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1 entorno
m.1 environment, surroundings.2 context.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: entornar.* * *1 environment, surroundings plural2 INFORMÁTICA environment* * *noun m.1) environment2) surroundings* * *SM1) (=medioambiente) environment; (Literat) setting, milieu; (=clima) climate; (=escenario) scenesacar a algn de su entorno — to take sb away from/out of their normal environment
2) (Inform) environment* * *a) ( situación) environmententorno social — social milieu o environment
los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity
b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment* * *= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex. A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.----* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* crear un entorno = create + an environment.* del entorno = ambient, environmental.* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.* entorno familiar = home environment.* entorno físico = atmospherics.* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.* entorno OSI = OSI environment.* entorno urbanístico = built environment.* entorno urbano = built environment.* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* * *a) ( situación) environmententorno social — social milieu o environment
los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity
b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment* * *= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* crear un entorno = create + an environment.* del entorno = ambient, environmental.* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.* entorno familiar = home environment.* entorno físico = atmospherics.* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.* entorno OSI = OSI environment.* entorno urbanístico = built environment.* entorno urbano = built environment.* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* * *1 (situación) environmentel entorno del niño influye en esto the child's environment influences thisentorno social social milieu o environmententorno familiar home environmentel entorno es poco favorable a la negociación the setting is o the situation is o the conditions are o the environment is not ideal for negotiationla estructura y los restos hallados en su entorno the structure and the remains found around it o in the vicinity2 ( Lit) setting3 ( Mat) range* * *
Del verbo entornar: ( conjugate entornar)
entorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
entornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
entornar
entorno
entorno sustantivo masculino
b) (Lit) settingc) (Inf) environment
entornar verbo transitivo to half-close
(una puerta, ventana) to leave ajar
entorno sustantivo masculino
1 (medio) environment
entorno social, social environment
2 (proximidades) surroundings pl
' entorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- escenario
- media
- medio
- sosegada
- sosegado
English:
atmosphere
- blend
- environment
- setting
- surrounding
- environmental
- environs
* * *entorno nm1. [ambiente] environment, surroundings;el entorno familiar/social the home/social environment;fuentes bien informadas del entorno del presidente well-informed sources close to the president;España y los países de su entorno Spain and her European neighbours2. [medio ambiente] environment3. Informát environment* * *m tb INFOR environment* * *entorno nm: surroundings pl, environment* * *entorno n environment -
2 contexto
m.context.* * *1 context2 figurado environment* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=marco) context2) (Téc) web, tangle* * *masculino context* * *= context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.Ex. This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.----* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.* contexto cultural = cultural context.* contexto económico = economic context.* contexto físico = atmospherics.* contexto histórico = historical context.* contexto político = political context.* contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.* contexto social = social context.* contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.* contexto temático = subject context.* dependencia del contexto = situatedness.* dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.* en el contexto de = in the realm of.* en este contexto = against this background.* en otros contextos = in other connections.* establecer el contexto = set + context.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* limitado por el contexto = context-bound.* según el contexto = contextually.* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.* situar en contexto = place + in context.* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.* usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.* * *masculino context* * *= context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.* contexto cultural = cultural context.* contexto económico = economic context.* contexto físico = atmospherics.* contexto histórico = historical context.* contexto político = political context.* contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.* contexto social = social context.* contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.* contexto temático = subject context.* dependencia del contexto = situatedness.* dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.* en el contexto de = in the realm of.* en este contexto = against this background.* en otros contextos = in other connections.* establecer el contexto = set + context.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* limitado por el contexto = context-bound.* según el contexto = contextually.* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.* situar en contexto = place + in context.* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.* usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.* * *1 (en un texto) contextfuera de contexto out of contextponer algo en contexto to put sth into context2 (marco, coyuntura) context* * *
contexto sustantivo masculino
context
contexto sustantivo masculino context
contexto sustantivo masculino context
' contexto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marco
- mayoría
- empezar
English:
context
- must
- set-up
* * *contexto nm1. [de texto] context2. [circunstancias] context;en/fuera de contexto in/out of context* * *m context;fuera de contexto out of context;sacar de contexto take out of context* * *contexto nm: context* * *contexto n context -
3 instrumento
m.1 instrument (musical).instrumento de cuerda stringed instrumentinstrumento musical musical instrumentinstrumento de percusión percussion instrumentinstrumento de viento wind instrument2 tool, instrument (tool).instrumento de precisión precision tool3 means, tool (medio).un instrumento para estimular la demanda a means of stimulating demand4 apparatus.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: instrumentar.* * *1 instrument\instrumento de cuerda stringed instrumentinstrumento de percusión percussion instrumentinstrumento de viento wind instrument* * *noun m.1) instrument2) tool, implement* * *SM1) (Mús) instrumentinstrumento musical, instrumento músico — musical instrument
2) (Téc) (=aparato) instrument; (=herramienta) tool, implementinstrumentos de mando — (Aer) controls
3) (=medio) instrument, tool4) (Jur) deed, legal document5) *** (=pene) tool **** * *1)a) (Mús) (musical) instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de viento — string/wind instrument
b) ( herramienta) instrument; (Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión — measuring/precision instruments
2) ( medio) means* * *= instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex. The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.Ex. This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.Ex. Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.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.----* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.* instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.* instrumento bibliográfico = bibliographic aid, bibliographic tool.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.* instrumento de medición = measuring instrument.* instrumento de percusión = percussion instrument.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.* instrumento de recuperación = recall device.* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* instrumento de trabajo = tool.* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* instrumento geográfico = geographical artifact.* instrumento musical = instrument, musical instrument.* instrumento musical con teclado = keyboard instrument.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* instrumento para la recuperación = access tool.* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos = fastener.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* instrumento para resumir e indizar = abstracting and indexing tool.* instrumentos de comunicación = communication media.* instrumento sicométrico = psychometric instrument.* panel de instrumentos = dashboard.* tablero de instrumentos = dashboard.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* * *1)a) (Mús) (musical) instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de viento — string/wind instrument
b) ( herramienta) instrument; (Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión — measuring/precision instruments
2) ( medio) means* * *= instrument, mechanism, tool, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.
Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.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.* cuadro de instrumentos = dashboard.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales = room for music-making.* instrumento acompañante = accompanying executant.* instrumento bibliográfico = bibliographic aid, bibliographic tool.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.* instrumento de medición = measuring instrument.* instrumento de percusión = percussion instrument.* instrumento de precisión = precision device.* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.* instrumento de recuperación = recall device.* instrumento de referencia = reference tool.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* instrumento de trabajo = tool.* instrumento de viento = wind instrument.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* instrumento geográfico = geographical artifact.* instrumento musical = instrument, musical instrument.* instrumento musical con teclado = keyboard instrument.* instrumento o intérprete de la música = executant.* instrumento para la recuperación = access tool.* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos = fastener.* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.* instrumento para resumir e indizar = abstracting and indexing tool.* instrumentos de comunicación = communication media.* instrumento sicométrico = psychometric instrument.* panel de instrumentos = dashboard.* tablero de instrumentos = dashboard.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* * *A1 ( Mús) instrument, musical instrumentinstrumento de cuerda/de percusión/de viento string/percussion/wind instrument2 (herramienta) instrument; ( Med) instrumentinstrumentos de medición/de precisión measuring/precision instrumentsinstrumentos quirúrgicos surgical instrumentsCompuesto:musical instrumentB (medio) meansemplea su encanto como instrumento para conseguir sus fines he uses his charm as a means o way of getting what he wantsC ( Der) instrument* * *
Del verbo instrumentar: ( conjugate instrumentar)
instrumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
instrumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
instrumentar
instrumento
instrumentar verbo transitivo ( conjugate instrumentar) (Mús) to orchestrate
instrumento sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) instrument;
instrumentos de precisión precision instruments
2 ( medio) means
instrumentar vtr Mús to score, instrument, orchestrate: el poema lo instrumentó el cantante, the singer orchestrated the poem
instrumento sustantivo masculino instrument
instrumento de cuerda/percusión/viento, stringed/percussion/wind instrument
' instrumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afinar
- aparato
- baja
- bajo
- con
- corneta
- cuadrante
- cuerda
- cuerno
- de
- desafinar
- desgastarse
- escarpelo
- fagot
- gaita
- herir
- incisiva
- incisivo
- instrumentar
- manipular
- mástil
- media
- medio
- metro
- mira
- oboe
- pedal
- pistón
- salterio
- saxo
- sonar
- taladro
- tambor
- tañido
- templar
- tocar
- viola
- violín
- violón
- violoncelo
- violonchelo
- aguja
- alguno
- arma
- artefacto
- bombo
- boquilla
- compás
- contrabajo
English:
accurate
- bass
- blow
- dial
- gouge out
- implement
- instrument
- on
- play
- record
- setting
- string
- warp
- whistle
- tool
- wind
* * *instrumento nm1. [musical] instrument;Méx instrumento de aliento wind instrument;instrumento de cuerda stringed o string instrument;instrumento de percusión percussion instrument;instrumento de viento wind instrument2. [herramienta] tool, instrumentinstrumento de medida measuring instrument;instrumento óptico optical instrument;instrumento de precisión precision tool o instrument3. [medio] means, tool;un instrumento para estimular la demanda a means of stimulating demand;ella fue el instrumento del gobierno she was a tool of the government;el canal televisivo es un instrumento de propaganda de la oposición the television channel is a propaganda tool for the opposition4. Der instrument* * *m instrument; ( herramienta) tool, instrument; figtool* * *instrumento nm: instrument* * *instrumento n instrument -
4 analizar
v.to analyze.analizar sintácticamente la siguiente oración parse the following sentenceElsa analizó la bebida Elsa examined the drink.El juez analizó el caso The judge analyzed the case.* * *1 to analyse (US analyze)* * *verb* * *VT to analyse, analyze (EEUU)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*3) (Ling) to parse2.analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, probe.Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.Ex. Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex. Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.Ex. Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.----* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* analizar brevemente = take + a look at.* analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.* analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.* analizar en = break down into.* analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.* analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.* analizar por separado = dissect.* analizar sintácticamente = parse.* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* analizar un tema = explore + theme.* reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*3) (Ling) to parse2.analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, probe.Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.Ex: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* analizar brevemente = take + a look at.* analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.* analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.* analizar en = break down into.* analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.* analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.* analizar por separado = dissect.* analizar sintácticamente = parse.* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* analizar un tema = explore + theme.* reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].* * *analizar [A4 ]vtA (examinar) to analyze*, examineC ( Ling) to parseto undergo o have analysisse está analizando he's undergoing o having analysis, he's seeing an analyst, he's in analysis* * *
