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  • 41 entuerto

    m.
    1 wrong, injustice.
    deshacer entuertos to right wrongs
    2 cramping.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: entortar.
    * * *
    1 (agravio) wrong, injustice
    1 afterpains
    \
    deshacer entuertos to right wrongs
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=injusticia) wrong, injustice
    2) pl entuertos (Med) afterpains
    * * *
    1) (fam) ( perjuicio) wrong, injustice
    2) (Med) afterpains (pl)
    * * *
    = wrong, injustice, mess.
    Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
    Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
    ----
    * arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.
    * deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.
    * deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.
    * dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.
    * enmienda de entuertos, la = righting of wrongs, the.
    * * *
    1) (fam) ( perjuicio) wrong, injustice
    2) (Med) afterpains (pl)
    * * *
    = wrong, injustice, mess.

    Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

    Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
    * arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.
    * deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.
    * deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.
    * dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.
    * enmienda de entuertos, la = righting of wrongs, the.

    * * *
    A ( fam) (perjuicio) wrong, injustice
    deshacer un entuerto to right a wrong
    B ( Med) afterpains (pl)
    * * *
    wrong, injustice;
    deshacer entuertos to right wrongs;
    le tocó a él deshacer el entuerto it fell to him to resolve the situation
    * * *
    m fam
    wrong, injustice;
    deshacer un entuerto right a wrong
    * * *
    : wrong, injustice

    Spanish-English dictionary > entuerto

  • 42 espacio físico

    (n.) = physical facility, physical space
    Ex. The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
    Ex. Traditionally, libraries have sought to collect and preserve a representative slice of the world's knowledge under one roof, in one physical space.
    * * *
    (n.) = physical facility, physical space

    Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.

    Ex: Traditionally, libraries have sought to collect and preserve a representative slice of the world's knowledge under one roof, in one physical space.

    Spanish-English dictionary > espacio físico

  • 43 evitar

    v.
    1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).
    podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something
    Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.
    María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.
    2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me
    3 to save.
    esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    1 (gen) to avoid
    2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid
    3 (ahorrar) to spare, save
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=eludir) to avoid
    2) (=ahorrar) to save

    me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
    * * *
    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.
    Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    ----
    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
    * * *
    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

    Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

    * * *
    evitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him
    para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go
    ¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?
    2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent
    se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented
    haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it
    para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering
    3 (ahorrar) to save
    una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble
    así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry
    por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center
    ‹problemas› to save oneself
    evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store
    si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems
    me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    evitar    
    evitar algo
    evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;



    ◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( remediar):

    ◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

    d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

    evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;

    evitar verbo transitivo
    1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
    2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
    (una desgracia) to avert
    3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

    ' evitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahorrar
    - alarde
    - carcajada
    - contemporizar
    - hincapié
    - mortificar
    - mortificarse
    - murmuración
    - para
    - remediar
    - aglomeración
    - huir
    English:
    avert
    - avoid
    - breath
    - bypass
    - cheat
    - clampdown
    - clear
    - deny
    - get round
    - harm
    - head off
    - hedge
    - help
    - loophole
    - miss
    - pair off
    - prevent
    - pussyfoot
    - save
    - scandal
    - should
    - stave off
    - steer
    - step in
    - way
    - get
    - guard
    - keep
    - rat
    - shun
    - stave
    - unavoidably
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;
    ¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;
    no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;
    hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading
    2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;
    siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;
    yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it;
    no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am
    3. [ahorrar] to save;
    esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;
    esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    v/t
    1 avoid;
    no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it
    2 ( impedir) prevent
    3 molestias save
    * * *
    evitar vt
    1) : to avoid
    2) prevenir: to prevent
    3) eludir: to escape, to elude
    * * *
    evitar vb
    1. (en general) to avoid
    2. (impedir) to prevent
    3. (ahorrar) to save

