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61 terminal
adj.1 final.2 terminal.es un enfermo terminal he's terminally illf.1 terminal.2 outlet connection, terminal.m.terminal ( Elec & computing).terminal videotexto videotext terminal* * *► adjetivo1 (último) final, terminal1 (estación) terminus2 (en aeropuerto) terminal1 (de ordenador) terminal2 (eléctrico) terminal\estación terminal terminusterminal aérea air terminalterminal conversacional conversational terminalterminal interactivo interactive terminal* * *noun f. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=final) [enfermedad, estación] terminal2) (Bot) [hoja, rama] terminal2.SM [a veces]SF (Elec, Inform) terminal3.SF [a veces]SM (Aer, Náut) terminal; [de autobuses, trenes] terminusterminal de pasajeros, terminal de viajeros — passenger terminal
* * *I1) (Bot) terminal2) <enfermedad/caso> terminalII1) (Elec) terminal2) (en algunas regiones f) (Inf) terminal3) (Chi) terminal IIIIIIfemenino ( de autobuses) terminus, bus station; (Aviac) terminal* * *I1) (Bot) terminal2) <enfermedad/caso> terminalII1) (Elec) terminal2) (en algunas regiones f) (Inf) terminal3) (Chi) terminal IIIIIIfemenino ( de autobuses) terminus, bus station; (Aviac) terminal* * *terminal11 = console, display terminal, search station.Ex: Consoles would replace the conventional catalogue and would provide the facility for browsing now afforded by the open stacks.
Ex: A librarian can use the display terminal at his or her desk to search all catalogs and files online.Ex: The article 'The double-up program' describes an easy way to utilize multiple CD-ROM products on the same search station.* conexión de terminal dedicada = dedicated terminal connection.* emulación de terminales de ordenador = terminal emulation.* interrogar un terminal = poll + terminal.* operador de terminal = terminal operator.* terminal remoto = remote terminal.* terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.* terminal de conexión mediante llamada telefónica = dial-in terminal.* terminal de devolución = discharge terminal.* terminal de impresión = typewriter terminal.* terminal de ordenador = terminal, computer terminal.* terminal de préstamo = issue terminal.* terminal en línea = online terminal.* terminal inteligente = intelligent terminal.* terminal tonto = dumb terminal.* utilizar un terminal = sit at + terminal.terminal22 = terminus.Nota: Plural terminuses.Ex: The article is entitled 'The terminal and the terminus: the prospect of free online bibliographic searching'.
terminal33 = life threatening.Ex: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
* en fase terminal = terminally ill.* enfermo en fase terminal = terminally ill patient.* enfermos en fase terminal, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermos terminales, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermo terminal = terminally ill patient.* ficha de dígito terminal = terminal digit card.terminal44 = overhang.Nota: En tipografía, trazo decorativo de las astas de algunas letras.Ex: Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.
* con terminales = serifed.* terminal ahorquillado = forked serif.* terminal curviforme = bracketed serif.* terminal en porra = clubbed serif.* * *A ( Bot) terminalB ‹enfermedad/caso› terminallos enfermos terminales the terminally illA ( Elec) terminalB ( Inf)( en algunas regiones f):tb terminal informático or de computadora or ( Esp) de ordenador terminal, computer terminalD terminal3 (↑ terminal (3))1 (de autobuses) terminus, bus station2 ( Aviac) terminalCompuestos:freight terminalpassenger terminalnerve ending( AmL) fish warehouse* * *
terminal adjetivo ‹enfermedad/caso› terminal;
■ sustantivo masculino (Elec, Inf) terminal
■ sustantivo femenino ( de autobuses) terminus, bus station;
(Aviac, Inf) terminal
terminal
I m Elec Inform terminal
II f Av terminal
(de autobús) terminus: está buscando la terminal sur de autobuses, he is looking for the Southern Bus Station
III adj (fase, paciente, enfermedad) terminal
' terminal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borne
- cabezal
- espigón
- estación
English:
air terminal
- terminal
- terminus
- depot
- on
- station
- terminally
- VDT
- work
* * *♦ adj1. [enfermedad] terminal;es un enfermo (en fase) terminal he's terminally ill2. Bot terminal♦ nm1. Informát terminalAm terminal de computadora computer terminal; Esp terminal de ordenador computer terminal;terminal de videotexto videotext terminal2. Elec terminal;terminal negativo/positivo negative/positive terminal♦ nf[de aeropuerto] terminal; [de autobuses] terminus;en la terminal nacional/internacional in the national/international terminalterminal aérea air terminal;terminal de carga freight terminal;terminal de contenedores container terminal;terminal de pasajeros passenger terminal;Am terminal pesquera fish warehouse;terminal de vuelo air terminal* * *I adj terminal;estado terminal MED terminal phaseII m INFOR terminalterminal de salidas AVIA departure terminal;terminal de autobuses bus station, bus terminal* * *terminal adj: terminal♦ terminalmente adv* * *terminal n2. (en aeropuerto) air terminal -
