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  • 61 betätigen

    I v/t TECH.
    1. (bedienen) operate, work; (einschalten) switch on, turn on; (Schalter etc.) press, push; (drehen) turn; (in Gang setzen) get s.th. going ( oder working); (in Bewegung bringen) auch set s.th. in motion; (Bremse) apply; (Gehirn) get working
    2. (steuern) control
    3. geh. (verwirklichen) put into effect, put into practice, implement
    II v/refl be active; im Haushalt etc.: busy o.s., work; ohne bestimmtes Ziel: potter (Am. putter) around umg.; du könntest dich ruhig auch mal etwas betätigen oft iro. (du sollst helfen) perhaps you could stir yourself into action (and help us); kann ich mich hier irgendwie betätigen? can I be of any help here?; sich betätigen als act as; arbeitend: work as; sich politisch betätigen be active ( oder involved) in politics; sich sportlich betätigen do sport(s); sich schriftstellerisch / künstlerisch / wissenschaftlich betätigen do some writing / painting / scientific work; sich gärtnerisch betätigen hum. potter (Am. putter) around in the garden
    * * *
    to actuate
    * * *
    be|tä|ti|gen ptp betätigt
    1. vt
    1) Muskeln, Gehirn, Darm, Auslöser to activate; Bremse to apply, to put on; Mechanismus to operate, to work, to activate, to actuate (form); Taste, Knopf to press; (= drehen) to turn; Schalter, Blinker to turn on; Hebel to move, to operate; Sirene to operate, to sound
    2) (liter = bewirken) to bring about, to effect
    3) (liter = einsetzen) to put into effect
    2. vr
    to busy oneself; (körperlich) to get some exercise

    sich politisch betä́tigen — to be active in politics

    sich wissenschaftlich/literarisch betä́tigen — to do( some) scientific work/some writing

    sich künstlerisch betä́tigen — to do (some) painting/sculpture etc

    sich sportlich betä́tigen — to do sport

    sich geistig und körperlich betä́tigen — to stay active in body and mind

    * * *
    be·tä·ti·gen *
    I. vt
    ▪ etw \betätigen
    1. (drücken) to press sth; (umlegen) to operate sth; (einschalten) to activate sth
    die Bremse \betätigen to apply [or put on] the brake[s]
    2. (geh: funktionieren lassen) to activate sth
    II. vr
    ▪ sich akk \betätigen to busy oneself
    du kannst gleich bleiben und dich hier \betätigen! (fam) don't go away — there's enough for you to do here!
    sich künstlerisch \betätigen to do a little painting [on the side]
    sich akk politisch \betätigen to be politically active
    sich akk sportlich \betätigen to exercise
    * * *
    1.
    reflexives Verb busy or occupy oneself

    sich politisch/literarisch/körperlich betätigen — engage in political/literary/physical activity

    2.
    transitives Verb operate <lever, switch, flush, etc.>; apply < brake>
    * * *
    A. v/t TECH
    1. (bedienen) operate, work; (einschalten) switch on, turn on; (Schalter etc) press, push; (drehen) turn; (in Gang setzen) get sth going ( oder working); (in Bewegung bringen) auch set sth in motion; (Bremse) apply; (Gehirn) get working
    2. (steuern) control
    3. geh (verwirklichen) put into effect, put into practice, implement
    B. v/r be active; im Haushalt etc: busy o.s., work; ohne bestimmtes Ziel: potter (US putter) around umg;
    du könntest dich ruhig auch mal etwas betätigen oft iron (du sollst helfen) perhaps you could stir yourself into action (and help us);
    kann ich mich hier irgendwie betätigen? can I be of any help here?;
    sich betätigen als act as; arbeitend: work as;
    sich politisch betätigen be active ( oder involved) in politics;
    sich schriftstellerisch/künstlerisch/wissenschaftlich betätigen do some writing/painting/scientific work;
    sich gärtnerisch betätigen hum potter (US putter) around in the garden
    * * *
    1.
    reflexives Verb busy or occupy oneself

    sich politisch/literarisch/körperlich betätigen — engage in political/literary/physical activity

    2.
    transitives Verb operate <lever, switch, flush, etc.>; apply < brake>
    * * *
    v.
    to actuate v.
    to operate v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > betätigen

  • 62 eröffnen

    I v/t
    1. (Autobahn, Fluglinie, Geschäft etc.) open; feierlich: auch inaugurate; (Geschäft, Praxis) open up, start, set up; wieder eröffnen reopen
    2. (Ausstellung, Fluglinie, Konto, Saison etc.) open; (Diskussion, Saison etc.) auch start off; das Feuer ( wieder) eröffnen (re)open fire, start firing (again); den Ball mit einem Walzer eröffnen open the ball with a waltz
    3. JUR. (Testament) open, read; (Verfahren) open; das oder ein Konkursverfahren eröffnen institute bankruptcy proceedings
    4. MED. (Bauchhöhle etc.) open (up); (Geschwür) lance
    5. jemandem etw. eröffnen (mitteilen) disclose s.th. to s.o., inform s.o. of s.th.
    6. jemandem neue Möglichkeiten / Perspektiven etc. eröffnen open (up) new possibilities / perspectives etc. for s.o.
    II v/i Börse, Geschäft etc.: open
    III vt/i Schach: open (the game)
    IV v/refl
    1. Möglichkeit etc.: present itself
    2. geh.: sich jemandem eröffnen take s.o. into one’s confidence
    * * *
    (einweihen) to inaugurate;
    (öffnen) to open
    * * *
    er|ọ̈ff|nen [ɛɐ'œfnən] ptp erö\#ffnet
    1. vt
    1) (= beginnen) to open (AUCH FIN, MIL ETC); Ausstellung to open, to inaugurate (form); Konkursverfahren to institute, to initiate; Testament to open
    2) (MED) Geschwür to lance
    3) (hum, geh)
    2. vr
    1) (Aussichten etc) to open up, to present itself/themselves
    2) (geh)
    3. vi
    (Währungskurs) to open (mit at)
    * * *
    (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) open
    * * *
    er·öff·nen *
    I. vt
    1. (zugänglich machen)
    ▪ etw \eröffnen to open sth
    2. (in die Wege leiten)
    ▪ etw \eröffnen to open sth, to institute sth
    ▪ etw \eröffnen to open sth
    4. (hum: mitteilen)
    ▪ jdm etw \eröffnen to reveal sth to sb hum, to tell sb sth
    5. (bieten)
    ▪ jdm etw \eröffnen to open up sth to sb
    ▪ etw \eröffnen to commence sth
    das Feuer [auf jdn] eröffnen to open fire [on sb]
    II. vr (sich bieten)
    ▪ sich akk jdm [durch etw akk] \eröffnen to open up to sb [through sth]
    III. vi FIN
    ▪ irgendwie \eröffnen to be a certain way at the start of trading
    ▪ mit etw dat \eröffnen to open at sth
    * * *
    1.
    1) open <shop, gallery, account>; start <business, practice>
    2) (beginnen) open <meeting, conference>; begin < event>
    3)