    Spanish-English dictionary > evitar

  • 44 extra

    adj.
    1 extra (adicional).
    horas extras overtime
    2 top quality, superior.
    3 spare.
    f.
    1 4-star petrol (British), premium gas (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)
    2 extra.
    f. & m.
    extra (Cine).
    m.
    extra (gasto).
    * * *
    1 familiar extra
    2 familiar (superior) top-quality, best-quality
    3 (paga) bonus
    1 familiar (gasto) additional expense
    1 familiar (paga) bonus payment
    \
    hacer un extra familiar to give oneself a treat, treat oneself
    ■ aunque estoy a régimen hoy he hecho un extra y me he comido un trozo de pastel although I'm on a diet I've given myself a treat today and had a piece of cake
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj. 3. noun m.
    extra, bonus
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV [tiempo] extra; [gasolina] high-octane

    calidad extra — top-quality, best

    2.
    SMF (Cine) extra
    3. SM
    1) [en cuenta] extra; [de pago] bonus
    2) (=periódico) special edition, special supplement
    * * *
    I
    a) (Com) top quality, fancy grade (AmE)
    b) ( adicional) <gastos/ración> additional, extra; < edición> special
    II
    adverbio extra
    III
    masculino y femenino
    1) (Cin) extra
    2) extra masculino ( gasto) extra expense; ( paga) bonus
    * * *
    = add-on, added, additional, extra, perquisite, extra, perk, frill.
    Ex. As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as ' add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.
    Ex. The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
    Ex. The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
    Ex. Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex. Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    Ex. Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
    Ex. At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.
    Ex. She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and ' frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
    ----
    * accesorios extras = bells and whistles.
    * aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.
    * beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
    * con todos los extras = with the works!.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * hacer horas extras = work + overtime.
    * horas extras = overtime.
    * pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.
    * servicio extra = frill.
    * sin extras = no-frills.
    * todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.
    * * *
    I
    a) (Com) top quality, fancy grade (AmE)
    b) ( adicional) <gastos/ración> additional, extra; < edición> special
    II
    adverbio extra
    III
    masculino y femenino
    1) (Cin) extra
    2) extra masculino ( gasto) extra expense; ( paga) bonus
    * * *
    = add-on, added, additional, extra, perquisite, extra, perk, frill.

    Ex: As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as ' add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.

    Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
    Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
    Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    Ex: Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
    Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.
    Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and ' frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
    * accesorios extras = bells and whistles.
    * aceite de oliva virgen extra = extra virgin olive oil.
    * beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
    * con todos los extras = with the works!.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * hacer horas extras = work + overtime.
    * horas extras = overtime.
    * pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.
    * servicio extra = frill.
    * sin extras = no-frills.
    * todos los accesorios extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

    * * *
    1 ( Com) top quality, fancy grade ( AmE)
    fruta (calidad) extra top quality o fancy grade fruit
    2 (adicional) ‹gastos/ración› additional, extra; ‹edición› special
    extra
    A ( Cin) extra
    salí de extra I was an extra
    B
    extra masculine (gasto) extra expense; (ingreso) bonus
    por si surge algún extra in case any unforeseen o extra expenses come up
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    algo extra    
    extra
    extra adjetivo
    a) (Com) top quality, fancy grade (AmE)

    b) ( adicional) ‹gastos/ración› additional, extra;

    ‹ edición› special
    ■ adverbio
    extra
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Cin) extra
    ■ sustantivo masculino ( gasto) extra expense;
    ( paga) bonus
    extra 1 I adjetivo
    1 (de más, plus) extra
    horas extras, overtime
    paga extra, bonus, Esp extra month's salary usually paid twice a year
    2 (de calidad superior) top quality
    II sustantivo masculino (gasto adicional) extra expense
    III sustantivo masculino y femenino Cine Teat extra
    ' extra' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accesoria
    - accesorio
    - extraordinaria
    - extraordinario
    - gratificación
    - otra
    - otro
    - paga
    - plus
    - prórroga
    - recargo
    - sobresueldo
    - soplada
    - soplado
    - superfina
    - superfino
    - suplementaria
    - suplementario
    - suplemento
    - supletoria
    - supletorio
    - aguinaldo
    - encimar
    - extraplano
    - hora
    - ñapa
    - pilón
    - prima
    - puente
    - sobra
    - sobrar
    - sobretiempo
    - yapa
    English:
    addition
    - boot
    - come in
    - cushion
    - extra
    - frill
    - further
    - option
    - perk
    - accessory
    - additional
    - bumper
    - drain
    - over
    - side
    - walk
    - XL
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [adicional] extra;
    horas extras overtime
    2. [de gran calidad] top quality, superior;
    chocolate extra superior quality chocolate
    ♦ nmf
    [en película] extra;
    hizo de extra en una del oeste he was an extra in a western
    ♦ nm
    [gasto] extra
    ♦ nf
    1. Fam [paga] = additional payment of a month's salary or wages in June and December
    2. Am [gasolina] Br 4-star petrol, US premium gas
    ♦ interj
    extra;
    ¡extra, extra!, dimite el presidente extra! extra! President resigns!
    * * *
    I adj
    1 excelente top quality
    2 adicional extra;
    horas extra pl overtime sg ;
    paga extra extra month’s pay
    II m/f de cine extra
    III m
    1 gasto additional expense
    2 AUTO extra
    * * *
    extra adv
    : extra
    extra adj
    1) : additional, extra
    2) : superior, top-quality
    extra nmf
    : extra (in movies)
    extra nm
    : extra expense
    paga extra: bonus
    * * *
    extra1 adj
    1. (adicional) extra
    2. (de calidad superior) top quality
    extra2 n
    1. (en el cine) extra
    2. (paga) bonus [pl. bonuses]