62 ante2
2 = before, in the face of, vis à vis, in the presence of, in view of, facing.Ex. The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings.Ex. Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex. Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.----* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la ley = at law.* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.* ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* ante la presión de = in the crush to.* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* ante-sala = lobby.* ante todo = first and foremost, before anything else, more than anything else, first of all, above all, above all things.* estar ante = be faced with.* representación ante el juzgado = representation at tribunal. -
63 conocimiento humano
(n.) = human consciousnessEx. The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.* * *el conocimiento humano= human record, theEx: In the short run, the most likely prospect is for all current systems to continue with electronic formats merely adding to the richness of the human record.
(n.) = human consciousnessEx: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.
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64 conocimiento humano, el
= human record, theEx. In the short run, the most likely prospect is for all current systems to continue with electronic formats merely adding to the richness of the human record. -
65 mar
f. & m.1 sea (also figurative).veranean en el mar they spend their summer holidays at the seasidehacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to seaalta mar high seasa mares a lotllover a mares to rain bucketsmar abierto the open seamar adentro out to seamar gruesa rough o stormy seamar rizada choppy seael mar Báltico the Baltic Seael mar Cantábrico the Cantabrian Seael mar Caribe the Caribbean Seael mar Caspio the Caspian Seael mar Egeo the Aegean Seael mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Seael mar Muerto the Dead Seael mar del Norte the North Seael mar Negro the Black Seael mar Rojo the red SeaUn mar de gente A great number of people.2 EAR, enlarged access resources.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 (gen) sea2 (marejada) swell\en alta mar on the high sea, on the open seaestar hecho,-a un mar de lágrimas to be crying his/her eyes out, be in floods of tearshacerse a la mar to put (out) to sea, set sailllover a mares to rain cats and dogs, bucket down¡pelillos a la mar! familiar let bygones be bygones!por mar by seamar adentro out to seamar gruesa heavy seamar picada rough seamar rizada slightly choppy sea* * *noun mf.* * *ISM[a veces] SF1) (Geog) seael fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea, the seabed
una casa al lado del mar — a house by the sea o on the coast
el o la mar estaba en calma — the sea was calm
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en alta mar — on the high seas•
echarse a la mar — to set sail•
mar de fondo — (lit) groundswell; (fig) underlying tension•
por mar — by sea, by boat•
los siete mares — the seven seas- me cago en la mar saladamar Cantábrico — Bay of Biscay, Cantabrian Sea
brazo 4), golpe 11)mar de arena — poét sand dunes pl, desert wastes pl poét
2) (=marea) tide3) (=abundancia)a)• un mar de diferencia — a world of difference
hay un mar de diferencia entre las dos expresiones — there is a world of difference between the two expressions
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estar hecho un mar de dudas — to be full of doubt, be beset with doubts frmb)• a mares, estaba llorando a mares — she was crying her eyes out
estuvo lloviendo a mares todo el camino — it was raining cats and dogs o it was pouring (down) the whole way
c)la mar de * —
estoy la mar de contento — I'm ever so happy, I'm over the moon *
lo hemos pasado la mar de bien — we had a whale of a time * o a great time
IIen Lisboa vivimos la mar de bien — we live ever so well in Lisbon, we love living in Lisbon
SF [eufemismo] de madre in obscene expressionsIIIEXCL (Mil) march!* * *1) (Geog) seasurcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)
el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea
hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail
a mares — (fam)
sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat
arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse
me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)
surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained
2) ( costa)3)a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems
b) ( abismo)hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...