    jemandem etwas eröffnen — (mitteilen) reveal something to somebody

    4)
    5) (Rechtsw., Wirtsch.)
    6)
    2.
    reflexives Verb (sich bieten)

    sich jemandem eröffnen — <opportunity, possibility> present itself

    * * *
    A. v/t
    1. (Autobahn, Fluglinie, Geschäft etc) open; feierlich: auch inaugurate; (Geschäft, Praxis) open up, start, set up;
    2. (Ausstellung, Fluglinie, Konto, Saison etc) open; (Diskussion, Saison etc) auch start off;
    das Feuer (wieder) eröffnen (re)open fire, start firing (again);
    den Ball mit einem Walzer eröffnen open the ball with a waltz
    3. JUR (Testament) open, read; (Verfahren) open;
    ein Konkursverfahren eröffnen institute bankruptcy proceedings
    4. MED (Bauchhöhle etc) open (up); (Geschwür) lance
    5.
    jemandem etwas eröffnen (mitteilen) disclose sth to sb, inform sb of sth
    6.
    jemandem neue Möglichkeiten/Perspektiven etc
    eröffnen open (up) new possibilities/perspectives etc for sb
    B. v/i Börse, Geschäft etc: open
    C. v/t & v/i Schach: open (the game)
    D. v/r
    1. Möglichkeit etc: present itself
    2. geh:
    sich jemandem eröffnen take sb into one’s confidence
    * * *
    1.
    1) open <shop, gallery, account>; start <business, practice>
    2) (beginnen) open <meeting, conference>; begin < event>
    3)

    jemandem etwas eröffnen — (mitteilen) reveal something to somebody

    4)
    5) (Rechtsw., Wirtsch.)
    6)
    2.
    reflexives Verb (sich bieten)

    sich jemandem eröffnen — <opportunity, possibility> present itself

    * * *
    adj.
    opening adj. v.
    to introduce v.
    to open v.
    to unclose v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > eröffnen

  • 63 Niederlassung

    f
    1. (das Niederlassen) establishment (+ Gen of)
    2. WIRTS., gewerbliche: place of business; (Filiale) branch office; einer Bank: branch
    * * *
    die Niederlassung
    branch; settlement
    * * *
    Nie|der|las|sung [-lasʊŋ]
    f -, -en
    1) no pl (= das Niederlassen) settling, settlement; (eines Arztes etc) establishment, setting-up
    2) (= Siedlung) settlement
    3) (COMM) registered office; (= Zweigstelle) branch
    * * *
    (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) post
    * * *
    Nie·der·las·sung
    <-, -en>
    f
    1. kein pl (berufliche Etablierung) establishment, setting up
    er hat die Genehmigung zur \Niederlassung als Arzt erhalten he has been granted permission to set up as a doctor
    2. (Zweigstelle) branch
    * * *
    die; Nieder, Niederen
    1) o. Pl. s. Niederlassen 1): setting up in business; setting up of a practice or in practice
    2) (Ort) settlement
    3) (Wirtsch.): (Zweigstelle) branch
    * * *
    1. (das Niederlassen) establishment (+gen of)
    2. WIRTSCH, gewerbliche: place of business; (Filiale) branch office; einer Bank: branch
    * * *
    die; Nieder, Niederen
    1) o. Pl. s. Niederlassen 1): setting up in business; setting up of a practice or in practice
    2) (Ort) settlement
    3) (Wirtsch.): (Zweigstelle) branch
    * * *
    f.
    branch (office) n.
    settlement n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Niederlassung

  • 64 a toda pastilla

    familiar (velocidad) at full speed, at full tilt 2 (volumen) at full blast
    * * *
    = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed
    Ex. The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.
    Ex. The article ' On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo " A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Internet overdrive. No place for Sunday drivers'.
    Ex. The article ' Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
    Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
    Ex. Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
    Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
    Ex. For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
    Ex. The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
    Ex. Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
    Ex. With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
    Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
    * * *
    = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed

    Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.

    Ex: The article ' On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo " A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet overdrive. No place for Sunday drivers'.
    Ex: The article ' Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
    Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
    Ex: Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times.
    Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
    Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle.
    Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
    Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars.
    Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
    Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a toda pastilla