analizar ( conjugate analizar) verbo transitivo
c) (Ling) to parse
analizarse verbo pronominal
to undergo o have analysis
analizar verbo transitivo to analyze
' analizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estudiar
- profundidad
- punto
English:
analyse
- test
- analyze
- go
- survey
* * *analizar vt1. [situación, problema] to analyse2. [sangre, orina] to test, to analyse3. Gram to parse;analizar sintácticamente la siguiente oración parse the following sentence* * *v/t analyze* * *analizar {21} vt: to analyze* * *analizar vb to analyse -
5 desempolvar
v.1 to dust.Ella desempolvó los muebles bien She dusted the furniture well.2 to do the dusting.Ella desempolva en las tardes She does the dusting in the afternoon.3 to clean.4 to revive, to remember, to call up, to bring back to memory.Mario desempolvó viejos recuerdos Mario revived old memories.* * *1 (quitar el polvo) to dust2 figurado (volver a usar) to unearth\desempolvar recuerdos figurado to revive memories* * *VT1) [+ libros, muebles] to dust; [+ objeto no usado] to dust off2) [+ recuerdos] to revive* * ** * *= dig out, dust off + the cobwebs.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The article is entitled ' Dusting off the cobwebs: turning the business archives into a managerial tool'.* * ** * *= dig out, dust off + the cobwebs.Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Dusting off the cobwebs: turning the business archives into a managerial tool'.* * *desempolvar [A1 ]vt‹libros› to dig out, dust off; ‹ideas/proyectos› to revive, resurrect* * *
desempolvar verbo transitivo
1 to dust
2 fig (recordar algo pasado) to revive, dig up
* * *desempolvar vt1. [mueble, jarrón] to dust2. [recuerdos] to revive, to reawaken;[conocimientos] to refresh;un día decidió desempolvar su violín one day he decided to take up the violin again;voy a tener que desempolvar mi francés I'm going to have to brush up (on) my French;voy a desempolvar los libros de física I'm going to dig out my physics books* * *v/t1 dust2 figdust off; conocimientos teóricos brush up* * *desempolvar vt1) : to dust off2) : to resurrect, to revive -
6 examinar
v.1 to examine.El científico examinó la evidencia The scientist examined the evidence.El médico examinó al paciente The doctor examined the patient.Ricardo examinó el libro Richard examined=perused the book.2 to interrogate.La policía examinó al testigo The police interrogated the witness.* * *1 (gen) to examine2 (investigar) to consider, inspect, go over1 to take an examination, sit an examination* * *verb1) to examine2) inspect•* * *1. VT1) [+ alumno] to examine2) [+ producto] to test3) [+ problema] to examine, study4) [+ paciente] to examine2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <alumno/candidato> to examine2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine2.examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an examme examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam
* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.Ex. The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex. It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex. It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.----* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.* examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.* examinar el modo de = examine + way.* examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.* examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* examinar rápidamente = scan.* examinar un tema = explore + theme.* sin examinar = unexamined.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <alumno/candidato> to examine2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine2.examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an examme examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam
* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.* examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.* examinar el modo de = examine + way.* examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.* examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* examinar rápidamente = scan.* examinar un tema = explore + theme.* sin examinar = unexamined.* * *examinar [A1 ]vtA ‹alumno/candidato› to examineB (mirar detenidamente, estudiar)1 ‹objeto› to examine, inspect; ‹contrato/documento› to examine, study2 ‹situación/caso› to study, consider; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to study, examine3 ‹paciente/enfermo› to examineayer nos examinamos de latín we had o took o ( BrE) sat our Latin exam yesterday* * *
Multiple Entries:
examinar
examinar algo
examinar ( conjugate examinar) verbo transitivo
to examine;
‹situación/caso› to study, consider
examinarse verbo pronominal (Esp) to take an exam
examinar verbo transitivo to examine: quisiera examinar las pruebas detenidamente, I'd like to thoroughly examine the evidence
' examinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mirar
- pensar
- tantear
- analizar
- escudriñar
- ver
English:
examine
- inspect
- look into
- look over
- paper
- reassess
- review
- scrutinize
- search
- see into
- study
- test
- trace
- view
- look
- peruse
- reexamine
- survey