los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)
c)la mar de... — (fam)
es la mar de simpática — she's so nice
* * *= sea.Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.----* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* alta mar = high seas, the.* a mares = cats and dogs.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* brazo de mar = sound.* caballito de mar = seahorse.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.* concha de mar = seashell.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de mar adentro = offshore.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* en el mar = at sea.* energía del mar = ocean energy.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* erizo de mar = sea urchin.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estrella de mar = starfish.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.* mar adentro = offshore.* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.* mar agitada = heavy sea.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar arbolada = heavy sea.* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* mar gruesa = heavy sea.* mar interior = inland sea.* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* mar picada = heavy sea.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.* mar territorial = territorial sea.* mar tropical = tropical sea.* mina de mar = sea mine.* nutria de mar = sea otter.* oreja de mar = abalone.* orilla del mar = seashore.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.* puerto de mar = seaport.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.* un mar de = a sea of.* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.* verde mar = sea green.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* vista al mar = sea view.* * *1) (Geog) seasurcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)
el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea
hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail
a mares — (fam)
sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat
arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse
me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)
surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas
quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained
2) ( costa)3)a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems
b) ( abismo)hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...
los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)
c)la mar de... — (fam)
es la mar de simpática — she's so nice
* * *= sea.Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* alta mar = high seas, the.* a mares = cats and dogs.* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.* brazo de mar = sound.* caballito de mar = seahorse.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.* concha de mar = seashell.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de mar adentro = offshore.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* en el mar = at sea.* energía del mar = ocean energy.* en mar abierto = on the open sea.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* erizo de mar = sea urchin.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.* estrella de mar = starfish.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.* mar adentro = offshore.* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.* mar agitada = heavy sea.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar arbolada = heavy sea.* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.* mar fuerte = heavy sea.* mar gruesa = heavy sea.* mar interior = inland sea.* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* mar picada = heavy sea.* mar revuelto = stormy sea.* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.* mar territorial = territorial sea.* mar tropical = tropical sea.* mina de mar = sea mine.* nutria de mar = sea otter.* oreja de mar = abalone.* orilla del mar = seashore.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.* puerto de mar = seaport.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.* un mar de = a sea of.* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.* verde mar = sea green.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* vista al mar = sea view.* * *A ( Geog) seala vida en el mar life at seaa orillas del mar by the seael mar estaba como un plato or una balsa the sea was like a millpondel mar está picado or rizado the sea is choppyel mar estaba agitado or revuelto the sea was roughel fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the seamar abierto open seala corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the currentla tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro they were caught out at sea by the stormhacerse a la mar ( liter); to set sailpor mar by seaa mares ( fam): llovió a mares it poured with rain, it bucketed down ( BrE colloq), it rained cats and dogssudaba a mares he was sweating streams, he was streaming o pouring with sweatarar en el mar to flog a dead horsela mar en coche ( RPl fam): una cena con champán, el mejor caviar y la mar en coche a meal complete with champagne, the finest caviar, the works o the whole shebang o the whole caboodle ( colloq)surcar los siete mares to sail the seven seasquien no se arriesga no pasa la mar nothing ventured, nothing gainedCompuestos:Adriatic SeaYellow SeaBaltic SeaBay of BiscayCaribbean SeaCaspian SeaBarents SeaChina Sea(marejada) swellparece que se llevan muy bien pero hay mucho mar de fondo on the surface they seem to get on really well but underneath it all there's a lot of tension o but there's a lot of underlying tensionCaribbean SeaNorth Sea● mar EgeoAegean Searough o heavy seainland seaIonian SeaMediterranean SeaDead SeaBlack Seaterritorial waters (pl) ( within a 200 mile limit)● mar RojoRed Sea● mar territorial or jurisdiccionalterritorial waters (pl) ( within a 12 mile limit)Tyrrhenian SeaB(costa): el mar the coast¿prefieres ir al mar o a la montaña? would you prefer to go to the coast o to the seaside or to the mountains?C1(indicando abundancia, profusión): un mar de …: está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubtstiene un mar de problemas he has no end of problemsestaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears2(abismo): hay un mar de diferencia entre los dos países there's a world of difference between the two countries3es la mar de simpática she's so nicelo pasamos la mar de bien we had a whale of a time ( colloq)el vestido te queda la mar de bien the dress suits you perfectly, the dress looks really good on youtengo la mar de cosas que contarte I have loads of things to tell you ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
mar
mar.