  • 65 academia

    f.
    1 school, academy (colegio).
    academia de idiomas language school
    academia militar military academy
    2 academy.
    * * *
    1 (institución) academy
    2 (escuela) school, academy
    \
    Academia de Bellas Artes ≈ Royal Academy of Arts
    academia de comercio business school
    academia de idiomas language school
    academia militar military academy
    La Real Academia Española the Spanish Academy
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=establecimiento) academy; (Escol) (private) school

    academia de música — school of music, conservatoire

    2) (=sociedad) learned society
    ACADEMIA In Spain academias are private schools catering for students of all ages and levels outside normal school and working hours. Some specialize in particular skills such as computing, languages and music while others offer extra tuition in core school subjects and syllabuses. For people hoping to do well enough in the oposiciones to get a post in the public sector, there are academias offering special preparatory courses for these notoriously difficult competitive examinations.
    See:
    * * *
    a) ( sociedad) academy
    b) (Educ) school
    c) (RPl) ( mundo académico)

    la academia — academia, the academic world

    * * *
    Ex. An academy is a learned society for the promotion of art, literature, science, etc., established to provide instruction, to engage in intellectual life or the practice of an art, to set standards, disseminate information, and to confer prestige on its members.
    ----
    * academia de conducir = driving school.
    * academia de las ciencias = academy of sciences.
    * academia militar = military academy.
    * * *
    a) ( sociedad) academy
    b) (Educ) school
    c) (RPl) ( mundo académico)

    la academia — academia, the academic world

    * * *

    Ex: An academy is a learned society for the promotion of art, literature, science, etc., established to provide instruction, to engage in intellectual life or the practice of an art, to set standards, disseminate information, and to confer prestige on its members.

    * academia de conducir = driving school.
    * academia de las ciencias = academy of sciences.
    * academia militar = military academy.

    * * *
    1 (sociedad) academy
    Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española Association of Academies of the Spanish Language
    2 ( Educ) school
    3
    ( RPl) (mundo académico): la academia academia, the academic world
    Compuestos:
    dance academy, school of dancing
    ● academia de conductores or ( AmL) choferes
    driving school
    dressmaking school
    language school, school of languages
    music school
    hairdressing school ( BrE), ≈ beauty academy ( AmE)
    military academy
    * * *

    academia sustantivo femenino

    b) (Educ) school;

    academia de conductores or (AmL) choferes driving school;

    academia sustantivo femenino
    1 academy
    Real Academia Española de la Lengua, the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language
    academia de policía, police academy
    2 (escuela) school: da clases en una academia, she gives classes in an academy

    ' academia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    academy
    - centre
    - dojo
    - school
    * * *
    1. [colegio] school, academy
    academia de baile dance school; RP academia de choferes driving school;
    academia de idiomas language school;
    academia de informática = private institution offering courses in computing;
    voy a una academia de informática I'm doing a computer course;
    academia militar military academy
    2. [sociedad] academy;
    la Academia de las Ciencias the Academy of Science
    3. RP [universidad]
    la academia university, academia
    * * *
    f academy
    * * *
    : academy
    * * *
    1. (sociedad) academy [pl. academies]
    2. (escuela) school

    Spanish-English dictionary > academia

  • 66 armario

    m.
    1 cupboard.
    armario empotrado fitted cupboard/wardrobe
    2 cabinet, storage cupboard.
    * * *
    1 (para ropa) wardrobe, US closet; (de cocina) cupboard
    \
    armario empotrado built-in wardrobe, built-in cupboard
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM [de cocina] cupboard, closet (EEUU); [de ropa] wardrobe, closet (EEUU)

    armario ropero — wardrobe, closet (EEUU)

    * * *
    a) ( para ropa - mueble) wardrobe; (- empotrado) closet (AmE), wardrobe (BrE)
    b) ( de cocina) cupboard; ( de cuarto de baño) cabinet
    * * *
    = cupboard, credenza, cabinet, closet, wardrobe.
    Ex. It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.
    Ex. Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.
    Ex. This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.
    Ex. Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.
    Ex. In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.
    ----
    * almacenamiento en armarios = cabinet storage.
    * armario de aseo = bathroom cabinet.
    * armario de baño = bathroom cabinet.
    * armario de cocina = kitchen cabinet.
    * armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.
    * armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet, linen cupboard.
    * armario de suministros = stock cupboard.
    * armario empotrado = fitted wardrobe.
    * salido del armario = out-of-the-closet.
    * salir del armario = come out of + the closet.
    * * *
    a) ( para ropa - mueble) wardrobe; (- empotrado) closet (AmE), wardrobe (BrE)
    b) ( de cocina) cupboard; ( de cuarto de baño) cabinet
    * * *
    = cupboard, credenza, cabinet, closet, wardrobe.

    Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

    Ex: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.
    Ex: This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.
    Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.
    Ex: In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.
    * almacenamiento en armarios = cabinet storage.
    * armario de aseo = bathroom cabinet.
    * armario de baño = bathroom cabinet.
    * armario de cocina = kitchen cabinet.
    * armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.
    * armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet, linen cupboard.
    * armario de suministros = stock cupboard.
    * armario empotrado = fitted wardrobe.
    * salido del armario = out-of-the-closet.
    * salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

    * * *
    1 (para ropa) closet ( AmE), wardrobe ( BrE)
    2 (de cocina) cupboard, closet ( AmE)
    Compuestos:
    closet/wardrobe with mirrors on both sides of the doors
    (para ropa) built-in closet ( AmE), fitted o built-in wardrobe ( BrE); (de cocina etc) fitted o built-in cupboard
    closet ( AmE), wardrobe ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    armario sustantivo masculino

    (— empotrado) closet (AmE), wardrobe (BrE)

    ( de cuarto de baño) cabinet
    armario m (ropero) GB wardrobe, US closet
    (de cocina) cupboard
    armario empotrado, built-in wardrobe o cupboard
    ' armario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capacidad
    - cotillear
    - cuerpo
    - empotrado-a
    - guardar
    - ordenar
    - taquilla
    - adosar
    - bajar
    - barra
    - botiquín
    - encima
    - escaparate
    - escarbar
    - gabinete
    - guardarropa
    - orden
    - percha
    - poner
    - rincón
    - vaciar
    English:
    back
    - bare
    - built-in
    - cabinet
    - clear out
    - closet
    - cubbyhole
    - cupboard
    - fitted wardrobe
    - linen
    - locker
    - shelf
    - skeleton
    - tilt
    - turn out
    - walk-in
    - wardrobe
    - from
    * * *
    1. [para objetos] cupboard;
    [para ropa] wardrobe; Fam
    salir del armario to come out of the closet
    armario empotrado Br fitted o US built-in cupboard/wardrobe;
    armario de luna wardrobe [with mirrors on the doors];
    armario ropero wardrobe
    2. Fam [jugador, deportista] Br donkey, US goat
    * * *
    m closet, wardrobe; de cocina cabinet, Br
    cupboard
    * * *
    1) clóset, ropero: closet
    2) alacena: cupboard
    * * *
    1. (en general) cupboard
    2. (ropero) wardrobe

    Spanish-English dictionary > armario

  • 67 con mayor profundidad

    = in most detail, in more detail
    Ex. The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice.
    Ex. Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
    * * *
    = in most detail, in more detail

    Ex: The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice.

    Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con mayor profundidad

  • 68 con más detalle

    = in most detail, in more detail
    Ex. The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice.
    Ex. Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
    * * *
    = in most detail, in more detail

    Ex: The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice.

    Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con más detalle

  • 69 consultorio médico

    m.
    1 doctor's office.
    2 general practice group, medical practice.
    * * *
    (n.) = doctor's surgery, surgery
    Ex. The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
    Ex. The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.
    * * *
    (n.) = doctor's surgery, surgery

    Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

    Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > consultorio médico

  • 70 curioso

    adj.
    curious, funny, odd, eccentric.
    m.
    1 snooper, rubberneck, busybody, eavesdropper.
    2 bystander.
    * * *
    1 curious
    2 (indiscreto) inquisitive
    3 (aseado) clean, tidy, neat
    4 (extraño) strange, odd
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (mirón) onlooker
    2 peyorativo (indiscreto) nosy parker, busybody
    * * *
    (f. - curiosa)
    adj.
    2) peculiar, unusual
    * * *
    curioso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] curious; (=indiscreto) inquisitive
    2) (=raro) [acto, objeto] curious, odd

    ¡qué curioso! — how odd!, how curious!

    3) (=aseado) neat, clean, tidy
    4) (=cuidadoso) careful, conscientious
    2. SM / F
    1) (=presente) bystander, onlooker
    2) (=interesado)
    3) (=cotilla) busybody
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

    es curioso que... — it's odd o strange that...

    lo curioso del caso es que... — the strange o funny thing is that...

    2)
    a) [ser] ( inquisitivo) inquisitive; ( entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)
    b) [estar] ( interesado) curious
    3) (Esp) ( pulcro) neat
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino
    a) ( espectador) onlooker

    abstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters

    b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)
    * * *
    = curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.
    Ex. Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.
    Ex. Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex. Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
    Ex. One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.
    Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
    Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
    ----
    * curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.
    * curioso por saber = interrogator.
    * miradas curiosas = prying eyes.
    * objeto curioso = knick knack.
    * objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.
    * ojos curiosos = prying eyes.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd

    es curioso que... — it's odd o strange that...

    lo curioso del caso es que... — the strange o funny thing is that...

    2)
    a) [ser] ( inquisitivo) inquisitive; ( entrometido) (pey) nosy* (colloq)
    b) [estar] ( interesado) curious
    3) (Esp) ( pulcro) neat
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino
    a) ( espectador) onlooker

    abstenerse curiosos — (Esp) no timewasters

    b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)
    * * *
    = curious, quaint, inquisitive, onlooker, intriguing, prying.

    Ex: Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.

    Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
    Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
    Ex: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.
    Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
    Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
    * curioso por conocer = interrogator, interrogator.
    * curioso por saber = interrogator.
    * miradas curiosas = prying eyes.
    * objeto curioso = knick knack.
    * objetos curiosos = bric-a-brac.
    * ojos curiosos = prying eyes.

    * * *
    curioso1 -sa
    A (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd
    es curioso que no haya venido it's odd o strange o curious that she hasn't come
    lo curioso del caso es que … the strange o funny o odd o curious thing is that …
    B
    1 [ SER] (inquisitivo) inquisitive; (entrometido) ( pey) nosy* ( colloq)
    2 [ ESTAR] (interesado) curious
    estoy curiosa por saber qué pasó I'm curious to know what happened
    C (pulcro) neat
    curioso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    1 (espectador) onlooker
    [ S ] abstenerse curiosos ( Esp); no timewasters
    2 ( fam) (fisgón) busybody ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    curioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 (interesante, extraño) curious, strange, odd
    2

    ( entrometido) (pey) nosy( conjugate nosy) (colloq)
    b) [estar] ( interesado) curious

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    b) (fam) ( fisgón) busybody (colloq)

    curioso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (indiscreto) curious, inquisitive
    2 (extraño) strange, odd
    lo curioso es que..., the strange thing is that...
    3 (limpio) neat, tidy
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (mirón) onlooker
    2 pey (chismoso) nosey-parker, busybody
    ' curioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    curiosa
    - inquieta
    - inquieto
    English:
    curious
    - enough
    - funny
    - inquisitive
    - odd
    - Peeping Tom
    - quaint
    - rubberneck
    - strange
    - droll
    - inquiring
    * * *
    curioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [por saber, averiguar] curious, inquisitive
    2. [raro] odd, strange;
    ¡qué curioso! how odd!, how strange!;
    lo más curioso es que… the oddest o strangest thing is that…;
    es curioso que… it's odd o strange that…
    3. [limpio] neat, tidy;
    [cuidadoso] careful
    4. [fisgón] inquisitive, nosy
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [espectador] onlooker
    2. [fisgón] inquisitive o nosy person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 persona curious
    2 ( raro) curious, odd, strange
    II m, curiosa f onlooker
    * * *
    curioso, -sa adj
    1) : curious, inquisitive
    2) : strange, unusual, odd
    ♦ curiosamente adv
    * * *
    curioso adj
    1. (extraño) strange
    ¡qué curioso! how strange!
    2. (interesado) inquisitive
    3. (indiscreto) nosy [comp. nosier; superl. nosiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > curioso

  • 71 debido a

    prep.
    due to, as a matter of, for, because of.
    * * *
    due to, owing to, because of
    * * *
    = be reason of, because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to, for reasons of, in connection with, in light of, in the face of, in the interest(s) of, in the light of, on account of, on grounds, on the grounds that/of, owing to, thanks to, out of, because
    Ex. For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
    Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
    Ex. In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility.
    Ex. For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.
    Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex. It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
    Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.
    Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
    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. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
    Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
    Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.
    Ex. Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
    Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex. The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.
    Ex. It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.
    Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
    Ex. In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
    * * *
    = be reason of, because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to, for reasons of, in connection with, in light of, in the face of, in the interest(s) of, in the light of, on account of, on grounds, on the grounds that/of, owing to, thanks to, out of, because

    Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.

    Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
    Ex: In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility.
    Ex: For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.
    Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
    Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
    Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.
    Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
    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: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
    Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
    Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.
    Ex: Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
    Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.
    Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.
    Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
    Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.

    Spanish-English dictionary > debido a

  • 72 difusión

    f.
    diffusion, pervasion, broadcasting, dissemination.
    * * *
    1 (de luz, calor) diffusion
    2 figurado (de noticia, enfermedad, etc) spreading
    3 RADIO broadcast, broadcasting
    \
    tener gran difusión to be widely known, be widespread
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de calor, luz] diffusion
    2) [de noticia, teoría] dissemination, spreading
    3) (Periodismo) [de programa] broadcasting; [de periódico] circulation, readership figures pl
    * * *
    femenino (de noticia, rumor) spreading; (de ideas, doctrina) spreading, diffusion (frml)
    * * *
    = dissemination, projection, spread, airing, propagation, diffusion, spreading.
    Ex. An indexing system is a set of prescribed procedures for organising the contents of records of knowledge or documents for the purposes of retrieval and dissemination.
    Ex. The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
    Ex. With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.
    Ex. To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.
    Ex. As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
    Ex. Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
    Ex. The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.
    ----
    * difusión de información = information provision, provision of information, dissemination of information.
    * difusión de la información = information diffusion, information dissemination.
    * difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.
    * difusión electrónica de documentos (DED) = electronic document delivery (EDD).
    * difusión por radio y televisión = broadcast, broadcasting.
    * difusión selectiva de la información = SDI (selective dissemination of information).
    * servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.
    * * *
    femenino (de noticia, rumor) spreading; (de ideas, doctrina) spreading, diffusion (frml)
    * * *
    = dissemination, projection, spread, airing, propagation, diffusion, spreading.

    Ex: An indexing system is a set of prescribed procedures for organising the contents of records of knowledge or documents for the purposes of retrieval and dissemination.

    Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
    Ex: With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.
    Ex: To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.
    Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
    Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
    Ex: The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.
    * difusión de información = information provision, provision of information, dissemination of information.
    * difusión de la información = information diffusion, information dissemination.
    * difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.
    * difusión electrónica de documentos (DED) = electronic document delivery (EDD).
    * difusión por radio y televisión = broadcast, broadcasting.
    * difusión selectiva de la información = SDI (selective dissemination of information).
    * servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.

    * * *
    (de una noticia, un rumor) spreading; (de ideas, una doctrina) spreading, diffusion ( frml)
    se ha dado amplia difusión al conflicto the conflict has been given widespread coverage
    un libro de mucha difusión entre los jóvenes a book which is widely read among the young
    * * *

     

    difusión sustantivo femenino (de noticia, rumor) spreading;
    (de ideas, doctrina, cultura) spreading, diffusion (frml);

    difusión sustantivo femenino
    1 (de noticias, rumores) spreading, circulation: la difusión de su teoría es nula, his theory is not widely known
    2 Rad TV broadcasting
    3 Fís Quím diffusion

    ' difusión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    extensión
    - generalización
    - nacional
    English:
    democracy
    - spread
    * * *
    1. [de noticia, rumor] spreading;
    [de religión, ideología] spread, dissemination; [de cultura, costumbres] spreading, diffusion;
    el evento tuvo enorme difusión en la prensa escrita the event received extensive press coverage
    2. [por radio, televisión] broadcasting;
    3. [de epidemia, olor, calor] spread;
    [de sonido, ondas] diffusion, spread
    4. [de periódico, revista] circulation
    * * *
    f spread(ing)
    * * *
    difusión nf, pl - siones
    1) : spreading
    2) : diffusion (of heat, etc.)
    3) : broadcast, broadcasting
    los medios de difusión: the media

    Spanish-English dictionary > difusión

  • 73 discurso de apertura

    (n.) = keynote address, opening address, opening speech, keynote presentation
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.
    Ex. Other appendices include a list of working documents produced especially for the Symposium and the opening and closing speeches.
    Ex. Where available keynote presentations and abstracts are available in PDF format.
    * * *
    (n.) = keynote address, opening address, opening speech, keynote presentation

    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.

    Ex: The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.
    Ex: Other appendices include a list of working documents produced especially for the Symposium and the opening and closing speeches.
    Ex: Where available keynote presentations and abstracts are available in PDF format.

    Spanish-English dictionary > discurso de apertura

  • 74 eliminación

    f.
    1 elimination, removal, discard, disposal.
    2 put-out.
    3 elimination.
    * * *
    1 elimination
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=de posibilidades) elimination
    2) [de concursante, deportista] elimination
    3) (=desaparición) [de mancha, obstáculo] removal; [de residuos] disposal
    4) [de incógnita] elimination
    5) (Fisiol) elimination
    * * *
    femenino elimination
    * * *
    = clearance, cutoff, deletion, elimination, erasure, removal, removing, suppression, withdrawal, disposal, disbandment, eradication, excision, axing, disbanding, overturning, clearing, wiping out.
    Ex. Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.
    Ex. This is very important to remember in assessing the true significance of the potential of the LC catalog cutoff, to which Mr. Welsh refers.
    Ex. The query number Q0001 is needed for deletion at a later date.
    Ex. Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
    Ex. This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.
    Ex. Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.
    Ex. The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; cleaning and removing mould; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.
    Ex. The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.
    Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
    Ex. The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.
    Ex. The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.
    Ex. The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary.
    Ex. In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.
    Ex. This article reports briefly on the axing of the Wilson Library Bulletin.
    Ex. Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.
    Ex. This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
    Ex. This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
    Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
    ----
    * eliminación de ambigüedades = disambiguation.
    * eliminación de basura = waste disposal.
    * eliminación de la cafeina = decaffeination.
    * eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.
    * eliminación de los duplicados = deduplication.
    * eliminación del sarro = descaling.
    * eliminación de registros duplicados = duplicate elimination.
    * eliminación de virus = virus elimination.
    * * *
    femenino elimination
    * * *
    = clearance, cutoff, deletion, elimination, erasure, removal, removing, suppression, withdrawal, disposal, disbandment, eradication, excision, axing, disbanding, overturning, clearing, wiping out.