    Spanish-English dictionary > extra

  • 45 frugalmente

    adv.
    frugally, sparingly, thriftily.
    * * *
    1 frugally, sparingly
    * * *
    ADV frugally frm, thriftily
    * * *
    Ex. Traditionally analytical entries have been used, though sparingly, for this purpose; and very useful such analyticals might prove to the user of the catalogue.
    * * *

    Ex: Traditionally analytical entries have been used, though sparingly, for this purpose; and very useful such analyticals might prove to the user of the catalogue.

    * * *
    frugally
    * * *
    frugally

    Spanish-English dictionary > frugalmente

  • 46 gestionar

    v.
    1 to negotiate.
    Ellos negocian más tiempo They negotiate more time.
    2 to manage.
    * * *
    1 (negociar) to negotiate
    2 (administrar) to manage, run
    3 (hacer diligencias) to take steps to, arrange
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=administrar) to manage
    2) (=tramitar) [+ permiso, crédito] to arrange
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) (diligenciar, tratar de obtener) <compra/préstamo> to negotiate
    * * *
    = deal with, handle, manage, manipulate, administer, husband, operate, sort out.
    Ex. Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.
    Ex. The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.
    Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.
    Ex. Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
    Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    Ex. Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.
    Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
    Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    ----
    * gestionar información = handle + information.
    * gestionar mal = mismanage.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) (diligenciar, tratar de obtener) <compra/préstamo> to negotiate
    * * *
    = deal with, handle, manage, manipulate, administer, husband, operate, sort out.

    Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.

    Ex: The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.
    Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.
    Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
    Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
    Ex: Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.
    Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
    Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    * gestionar información = handle + information.
    * gestionar mal = mismanage.

    * * *
    gestionar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (diligenciar, tratar de obtener) ‹compra/préstamo› to negotiate
    le están gestionando el permiso de trabajo they are getting his work permit sorted out o arranged, they are trying to get him a work permit
    estoy gestionando el traslado a Granada I'm trying to get a transfer to Granada
    2
    (administrar): el gobierno provincial recauda y gestiona este impuesto the provincial government collects and administers this tax
    la cartera de clientes que gestionaba the client portfolio which she handled o managed
    * * *

     

    gestionar ( conjugate gestionar) verbo transitivo ‹compra/préstamo› to negotiate;
    ◊ le están gestionando el permiso de trabajo they are getting his work permit sorted out o arranged

    gestionar verbo transitivo
    1 (negociar) to negotiate: está gestionando la consecución de una beca, she's trying to get a scholarship
    2 (administrar) to administer

    ' gestionar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    negotiate
    * * *
    1. [tramitar] to arrange;
    gestionar un préstamo to arrange a loan;
    gestionar un visado to arrange o to get a visa;
    gestionar una beca to try to get a grant;
    están gestionando el traspaso del jugador they're arranging the transfer of the player
    2. [administrar] to manage;
    gestiona la empresa con eficacia she manages o runs the business well
    * * *
    v/t
    1 trámites take care of
    2 negocio manage
    * * *
    1) : to negotiate, to work towards
    2) administrar: to manage, to handle

    Spanish-English dictionary > gestionar

  • 47 gratificación

    f.
    1 reward, fee, bonus, tip.
    2 satisfaction, relish, pleasure, gratification.
    * * *
    1 (satisfacción) gratification
    2 (recompensa) reward
    3 (extra) bonus
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=recompensa) reward, recompense; (=propina) tip; (=aguinaldo) gratuity; [de sueldo, como prima] bonus
    2) (=satisfacción) gratification
    * * *
    a) ( bonificación) bonus; ( recompensa) reward
    b) ( satisfacción) gratification
    * * *
    = reward, gratification, gratuity.
    Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
    Ex. It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the ' gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
    Ex. Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    ----
    * gratificación demorada = delayed gratification, deferred gratification.
    * gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.
    * obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.
    * usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.
    * * *
    a) ( bonificación) bonus; ( recompensa) reward
    b) ( satisfacción) gratification
    * * *
    = reward, gratification, gratuity.

    Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

    Ex: It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the ' gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
    Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    * gratificación demorada = delayed gratification, deferred gratification.
    * gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.
    * obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.
    * usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.

    * * *
    2 (satisfacción) gratification
    * * *

    gratificación sustantivo femenino

    ( recompensa) reward

    gratificación sustantivo femenino incentive, extra, bonus: nos dieron una pequeña gratificación por nuestra ayuda, they gave us a small bonus for helping
    ' gratificación' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bonus
    - golden handshake
    - gratification
    * * *
    1. [moral] reward
    2. [monetaria] [por un trabajo] bonus;
    [por hallar algo] reward
    * * *
    f
    1 por satisfacción gratification
    2 a un empleado bonus
    * * *
    1) satisfacción: gratification
    2) : bonus
    3) recompensa: recompense, reward

    Spanish-English dictionary > gratificación

  • 48 honesto

    adj.
    1 honest, honourable, on the up and up, honorable.
    2 honest, sincere.
    3 decent, chaste.
    4 honest, sincere.
    * * *
    1 (honrado) honest, upright
    2 (decente) decent
    3 (recatado) modest
    * * *
    (f. - honesta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sincero) honest
    2) (=honrado) honourable, honorable (EEUU)
    3) (=decente) decent
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) ( íntegro) honest, honorable*
    b) (ant o hum) < mujer> virtuous, honest (arch)
    * * *
    = honest, salt of the earth, forthcoming, upright.
    Ex. But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.
    Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
    Ex. In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
    Ex. He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.
    ----
    * deshonesto = dishonest.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) ( íntegro) honest, honorable*
    b) (ant o hum) < mujer> virtuous, honest (arch)
    * * *
    = honest, salt of the earth, forthcoming, upright.

    Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.

    Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
    Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
    Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.
    * deshonesto = dishonest.

    * * *
    honesto -ta
    1 (íntegro) honorable*, decent
    2 ( ant o hum); ‹mujer› virtuous, honest ( arch)
    tiene intenciones honestas his intentions are honorable*
    * * *

    honesto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo ( íntegro) honest, honorable( conjugate honorable)

    honesto,-a adjetivo
    1 (justo, recto) honest, upright
    2 (decente) modest

    ' honesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    contigo
    - escrupulosa
    - escrupuloso
    - honesta
    - íntegra
    - íntegro
    - legal
    - confiable
    - correcto
    - derecho
    - honrado
    English:
    honest
    * * *
    honesto, -a adj
    1. [honrado] honest
    2. [sincero] honest;
    sé honesta y dime lo que piensas be honest and tell me what you think
    3. [decente] modest, decent
    * * *
    adj honorable, Br
    honourable, decent
    * * *
    honesto, -ta adj
    1) : decent, virtuous
    2) : honest, honorable
    ♦ honestamente adv
    * * *
    honesto adj honest

    Spanish-English dictionary > honesto

  • 49 hora del cuento

    (n.) = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time]
    Ex. The mediatheque serves the local, deprived population with story hours, film shows, exchange of stamps and postcards.
    Ex. She accepts that at all sorts of intellectual and aesthetic levels there are people who read 'for the enjoyment of good storytelling and a good story'.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    * * *
    (n.) = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time]

    Ex: The mediatheque serves the local, deprived population with story hours, film shows, exchange of stamps and postcards.

    Ex: She accepts that at all sorts of intellectual and aesthetic levels there are people who read 'for the enjoyment of good storytelling and a good story'.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hora del cuento

  • 50 humillación

    f.
    humiliation, belittlement, kick in the teeth, put-down.
    * * *
    1 humiliation, humbling
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sumisión) humiliation

    ¡qué humillación! — I'm so humiliated!, how humiliating!