mar sustantivo masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)
1 (Geog) sea;
el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea;
mar abierto open sea;
la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current;
hacerse a la mar (liter) to set sail;
por mar by sea;
mar Cantábrico Bay of Biscay;
mar de las Antillas Caribbean Sea;
mar Mediterráneo Mediterranean Sea;
mar gruesa rough o heavy sea
2 ( costa):
mar
I sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sea: ayer había mucha mar, there was a heavy sea yesterday
en alta mar, on the high seas
mar adentro, out to sea
II sustantivo masculino
1 sea
Mar Cantábrico, Cantabrian Sea
2 (gran cantidad) un mar de deudas, a flood of debts
♦ Locuciones: a mares, a lot: lloraba a mares, he was in floods of tears
hacerse a la mar, to set sail
la mar de, really, very: es una niña la mar de despierta, she's a really clever girl
' mar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- arrastrar
- bonanza
- borde
- bramar
- bramido
- brava
- bravo
- buey
- cala
- chalet
- contramaestre
- crucero
- deslucir
- embravecerse
- encresparse
- erizo
- espuma
- estrella
- faenar
- golpe
- gruesa
- grueso
- langosta
- lengua
- loba
- lobo
- manga
- mareo
- nivel
- nublar
- nudo
- oleada
- orientarse
- orilla
- picada
- picado
- picarse
- puerto
- respeto
- revuelta
- revuelto
- ribera
- rizada
English:
above
- afloat
- bass
- bathe
- bed
- breaker
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- choppy
- crossing
- Dead Sea
- facing
- groundswell
- hair
- heavy
- lap
- lost
- mar
- Mediterranean
- mighty
- navigate
- paddle
- prospect
- put out
- quagmire
- quit
- raging
- reclaim
- Red Sea
- rig
- rise
- roar
- rock
- rough
- sail
- sea
- sea dog
- sea-fish
- sea-level
- sea-water
- seabed
- seahorse
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- shore
- sink
- smooth
- splendid
* * *mar nm o nf Note that the feminine is used in literary language, by people such as fishermen with a close connection with the sea, and in some idiomatic expressions.1. [océano, masa de agua] sea;al nivel del mar at sea level;se cayó al mar she fell into the sea;hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea;pasan meses en el mar [navegando] they spend months at sea;mar adentro out to sea;por mar [viajar, enviar] by sea;un viaje por mar a sea voyage;Literariosurcar los mares to ply the seas;a mares: llover a mares to rain cats and dogs;lloraba a mares she was crying her eyes out;sudaba a mares he was sweating buckets;RP Famla mar en coche the whole shebang;Esp muy Fam Esp Fam Euf mar abierto open sea;el mar Adriático the Adriatic Sea;el mar Amarillo the Yellow Sea;el mar Arábigo the Arabian Sea;el mar de Aral the Aral Sea;mar arbolada = rough sea with waves between 6 and 9 metres in height;el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea;mar calma calm sea;el mar Cantábrico the Bay of Biscay;el mar Caribe the Caribbean (Sea);el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea;el mar de China the China Sea;el mar de(l) Coral the Coral Sea;el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea;también Fig mar de fondo groundswell;el asunto ha creado mucha mar de fondo en la opinión pública the affair has given rise to a groundswell of public opinion;mar gruesa = rough sea with waves under 6 metres;un mar interior an inland sea;el mar de Irlanda the Irish Sea;el mar Jónico the Ionian Sea;mar llana calm sea;el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea;el mar Muerto the Dead Sea;el mar Negro the Black Sea;el mar del Norte the North Sea;mar picada very choppy sea;mar rizada choppy sea;el mar Rojo the Red Sea;el mar de los Sargazos the Sargasso Sea2. [litoral] seaside;nos vamos a vivir al mar we're going to live by the sea;una casa en el mar a house by the sea;junto al mar at the seasideun mar de sangre a river of blood;estoy inmersa en un mar de dudas I'm plagued with doubts;estar hecho un mar de lágrimas to be crying one's eyes out[muy] dead;es la mar de inteligente she's dead intelligent;todo va la mar de lento everything's going dead slowly;está la mar de nerviosa she's dead nervous;tengo la mar de cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do* * *m (also f) GEOG sea;los mares del Sur the South Seas;alta mar high seas pl ;sudaba a mares fig fam the sweat was pouring off him fam ;llover a mares fig fam pour, bucket down fam ;hacerse a la mar put to sea* * *mar nmf1) : seaun mar agitado: a rough seahacerse a la mar: to set sail2)alta mar : high seas* * *mar n sea -