- vet
* * *♦ vt1. [alumno] to examine2. [analizar] to examine;examinó detenidamente el arma he examined the weapon carefully;examinaremos su caso we shall examine her case;tienes que ir al médico a que te examine you must go and get the doctor to examine you* * *v/t examine* * *examinar vt1) : to examine2) inspeccionar: to inspect* * *examinar vb to examine -
7 lucha
f.1 fight.la lucha contra el cáncer the fight against cancerlucha de clases class struggle o warlucha libre all-in wrestling2 tug-of-war.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: luchar.* * *1 (gen) fight, struggle2 DEPORTE wrestling\lucha de clases class strugglelucha libre free-style wrestling* * *noun f.1) fight2) struggle3) wrestling* * *SF [forma familiar] de Luz, Lucía* * *1) (combate, pelea) fight; ( para conseguir algo) struggle2) (Dep) wrestling•* * *= combat, contention, scramble, fight, struggle, fray, crusade, strife, contest, fighting, tug of war, battle.Ex. It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.Ex. Among the trends are: more focus on user needs, a contention between optical products and on-line access; and a focus in the USA on formulation of major information policies.Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex. The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.Ex. The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Ex. If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.Ex. Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.----* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.* en la lucha contra = in the battle against.* enzarzarse en la lucha = engage in + combat.* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.* lucha a muerte = fight to death.* lucha armada = armed struggle.* lucha contra las drogas = war on drugs.* lucha contra los insectos = pest control.* lucha de clases = class warfare.* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.* lucha de poderes = power struggle, battle of wills.* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.* lucha diaria = daily grind.* luchador de lucha libre = wrestler.* lucha enconada = bitter struggle.* lucha entre tres = three-horse race.* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.* lucha intelectual = battle of wits.* lucha libre = professional wrestling, wrestling.* lucha por el poder = power struggle.* lucha por el título = title race.* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* lucha territorial = turf war.* * *1) (combate, pelea) fight; ( para conseguir algo) struggle2) (Dep) wrestling•* * *= combat, contention, scramble, fight, struggle, fray, crusade, strife, contest, fighting, tug of war, battle.Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
Ex: Among the trends are: more focus on user needs, a contention between optical products and on-line access; and a focus in the USA on formulation of major information policies.Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.Ex: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.* emprender una lucha contra = launch + attack on.* en la lucha contra = in the battle against.* enzarzarse en la lucha = engage in + combat.* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.* lucha a muerte = fight to death.* lucha armada = armed struggle.* lucha contra las drogas = war on drugs.* lucha contra los insectos = pest control.* lucha de clases = class warfare.* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.* lucha de poderes = power struggle, battle of wills.* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.* lucha diaria = daily grind.* luchador de lucha libre = wrestler.* lucha enconada = bitter struggle.* lucha entre tres = three-horse race.* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.* lucha intelectual = battle of wits.* lucha libre = professional wrestling, wrestling.* lucha por el poder = power struggle.* lucha por el título = title race.* luchas internas = infighting [in-fighting].* lucha territorial = turf war.* * *A1 (combate, pelea) fight2 (para conseguir algo, superar un problema) struggledecidieron abandonar la lucha they decided to give up the strugglela eterna lucha entre el bien y el mal the eternal struggle between good and evillas luchas internas están debilitando el partido infighting o internal conflict is weakening the partyuna campaña de lucha contra el hambre a campaign to combat faminela lucha por la supervivencia the fight o struggle for survivalla lucha contra el cáncer the fight against cancerCompuestos:armed struggle o conflictclass struggleB ( Dep) wrestlingCompuestos:cage fightingall-in wrestling, freestyle wrestlingtag wrestling* * *
Del verbo luchar: ( conjugate luchar)
lucha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
lucha
luchar
lucha sustantivo femenino
( para conseguir algo) struggle;
la lucha contra el cáncer the fight against cancerb) (Dep) wrestling;
luchar ( conjugate luchar) verbo intransitivo
lucha por la paz to fight for peace
d) (Dep) to wrestle
lucha sustantivo femenino
1 (combate) fight
lucha libre, wrestling
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) struggle: hubo una lucha interna para cambiar a los dirigentes del partido, there was internal turmoil regarding replacing party heads
lucha de clases, class struggle
luchar verbo transitivo to fight wrestle
♦ Locuciones: luchar con uñas y dientes, to fight nail and tooth
' lucha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antiterrorista
- cuartel
- duelo
- pelea
- abandonar
- armado
- continuo
- cooperar
- desigual
- equilibrado
- guerrilla
- implacable
- llave
- pugna
- sostener
English:
all-in wrestling
- battle
- charity
- class struggle
- contest
- desperate
- fight
- grim
- struggle
- throw
- tug-of-war
- tussle
- war
- wrestling