    Ex: Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.

    Ex: This is very important to remember in assessing the true significance of the potential of the LC catalog cutoff, to which Mr. Welsh refers.
    Ex: The query number Q0001 is needed for deletion at a later date.
    Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
    Ex: This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.
    Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.
    Ex: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; cleaning and removing mould; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.
    Ex: The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.
    Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
    Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.
    Ex: The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.
    Ex: The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary.
    Ex: In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.
    Ex: This article reports briefly on the axing of the Wilson Library Bulletin.
    Ex: Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.
    Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
    Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
    Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
    * eliminación de ambigüedades = disambiguation.
    * eliminación de basura = waste disposal.
    * eliminación de la cafeina = decaffeination.
    * eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.
    * eliminación de los duplicados = deduplication.
    * eliminación del sarro = descaling.
    * eliminación de registros duplicados = duplicate elimination.
    * eliminación de virus = virus elimination.

    * * *
    1 (de posibilidades) elimination
    solucionaron el problema por eliminación they solved the problem by (a) process of elimination
    2 (de una competición) elimination
    3 (de grasas, toxinas) elimination
    4 (de una incógnita) elimination
    5 (de residuos) disposal
    la eliminación de los residuos the disposal of the waste products
    * * *

    eliminación sustantivo femenino
    elimination;
    ( de residuos) disposal
    eliminación sustantivo femenino elimination
    ' eliminación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    residuo
    English:
    disposal
    - elimination
    - removal
    * * *
    1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] elimination
    2. [de contaminación, grasas, toxinas] elimination;
    [de residuos] disposal; [de fronteras, obstáculos] removal, elimination eliminación de residuos waste o garbage disposal
    3. Mat [de incógnita] elimination;
    Fig
    hallar algo por eliminación to work sth out by a process of elimination
    4. Euf [de persona] elimination
    * * *
    f
    1 elimination
    2 de desperdicios disposal
    3 INFOR deletion
    * * *
    eliminación nf, pl - ciones : elimination, removal
    * * *
    1. (en general) elimination
    2. (de una mancha) removal

    Spanish-English dictionary > eliminación

  • 75 entorpecer

    v.
    Elsa entorpeció la búsqueda Elsa hindered the search.
    2 to obstruct, to hinder.
    3 to make it difficult to.
    Elsa entorpece buscar comida Elsa makes it difficult to search for food.
    4 to dull, to blunt.
    Su torpeza entorpeció el cuchillo His clumsiness dulled the knife.
    5 to stupefy, to make dumb.
    El golpe entorpeció a Ricardo The blow made Richard dumb.
    6 to benumb.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer
    1 to make numb, make dull
    2 figurado (dificultar) to obstruct, impede, hinder; (retardar) to delay
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=estorbar) [gen] to obstruct, hinder; [+ proyectos] to set back; [+ tráfico] to slow down, slow up; [+ trabajo] to delay, hinder
    2) (=aletargar) [+ entendimiento] to dull, stupefy; [+ miembro] to make numb
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dificultar) < tráfico> to hold up, slow down; <planes/movimiento> to hinder
    b) < entendimiento> to dull; < reacciones> to dull, slow down
    2.
    entorpecerse v pron entendimiento to become dulled; reacciones to become dulled, be slowed down
    * * *
    = hamper, hinder, cripple, dull, get in + the way (of), stand in + the way (of).
    Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
    Ex. In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
    Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
    Ex. Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind.
    Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
    Ex. It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
    ----
    * entorpecer la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice.
    * entorpecerse mutuamente = trip over + each other.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dificultar) < tráfico> to hold up, slow down; <planes/movimiento> to hinder
    b) < entendimiento> to dull; < reacciones> to dull, slow down
    2.
    entorpecerse v pron entendimiento to become dulled; reacciones to become dulled, be slowed down
    * * *
    = hamper, hinder, cripple, dull, get in + the way (of), stand in + the way (of).

    Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

    Ex: In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
    Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
    Ex: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind.
    Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
    Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
    * entorpecer la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice.
    * entorpecerse mutuamente = trip over + each other.

    * * *
    entorpecer [E3 ]
    vt
    1
    (dificultar): está entorpeciendo el tráfico it is holding up o slowing down o obstructing the traffic
    estas cajas entorpecen el paso these boxes are (getting) in the way
    en lugar de ayudar entorpece la marcha del trabajo instead of helping she's slowing the job up o she's a hindrance
    su enfermedad entorpece nuestros planes her illness is a setback to o is hindering our plans
    entorpecía sus movimientos it hindered o restricted her movements
    2 ‹entendimiento› to dull; ‹reacciones› to dull, slow down
    «entendimiento» to become dulled; «reacciones» to become dulled, be slowed down
    * * *

    entorpecer ( conjugate entorpecer) verbo transitivo

    ‹planes/movimiento› to hinder;

    b) ‹entendimiento/reacciones› to dull

    entorpecerse verbo pronominal [entendimiento/reacciones] to become dulled
    entorpecer verbo transitivo
    1 (un acuerdo, un camino) to hinder: las obras entorpecen el tráfico, the road works are holding up the traffic
    2 (las capacidades, los sentidos) to dull
    ' entorpecer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impedir
    - obstruir
    English:
    hinder
    - set back
    - cramp
    - deaden
    - dull
    - hold
    * * *
    1. [dificultar] [proceso, movimientos, negociaciones] to hinder;
    [tráfico] to slow down;
    problemas de última hora entorpecen la firma del tratado last-minute problems are holding up o delaying the signing of the treaty;
    el viento entorpecía el ritmo de los ciclistas the wind slowed the cyclists down;
    ¡estás entorpeciendo el paso! you're getting in the way!
    2. [debilitar] [miembros] to numb;
    [mente] to cloud
    * * *
    v/t
    1 hold up, hinder; paso obstruct
    * * *
    entorpecer {53} vt
    1) : to hinder, to obstruct
    2) : to dull
    * * *
    entorpecer vb to hinder