66 norte
adj.north, northern.viento norte north winden la mitad norte del país in the northern half of the countrypartieron con rumbo norte they set off northwardsm.1 north (geography).viento del norte north windir hacia el norte to go north(wards)el norte de España northern Spain, the north of Spainestá al norte de Madrid it's (to the) north of Madrid2 goal, objective (objetivo).perder el norte to lose one's bearings o way3 guide.* * *1 north2 (viento) northerly wind\perder el norte to lose sight of one's objectives, lose one's waysin norte aimlessnorte magnético magnetic North* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.* * *1.ADJ [región] northern; [dirección] northerly; [viento] northla zona norte de la ciudad — the northern part of the city, the north of the city
2. SM1) (=punto cardinal) north2) [de región, país] north3) (=viento) north wind4) (=meta) aim, objectiveperder el norte — to lose one's way, go astray
5) Caribe (=Estados Unidos) ≈ United States6) Caribe (=llovizna) drizzle* * *Ien la parte norte del país — in the northern part o the north of the country
iban en dirección norte — they were heading north o northward(s)
IIla costa/el ala norte — the north coast/wind
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) north, Northcaminaron hacia el Norte — they walked north o northward(s)
c) ( rumbo)* * *Ien la parte norte del país — in the northern part o the north of the country
iban en dirección norte — they were heading north o northward(s)
IIla costa/el ala norte — the north coast/wind
a) (parte, sector)b) ( punto cardinal) north, Northcaminaron hacia el Norte — they walked north o northward(s)
c) ( rumbo)* * *norte11 = north.Ex: Short-loans could move adjacent to the main issue desk at the south by moving furniture, or at the north by rearranging the catalogue.
* al extremo norte = northernmost.* al norte de = north of.* al norte del estado = upstate.* Carolina del Norte = North Carolina.* Corea del Norte = North Korea.* del norte = northern, Hyperborean.* derecho hacia al norte = due north.* directamente hacia el norte = due north.* en dirección norte = northbound.* en el norte del estado = upstate.* Europa del norte = northern Europe.* exactamente al norte = due north.* hacia el norte = northbound.* Hemisferio Norte, el = Northern Hemisphere, the.* Irlanda del Norte = Northern Ireland.* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.* norte de América = northern America.* norte de Europa = northern Europe.* norte del Pacífico = North Pacific.* OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte) = NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).* Polo Norte, el = North Pole, the.norte22 = sense of purpose, goal.Nota: Línea fundamental de actuación que un servicio bibliotecario pretende conseguir y que generalmente se descompone en objetivos particulares.Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.* sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.* * *[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹región› northernen la parte norte del país in the northern part of the country, in the north of the countryiban en dirección norte they were heading north o northward(s), they were heading in a northerly directionla costa norte de África the north coast of Africala cara norte de la montaña the north o northern face of the mountainel Atlántico norte the North Atlantic(parte, sector): el norte the northen el norte del país in the north of the countryviven al norte de Matagalpa they live (to the) north of Matagalpaestá en el norte de África it is in North Africa2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (punto cardinal) north, Northla aguja señala hacia el/al Norte the needle points northvientos flojos del Norte light northerly winds, light winds from the northestas avenidas van de Norte a Sur these avenues run north-southcaminaron hacia el Norte they walked north o northward(s)la casa da/está orientada al norte the house faces northestá más al norte it's further north3(meta): su único norte es progresar en su carrera his sole aim is to further his careerel norte que guía nuestros pasos the light which guides our steps ( liter)perder el norte de la realidad to lose sight of reality4diálogo Norte-Sur North-South dialogue5Norte (en bridge) North* * *
Multiple Entries:
N.