- warden
* * *lucha nf1. [combate físico] fightla lucha armada the armed struggle2. [enfrentamiento] fight;la lucha contra el cáncer/el desempleo the fight against cancer/unemployment;hubo una lucha muy dura por el liderato the leadership was bitterly contested;fracasó en su lucha por cambiar la ley she failed in her struggle o fight to change the law;las luchas internas del partido the in-fighting within the partylucha de clases class struggle3. [esfuerzo] struggle;es una lucha conseguir que se coman todo it's a struggle to get them to eat it all up4. [deporte] wrestlinglucha grecorromana Graeco-Roman wrestling;lucha libre freestyle o all-in wrestling5. [en baloncesto] jump ballLUCHA LIBRELucha libre, or freestyle wrestling, is a very popular spectator sport in Mexico and features comical masked wrestlers who often become larger-than-life figures. In any fight there will be a goodie (“técnico”) and a baddie (“rudo”) and the action consists of spectacularly acrobatic leaps and throws, and pantomime violence. These wrestlers are so popular that they often feature in special wrestling magazines, as well as on television and radio. The most famous of all was “el Santo” (The Saint), who always wore a distinctive silver mask. He appeared in dozens of films and is still remembered with affection despite his death in 1984.* * *f1 fight, struggle2 DEP wrestling3 en baloncesto jump ball* * *lucha nf1) : struggle, fight2) : wrestling* * *lucha n fight / struggle -
8 menú
m.1 menu, bill of fare, carte du jour.2 menu, list of options for the user.* * *► nombre masculino (pl menús)1 COCINA menu2 INFORMÁTICA menu\menú del día set menu* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de comida] menumenú de la casa — main menu, standard menu
menú del día — Esp set meal
2) (Inform) menuguiado por menú — (Inform) menu-driven
menú desplegable — pull-down menu, drop-down menu
* * *1)a) ( carta) menub) ( comida)2) (Inf) menu•• Cultural note:Common in Spain, especially at lunchtime, this consists of a selection of courses for a fixed price. A drink and coffee are often included in the price* * *= menu.Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.----* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.* barra de menú = menu bar.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.* menú de la casa = set menu.* menú del día = table d'hote, set menu.* menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.* menú desplegable hacia abajo = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.* menú emergente = pop-up menu.* menú en pantalla = menu screen.* modalidad por menús = menu mode.* opción de menú = menu setting.* por menús = menu-driven.* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.* sistema de recuperación de información por medio de menús = menu-based information retrieval system.* * *1)a) ( carta) menub) ( comida)2) (Inf) menu•• Cultural note:Common in Spain, especially at lunchtime, this consists of a selection of courses for a fixed price. A drink and coffee are often included in the price* * *= menu.Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.* barra de menú = menu bar.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* menú de bajada = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.* menú de la casa = set menu.* menú del día = table d'hote, set menu.* menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.* menú desplegable hacia abajo = pull-down menu, drop-down menu.* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.* menú emergente = pop-up menu.* menú en pantalla = menu screen.* modalidad por menús = menu mode.* opción de menú = menu setting.* por menús = menu-driven.* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.* sistema de recuperación de información por medio de menús = menu-based information retrieval system.* * *A1 (carta) menu2(comida): para mí, el menú del día I'd like the set menunos había preparado un menú exquisito he had cooked us a delicious mealB ( Inf) menuCompuesto:pull-down, pull-down menu* * *
menú sustantivo masculino (pl
menú del día set menu
menú sustantivo masculino menu
menú del día, set menu
' menú' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carta
- minuta
- variar
English:
menu
- set
* * *menú nm1. [lista] menu;[comida] food;el menú (del día) the set mealmenú de degustación = set meal comprising small portions of various typical dishes2. Informát menumenú de ayuda help menu;menú desplegable pull-down menu;menú (de) inicio start menu;menú jerárquico hierarchical menu* * *m tbINFOR menu* * ** * *menú n menu -
9 preparar
v.1 to prepare.voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the ricele hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for himElla prepara la ropa She prepares the clothes.Ella preparó la carne ayer She prepared=seasoned the meat yesterday.2 to prepare for (examen).3 to train (sport).La agencia preparó al espía The Agency trained the spy.4 to arrange for, to organize, to prepare.Ella prepara el viaje She arranges for the trip.* * *1 to prepare, get ready■ ¿habéis preparado el viaje? have you arranged the trip?2 (enseñar) to teach3 DEPORTE (entrenar) to train, coach4 (estudiar) to revise for, work for■ ¿has preparado el examen de inglés? have you studied for the English exam?\preparar oposiciones to study for competitive exams* * *verb1) to prepare2) coach, train* * *1. VT1) (=dejar listo) [+ comida] to make, prepare; [+ habitación, casa] to prepare, get ready; [+ compuesto, derivado] (Quím) to prepare, make upestoy preparando la cena — I'm making o preparing dinner, I'm getting dinner ready
¿te preparo un café? — shall I make you a coffee?
terreno 2., 4)¿me puedes preparar la cuenta, por favor? — can you make my bill up, please?