    Spanish-English dictionary > entorpecer

  • 76 exhibición

    f.
    1 exhibition, exposition, show, display.
    2 payment of an installment.
    3 partial payment for stock subscription.
    * * *
    1 (exposición) exhibition, show
    2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA showing
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) exhibition, show
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=demostración) show, display

    exhibición folklórica — folk festival, display of folk-dancing etc

    2) (Cine) showing
    3) (Dep) exhibition, display
    4) Méx (Com) payment of an instalment o (EEUU) installment
    * * *
    a) ( demostración) display

    haciendo exhibición de su fuerza — showing off o displaying his strength

    b) (de cuadros, artefactos) exhibition, display
    c) (Cin) screening, showing
    * * *
    = showcase, show, exhibit.
    Ex. This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
    Ex. Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.
    Ex. Models and displays set up in the salesrooms or as special exhibits are both decorative and interesting.
    ----
    * adiestramiento ecuestre de exhibición = dressage.
    * doma de exhibición = dressage.
    * doma ecuestre de exhibición = dressage.
    * * *
    a) ( demostración) display

    haciendo exhibición de su fuerza — showing off o displaying his strength

    b) (de cuadros, artefactos) exhibition, display
    c) (Cin) screening, showing
    * * *
    = showcase, show, exhibit.

    Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

    Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.
    Ex: Models and displays set up in the salesrooms or as special exhibits are both decorative and interesting.
    * adiestramiento ecuestre de exhibición = dressage.
    * doma de exhibición = dressage.
    * doma ecuestre de exhibición = dressage.

    * * *
    1 (demostración) display
    haciendo exhibición de su fuerza showing off o displaying his strength
    una exhibición de gimnasia a gymnastics display
    2 (de cuadros, artefactos) exhibition, display
    estar en exhibición to be on show o display, to be exhibited
    no dejes la ropa interior en exhibición ( hum); don't leave your underwear lying around for all the world to see ( colloq)
    3 ( Cin) screening, showing
    * * *

    exhibición sustantivo femenino

    b) (de cuadros, artefactos) exhibition, display;

    ◊ estar en exhibición to be on show o display

    exhibición sustantivo femenino
    1 (demostración) exhibition, display
    2 (de una película, espectáculo) showing, performance
    ' exhibición' also found in these entries:
    English:
    demo
    - display
    - exhibit
    - grandiose
    * * *
    1. [demostración] show, display;
    hicieron una exhibición de fuerza they gave a show of strength;
    el equipo dio una auténtica exhibición the team put on a magnificent performance
    2. [artística] exhibition;
    una exhibición de objetos precolombinos an exhibition of pre-Columbian artefacts
    3. [deportiva] exhibition;
    una exhibición de billar artístico an exhibition of artistic billiards
    4. [de películas] showing
    * * *
    f
    1 display, demonstration
    2 de película screening, showing
    * * *
    1) : exhibition, show
    2) : showing
    * * *
    1. (en general) display
    2. (de deporte, baile) demonstration

    Spanish-English dictionary > exhibición

  • 77 importante

    adj.
    1 important (destacado, significativo).
    2 considerable.
    3 significant, considerable, sizable.
    * * *
    1 (gen) important; (por su gravedad) serious; (por su cantidad) considerable
    2 (influyente) important
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, major

    un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy

    • dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs

    • lo importante es... — the main thing is...

    • poco importante — unimportant

    • es importante que — it is important that

    2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious
    * * *
    a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant

    ¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much

    lo importante es... — the important thing is...

    dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs

    b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant
    * * *
    = considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.
    Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
    Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.
    Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
    Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
    Ex. The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
    Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.
    Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
    Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.
    Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.
    Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
    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 October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
    Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.
    Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
    Ex. We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
    Ex. We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.
    Ex. He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.
    ----
    * acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.
    * considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * evento importante = milestone.
    * hacer que sea importante = render + important.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * menos importante, el = least, the.
    * muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.
    * poco importante = small-time.
    * por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.
    * sentirse importante = feel + important.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.
    * suceso importante = critical incident.
    * suma importante = princely sum.
    * último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * * *
    a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant

    ¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much

    lo importante es... — the important thing is...

    dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs

    b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant
    * * *
    = considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.

    Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

    Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.
    Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
    Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
    Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
    Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.
    Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
    Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.
    Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.
    Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
    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 October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
    Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.
    Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
    Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
    Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.
    Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.
    * acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.
    * considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * evento importante = milestone.
    * hacer que sea importante = render + important.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * menos importante, el = least, the.
    * muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.
    * poco importante = small-time.
    * por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.
    * sentirse importante = feel + important.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.
    * suceso importante = critical incident.
    * suma importante = princely sum.
    * último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.