norte
N. (
norte adjetivo invariable ‹ región› northern;
‹costa/ala› north ( before n);◊ iban en dirección norte they were heading north o northward(s)
■ sustantivo masculino
north, North;
al norte de Matagalpa to the north of Matagalpa;
vientos del Nnorte northerly winds;
caminaron hacia el Nnorte they walked north o northward(s);
la casa da al norte the house faces north
norte sustantivo masculino
1 north: está en el norte de España, it is in the north of Spain
2 (viento) north wind
3 (meta, aspiración) aim, goal
♦ Locuciones: perder el norte, to lose one's bearings o to be at a loss (about what to do): ha perdido el norte, ya no sabe qué hacer, he's lost his bearings, he doesn't know how to go on
' norte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
América
- barrer
- Corea del Norte
- darse
- estar
- feudo
- Irlanda
- limitar
- mirar
- orientar
- OTAN
- polo
- señalar
- hemisferio
- ladera
- moro
- N.
- Norteamérica
- norteamericano
- por
- rumbo
- tomar
English:
blow
- equator
- extend
- N
- NATO
- north
- North America
- North Korea
- North Pole
- northern
- Northern Ireland
- northward
- Pole
- prospect
- sea
- tell
- to
- up
- aimless
- direction
- due
- face
- -facing
- head
- northerly
- pole
- trouble
- true
- uptown
* * *♦ adj inv[posición, parte] north, northern;viento norte north wind;la cara norte de la montaña the north face of the mountain;la costa norte the north coast;habrá tiempo soleado en la mitad norte del país it will be sunny in the northern half of the country;partieron con rumbo norte they set off northwards;un frente frío que se desplaza en dirección norte a cold front moving north o northwards♦ nm1. [zona] north;está al norte de Santiago it's (to the) north of Santiago;la fachada da al norte the front of the building faces north;viento del norte north wind;habrá lluvias en el norte (del país) there will be rain in the north (of the country);ir hacia el norte to go north(wards);el Norte de África North Africanorte geográfico true north;el norte magnético magnetic north4. [punto cardinal] north5. [viento] north wind6. [objetivo] goal, objective;perder el norte to lose one's bearings o way* * *m north;al norte de north of;perder el norte fig lose one’s way* * *norte adj: north, northernnorte nm1) : north2) : north wind3) meta: aim, objective* * *norte n north -
67 vaticinar
v.1 to prophesy, to predict.2 to forecast, to foretell, to predict, to vaticinate.3 to predict to.* * *1 to predict, foretell, prophesy* * *VT (=predecir) to predict; (=pronosticar) to forecast* * *verbo transitivo (period) <victoria/fracaso> to forecast* * *verbo transitivo (period) <victoria/fracaso> to forecast* * *vaticinar [A1 ]vt( period):los sondeos vaticinan la victoria del PPP the polls forecast o predict a victory for the PPPestos sucesos vaticinan un invierno conflictivo these events point to the prospect of further conflict this winter* * *
vaticinar vtr (predecir) frml to foreshadow, predict
* * *vaticinar vt1. [predecir] to predict, to forecast;los expertos vaticinan una subida del dólar the experts are predicting o forecasting a rise in the dollar2. [adivino] to prophesy* * *v/t predict, forecast* * *vaticinar vt: to predict, to foretell
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