2) (=organizar) [+ acción, viaje] to prepare; [+ ejemplar, revista] to prepare, work ontardaron semanas en preparar el atraco — it took them weeks to set up o prepare the robbery
estamos preparando el siguiente número de la revista — we're working on o preparing the next issue of the magazine
3) (=instruir) [para un partido] to train, coach; [para examen, oposición] to coach, tutorlleva meses preparando al equipo — he has been training o coaching the team for months
la están preparando en una academia — they are preparing o coaching her in a private school, she is being tutored in a private school
4) [+ examen, prueba] to study for, prepare forllevo semanas preparando este examen — I have been studying o preparing for this exam for weeks
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex. The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex. This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex. The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex. A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex. Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.----* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex: The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *preparar [A1 ]vtA ‹plato› to make, prepare; ‹comida› to prepare, get … ready; ‹medicamento› to prepare, make uptengo que preparar la comida I have to get lunch ready o make lunchnos había preparado un postre riquísimo he had made a delicious dessert for uspreparó la habitación para los invitados she prepared the room o got the room ready for the guestsverás la sorpresa que te tengo preparada just wait till you see the surprise I've got (waiting) for youprepáreme la cuenta por favor can you draw up my check, please? ( AmE), can you make up my bill, please? ( BrE)B ‹examen/prueba› to prepareha preparado la asignatura a fondo she's prepared the subject very thoroughlyprepara su participación en los campeonatos he is training o preparing for the championshipsC ‹persona› (para un examen) to tutor, coach ( BrE); (para un partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para una tarea, un reto) to prepareno ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida he has failed to prepare his children for life¿sabes quién la prepara para el examen? do you know who's tutoring o coaching her for the exam?antes de darle la noticia habrá que prepararla the news will have to be broken to her gentlyno estaba preparada para esa grata sorpresa she wasn't prepared for o expecting such a pleasant surpriseA «tormenta» to brewse prepara una crisis en la zona there's a crisis brewing in the regionB ( refl)(disponerse): prepárate que me vas a escuchar just you listen to me!prepararse PARA algo to get ready FOR sthse preparó para darle la mala noticia he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad newsC ( refl) (formarse) to preparese prepara para el examen de ingreso en la Universidad she's preparing for the University entrance examinationse prepara para las Olimpiadas he is training o preparing for the Olympicsno se ha preparado bien (para) la prueba she hasn't studied hard enough o done enough work for the test, she isn't well enough prepared for the test* * *
preparar ( conjugate preparar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ plato› to make, prepare;
‹ comida› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ medicamento› to prepare, make up;
‹ habitación› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ cuenta› to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)
2 ‹examen/prueba› to prepare
3 ‹ persona› ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE);
( para partido) to train, coach, prepare;
(para tarea, reto) to prepare
prepararse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( disponerse): prepararse PARA algo to get ready for sth
2 ( refl) ( formarse) to prepare;
prepararse para algo ‹para examen/competición› to prepare for sth
preparar verbo transitivo
1 to prepare, get ready
preparar una fiesta, to prepare a party
2 Dep to train, coach
' preparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacitar
- despreocuparse
- disponer
- planear
- sabática
- sabático
- terrena
- terreno
- urdir
- arreglar
- corresponder
- hacer
English:
brew
- coach
- concoct
- cook
- detailed
- draw up
- fix
- get
- groom
- lay out
- make
- make out
- make up
- microwave
- mix
- prep
- prepare
- prime
- rind
- roll out
- set
- study
- way
- whip up
- add
- can
- curry
- dispense
- do
- draft
- draw
- dress
- ease
- equip
- gear
- mount
- plan
- put
- ready
- run
* * *♦ vt1. [disponer, elaborar] to prepare;[trampa] to set, to lay; [maletas] to pack;estaban preparando un robo they were planning a robbery;voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the rice;nos preparó una cena estupenda she made o cooked a delicious evening meal for us;¿quién prepara la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your household?;le hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for you2. [examen, oposiciones, prueba] to prepare for3. [entrenar, adiestrar] [físicamente] to train;[tácticamente] to coach; [alumnos] to coach; [animales] to train;no nos habían preparado para solucionar este tipo de problemas we hadn't been taught to solve this type of problem* * *v/t prepare, get ready* * *preparar vt1) : to prepare, to make ready2) : to teach, to train, to coach* * *preparar vb1. (en general) to prepare / to get ready2. (entrenar) to train / to coach -
10 sostener1
1 = sustain, balance, hold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held.Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.Ex. He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.Ex. If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed. -
11 manual
adj.1 manual.trabajos manuales (education) craftwork, handicraft (clase)2 handheld, hand-held.m.manual.manual de conversación phrase bookmanual de instrucciones instruction manualmanual de uso o del usuario user's manual, instruction manual* * *► adjetivo1 manual1 manual, handbook* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.handbook, manual* * *1. ADJ1) (=de manos) manualtrabajo manual — manual labour, manual labor (EEUU)
2) = manuable2.SM manual, guidemanual de consulta — reference book, reference manual
manual de estilo — style book, style guide
manual de mantenimiento — service manual, maintenance manual
* * *Iadjetivo <trabajo/destreza> manualIImasculino manual, handbook* * *Iadjetivo <trabajo/destreza> manualIImasculino manual, handbook* * *manual11 = handbook, manual, textbook [text book], code book, training manual.Ex: Function key <F3> provides a handbook to the database.
Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.Ex: A textbook is a didactic document setting out basic knowledge of an art, science or technique.Ex: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.Ex: Training manuals and support services, such as the Help Desk, are a particular feature of the BLAISE information retrieval services.* manual básico = primer.* manual de aprendizaje = instruction book.* manual de autoayuda = self-help manual.* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).* manual de estilo = style manual, style guideline.* Manual de Estilo de Chicago = Chicago Manual of Style.* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el = MLA Style Manual, the.* manual de hojas sueltas = loose-leaf manual.* manual de lecturas recomendadas = reader, course reader.* manual de operaciones = operations manual.* manual de preparación = training manual.* manual de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* manual de referencia = reference manual, reference guide.* manual de usuario = user manual.* manual práctico = how-to-do-it book, how-to-do-it manual, instruction manual, how-to book, how-to manual.* manual técnico = technical book.manual22 = manual, hand-operated, manipulatory, hand, manually operated.Ex: These principles are being applied in an ever increasing variety of contexts, both manual and automated.
Ex: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.Ex: There was besides vehement opposition to the machines from the hand compositors.Ex: The final product was a simplified, manually operated information system.* catalogación manual = manual cataloguing.* destreza manual = manual dexterity.* fichero manual = manual file.* herramienta manual = hand tool.* impresión manual = hand-printing.* indización manual = manual indexing.* lavado manual a presión = jet wash.* papel verjurado manual = laid hand-made paper.* período de la prensa manual, el = hand-press period, the.* prensa manual = hand-press.* * *‹trabajo/destreza› manualtiene muy poca habilidad manual he's not very good with his handsmanual, handbookCompuesto:training manual* * *
manual adjetivo ‹trabajo/destreza› manual;
■ sustantivo masculino
manual, handbook
manual
I adjetivo manual: se le dan bien los trabajos manuales, she's very good with her hands
II m (libro) manual, handbook: he perdido el manual del ordenador, I've lost my PC user's guide
' manual' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colocar
- instrucción
- tocha
- tocho
- actualizar
- batidor
- campesino
- exprimidor
- habilidad
- talacha
English:
blue-collar
- handbook
- manual
- override
- shift
- training manual
- blue
- dexterity
- drill
- hand
- pay
- phrse
- primer
- saw
- stick
- white
* * *♦ adjmanual;tiene gran habilidad manual she's very good with her hands♦ nmmanualmanual de instrucciones instruction manual;manual de uso instruction manual;manual del usuario user's manual* * *m/adj manual* * *manual adj1) : manualtrabajo manual: manual labor2) : handy, manageable♦ manualmente advmanual nm: manual, handbook* * *manual adj n manual -
12 sostener
v.1 to support, to hold up.sostenme esto, por favor hold this for me, pleaseLa columna sostiene la pared The column supports the wall.Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.2 to defend (defender) (idea, opinión, tesis).sostener que… to maintain that…3 to support.4 to hold, to have (tener) (conversación).sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with somebody5 to sustain.La organización sostiene a María The organization sustains Mary.6 to maintain to.Ella sostiene tener crédito She maintains to have a credit.7 to claim to, to hold to.Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.Ella sostuvo ser la heredera She claimed to be the heiress.* * *1 (mantener firme) to support, hold up2 (sujetar) to hold4 figurado (soportar) to endure, bear, put up with5 figurado (defender) to defend, uphold7 figurado (alimentar) to support, keep8 figurado (velocidad, correspondencia, relación, etc) to keep up, maintain1 (mantenerse) to support oneself; (de pie) to stand up2 (permanecer) to stay, remain\sostener la palabra figurado to keep one's wordsostener una conversación figurado to hold a conversationsostener la mirada a alguien figurado to stare somebody out* * *verb1) to support2) hold3) defend, uphold4) maintain, sustain•* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar)a) [en las manos, los brazos] to hold¡sostén esto un momentito! — hold this a minute!
yo llevaba las cajas mientras él me sostenía la puerta — I carried the boxes while he held the door open for me
b) [en pie] [+ construcción, edificio, techo] to hold up, supportlos pilares que sostienen el puente — the pillars which hold up o support the bridge
las piernas apenas me sostenían — my legs could barely hold me up o support me
entró borracho, sostenido por dos amigos — he came in drunk, held up o supported by two friends
c) (=soportar) [+ peso, carga] to bear, carry, sustain frm2) (=proporcionar apoyo a)a) [económicamente] to supportalgunas de las alternativas sugeridas para sostener al club — some of the alternatives suggested to keep the club going
b) (=alimentar) to support, sustain frmla tierra no da para sostener a todo el mundo — the land does not provide enough to support o frm sustain everyone
c) [moralmente] to supportuna mayoría capaz de sostener al Gobierno — a majority large enough to keep o support the government in power
3) (=mantener)a) [+ opinión] to holdsostiene un punto de vista muy diferente — he has o holds a very different point of view
no tiene datos suficientes para sostener esa afirmación — she doesn't have enough information to back up o support that statement
la investigación no ha terminado, como sostiene el juez — the investigation has not concluded, as the judge maintains o holds
sigue sosteniendo que es inocente — she still maintains o holds that she is innocent
b) [+ situación] to maintain, keep upno podrán sostener su puesto en la clasificación — they won't be able to maintain o keep up their place in the ranking
los campesinos han sostenido desde siempre una fuerte lucha con el medio — country people have always kept up o carried on a hard struggle against the environment
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sostener la mirada de algn — to hold sb's gaze4) (=tener) [+ conversación, enfrentamiento, polémica] to have[+ reunión, audiencia]sostuvo recientemente un enfrentamiento con el presidente — he recently had a clash with the president
5) (Mús) [+ nota] to hold, sustain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( apoyar)a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up
b) ( en un estado) to keep2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have4)a) ( opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...