    * * *
    1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant
    tengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you
    ¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing much
    lo importante es participar the important thing is to take part
    es importante que vayas it's important that you go
    2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significant
    una importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of money
    la tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damage
    un número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    algo importante    
    importante
    importante adjetivo
    a) ‹noticia/persona› important;

    ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
    dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs

    ‹ daños› severe, considerable;
    ‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
    importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
    una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
    ' importante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bonita
    - bonito
    - categoría
    - ciudad
    - comodidad
    - consignar
    - cosa
    - cualquiera
    - despreciable
    - eje
    - eslabón
    - floricultura
    - gorda
    - gordo
    - historia
    - histórica
    - histórico
    - inmediatez
    - menos
    - nada
    - núcleo
    - opinar
    - personaje
    - pintar
    - poderosa
    - poderoso
    - reseñar
    - sabrosa
    - sabroso
    - salario
    - señalada
    - señalado
    - señor
    - suma
    - sustancial
    - sustantiva
    - sustantivo
    - tomo
    - viso
    - indiferente
    - notable
    - papel
    - parecer
    - personalidad
    - pez
    - que
    - trascendental
    - trascendente
    - un
    - visita
    English:
    amount to
    - appreciable
    - armory
    - armoury
    - assassin
    - assassination
    - big
    - consideration
    - depreciate
    - edit
    - flagship
    - grain
    - grand
    - great
    - head-hunt
    - high
    - if
    - important
    - increasingly
    - large
    - last
    - leading
    - least
    - major
    - mean
    - morality
    - prominent
    - significant
    - sponsor
    - thing
    - VIP
    - weighty
    - assassinate
    - come
    - considerable
    - feature
    - feel
    - first
    - foremost
    - name
    - priority
    - strongly
    - substantial
    * * *
    1. [destacado, significativo] important;
    el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;
    ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;
    ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;
    lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;
    no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;
    dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important
    2. [cantidad] considerable;
    [lesión] serious;
    una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;
    * * *
    adj important
    * * *
    : important
    * * *
    1. (en general) important
    2. (considerable) considerable

    Spanish-English dictionary > importante

  • 78 lo básico

    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)
    Ex. This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.
    Ex. This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex. A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex. Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
    * * *
    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)

    Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.

    Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo básico

  • 79 lo esencial

    the main thing
    * * *
    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)
    Ex. This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.
    Ex. This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex. A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex. Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
    * * *
    = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)

    Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.

    Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
    Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
    Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo esencial

  • 80 línea de investigación

    (n.) = line of enquiry, line of research, line of enquiry, research front, avenue (for/of) research, research avenue, avenue of investigation, research line
    Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
    Ex. The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.
    Ex. The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.
    Ex. This article presents a method for identifying the research front of a scientific discipline based on constructing cocitation clusters and on a content analysis of citations.
    Ex. One avenue of research that is set to improve information access is to develop technologies for automatically personalizing information.
    Ex. 'Cultural norms' have foreclosed research avenues in evolutionary studies.
    Ex. This avenue of investigation leads into spatial approaches used frequently by psychologists, sociologists, and architectural designers = Esta línea de investigación nos lleva a métodos para estudiar el espacio físico usados frecuentmente por los sicólogos, sociólogos y arquitectos.
    Ex. This paper identifies the significant research influences on practice, and the research lines not yet reflected in operational systems.
    * * *
    (n.) = line of enquiry, line of research, line of enquiry, research front, avenue (for/of) research, research avenue, avenue of investigation, research line

    Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

    Ex: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.
    Ex: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.
    Ex: This article presents a method for identifying the research front of a scientific discipline based on constructing cocitation clusters and on a content analysis of citations.
    Ex: One avenue of research that is set to improve information access is to develop technologies for automatically personalizing information.
    Ex: 'Cultural norms' have foreclosed research avenues in evolutionary studies.
    Ex: This avenue of investigation leads into spatial approaches used frequently by psychologists, sociologists, and architectural designers = Esta línea de investigación nos lleva a métodos para estudiar el espacio físico usados frecuentmente por los sicólogos, sociólogos y arquitectos.
    Ex: This paper identifies the significant research influences on practice, and the research lines not yet reflected in operational systems.

    Spanish-English dictionary > línea de investigación

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  • practice — prac‧tice [ˈprækts] noun 1. [uncountable] the work done by a particular profession, especially lawyers or doctors who are working for themselves rather than a public organization: • Mr. Barr returned to private law practice in the mid 1990s. •… …   Financial and business terms

  • set up (something) — 1. to establish or create something. The welfare system is set up to encourage people to find work as soon as they can. He set up his practice as an architect in New York City in the 1890s. His father s money was used to set him up in business. 2 …   New idioms dictionary

  • Set theory (music) — Example of Z relation on two pitch sets analyzable as or derivable from Z17 (Schuijer 2008, p.99), with intervals between pitch classes labeled for ease of comparison between the two sets and their common interval vector, 212320. Musical set… …   Wikipedia

  • Practice management — software (PMS) is a category of software that deals with the day to day operations of a medical practice. Such software frequently allows users to capture patient demographics, schedule appointments, maintain lists of insurance payers, perform… …   Wikipedia

  • Set-aside — as a political measure was introduced by the European Union (EU) in 1988 to (i) help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price system of the Common Agricultural Policy; and (ii) to deliver some… …   Wikipedia

  • set-off — index counterclaim, drawback Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 set off …   Law dictionary

  • Set Persson — (1897 1960) was a Swedish communist leader. Persson was born on March 5 1897 in Stockholm, but as an orphan he was raised by relatives in Hälsingland. He was a good student in school, but left his studies at the age of 14 to start to work in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Practice in Christianity — (also Training in Christianity) is a work by 19th century philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. It was published on September 27, 1850 under the pseudonym Anti Climacus , the author of The Sickness Unto Death . Kierkegaard considered it to be his most… …   Wikipedia

  • PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — CIVIL Court Sessions The courts of three (judges) exercising jurisdiction in civil matters (see bet din ) held their sessions during the day, but – following Jethro s advice to Moses that judges should be available at all times (Ex. 18:22) – they …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • practice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 actual doing of sth VERB + PRACTICE ▪ put sth into ▪ I can t wait to put what I ve learned into practice. PREPOSITION ▪ in practice ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • set design —    Design jobs in the performing arts include theatre designer, stage designer and, increasingly the European term ‘scenographer’ (with sub categories of set designer, costume designer, lighting designer and sound designer). Taken together, these …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

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