 ( vida) life3:existencias pl COM supplies, stocks;hasta que se agoten las existencias while stocks last* * *existencia nf1) : existence2) existencias nfplmercancía: goods, stock* * *existencia n existence
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