b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up5)a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustainb) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain2.sostenerse v pron1)a) ( no caerse)b) ( en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power
2) ( mantenerse)se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( apoyar)a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up
b) ( en un estado) to keep2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have4)a) ( opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...
b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up5)a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustainb) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain2.sostenerse v pron1)a) ( no caerse)b) ( en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power
2) ( mantenerse)se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk
* * *sostener11 = sustain, balance, hold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held.Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.sostener22 = be + Posesivo + contention, contend, submit, uphold, underpin, hold, maintain.Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.* sostener la opinión = argue.* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* * *vtA (apoyar)1 ‹estructura/techo› to hold up, support; ‹carga/peso› to beartenían que sostenerlo los dos it needed both of them to support him o hold him o prop him up2 (en un estado) to keeplas fuerzas que lo sostuvieron en el poder the forces which kept him in powerlo único que la sostiene es la fuerza de voluntad it's sheer willpower that's keeping her going3 (sustentar) ‹familia› to support, maintainB (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹paquete› to holdno tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you o I'll keep hold of yousostén la puerta hold the door openponte un pasador para sostener el pelo put a barrette ( AmE) o ( BrE) slide in your hair to keep it in place ( o up etc)C ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to havesostuvieron una acalorada discusión they had a heated discussionno he sostenido nunca una relación duradera I've never had a lasting relationshipla polémica que sostiene con Godoy the dispute that he and Godoy are engaged in o that he is carrying on with GodoyD1 (opinar) to holdyo siempre he sostenido que … I have always maintained o held that …2 ‹argumento/afirmación› to support, back upno tienes pruebas para sostener esa afirmación you don't have any proof to back up o support that statementE1 ‹lucha/ritmo/resistencia› to keep up, sustainla miró y ella sostuvo su mirada he looked at her and she held his gaze2 ( Mús) ‹nota› to hold, sustainA1(no caerse): la estructura se sostiene sola the structure stays up o stands up without supportestaba tan débil que apenas se sostenía en pie he was so weak that he could hardly standla planta ya no se sostiene the plant doesn't stand up on its own o can't support itself any more2 (en un estado) to remainse sostuvo en el poder a pesar de la crisis she managed to stay o remain in power despite the crisisla economía se ha sostenido firme the economy has held o stood firmse sostuvo en su negativa he kept o stuck firmly to his refusalB(sustentarse): apenas puede sostenerse con lo que gana he can hardly support himself on what he earnsse sostiene a base de zumos y de leche she lives on o survives on fruit juice and milk* * *
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo
1 ( apoyar)
‹carga/peso› to bear
2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have
4
5
sostenerse verbo pronominala) ( no caerse):
apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up
(con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold
(una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
' sostener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- mantener
- mirada
- sujetarse
- aguantar
- sostuve
- sujetar
- tener
English:
allege
- argue
- bolster
- contend
- hold up
- submit
- support
- sustain
- uphold
- hold
- prop
* * *♦ vt1. [sujetar] [edificio, estructura, lo que se tambalea] to support, to hold up;[objeto, puerta, bebé] to hold;cuatro columnas sostienen todo el peso de la cúpula four columns take o support the entire weight of the dome;sosténgame esto, por favor hold this for me, please;si no nos llegan a sostener nos hubiéramos peleado if they hadn't held us back, we'd have started fighting;sólo les sostiene su inquebrantable optimismo the only thing that keeps them going is their unshakeable optimism2. [dar manutención a, sustentar] to support3. [mantener] [idea, opinión, tesis] to defend;[promesa, palabra] to keep;sostienen su oferta/invitación their offer/invitation still stands;sostener que… to maintain that…4. [tener] [conversación] to have;[reunión, negociaciones] to hold, to have;sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;durante semanas sostuvo una agria polémica he was involved in a bitter dispute which lasted several weeks5. Fig [aguantar]el corredor no podía sostener aquel ritmo de carrera the athlete couldn't keep up with the pace of the race;era una situación imposible de sostener the situation was untenable;le sostuve la mirada I held her gaze* * *I v/t1 familia support2 opinión hold* * *sostener {80} vt1) : to support, to hold up2) : to holdsostenme la puerta: hold the door for mesostener una conversación: to hold a conversation3) : to sustain, to maintain* * *sostener vb2. (aguantar) to support3. (afirmar, mantener) to maintain
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