    2) (=acto) humbling
    * * *
    femenino humiliation
    * * *
    = indignity, opprobrium, put-down, humiliation, loss of face, obloquy, ignominy.
    Ex. The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.
    Ex. Jealousy is an emotion to which opprobrium has traditionally been attached.
    Ex. Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.
    Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex. Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.
    Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex. If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.
    * * *
    femenino humiliation
    * * *
    = indignity, opprobrium, put-down, humiliation, loss of face, obloquy, ignominy.

    Ex: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.

    Ex: Jealousy is an emotion to which opprobrium has traditionally been attached.
    Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.
    Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.
    Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.

    * * *
    humiliation
    sufrir una humillación to suffer humiliation
    ¡qué humillación! how humiliating!
    * * *

    humillación sustantivo femenino
    humiliation
    humillación sustantivo femenino humiliation
    ' humillación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sangrar
    English:
    humiliation
    - indignity
    * * *
    humiliation;
    sufrieron una humillación they were humiliated
    * * *
    f humiliation
    * * *
    humillación nf, pl - ciones : humiliation

    Spanish-English dictionary > humillación

  • 51 ilegalmente

    adv.
    illegally, lawlessly, unlawfully.
    * * *
    1 illegally
    * * *
    ADV illegally, unlawfully
    * * *
    = illegally, illicitly, unlawfully.
    Ex. A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.
    Ex. Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
    Ex. Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
    ----
    * acceder ilegalmente = hack.
    * entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.
    * introducir ilegalmente = smuggle in.
    * ocupar ilegalmente = squat.
    * producido ilegalmente = illegally-produced.
    * sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.
    * * *
    = illegally, illicitly, unlawfully.

    Ex: A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.

    Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
    Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
    * acceder ilegalmente = hack.
    * entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.
    * introducir ilegalmente = smuggle in.
    * ocupar ilegalmente = squat.
    * producido ilegalmente = illegally-produced.
    * sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.

    * * *
    illegally, unlawfully
    * * *

    ilegalmente adverbio illegally
    ' ilegalmente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ocupar
    - pasar
    English:
    collude
    - illegally
    - squat
    * * *
    illegally
    * * *
    ilegalmente adv ilegally

    Spanish-English dictionary > ilegalmente

  • 52 ilegítimamente

    adv.
    illegitimately.
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
    * * *

    Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.

    * * *
    illegitimately
    * * *
    illegitimately

    Spanish-English dictionary > ilegítimamente

  • 53 iluminación fuerte

    Ex. Task lighting or individual table lights have traditionally been used to upgrade the lighting at the reader's desk = Tradicionalmente, se ha utilizado una iluminación fuerte o lámparas individuales en las mesas del lector para mejorar la visibiliad.
    * * *

    Ex: Task lighting or individual table lights have traditionally been used to upgrade the lighting at the reader's desk = Tradicionalmente, se ha utilizado una iluminación fuerte o lámparas individuales en las mesas del lector para mejorar la visibiliad.

    Spanish-English dictionary > iluminación fuerte

  • 54 ilícitamente

    adv.
    illicitly, unlawfully, illegally, unduly.
    * * *
    1 illicitly
    * * *
    ADV illicitly, illegally, unlawfully
    * * *
    = illicitly, unlawfully.
    Ex. Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
    Ex. Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
    * * *
    = illicitly, unlawfully.

    Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.

    Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.

    * * *
    illicitly

    Spanish-English dictionary > ilícitamente

  • 55 incentivo

    m.
    incentive.
    incentivo fiscal tax incentive
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incentivar.
    * * *
    1 incentive
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino incentive
    * * *
    = boost, incentive, motivation, reward, spur, thrust, inducement, perquisite, enticement.
    Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
    Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.
    Ex. What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.
    Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
    Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
    Ex. The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
    Ex. Some inducements to work may be negative, but the majority will be positive.
    Ex. Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    Ex. The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.
    ----
    * incentivo económico = economic incentive, financial incentive.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * incentivo fiscal = tax incentive.
    * incentivo laboral = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.
    * ¿incentivos o amenazas? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.
    * incentivos y amenazas = carrots and sticks.
    * ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.
    * ser un incentivo = be motivating.
    * sistema de incentivos = reward system, system of incentives [incentive system].
    * * *
    masculino incentive
    * * *
    = boost, incentive, motivation, reward, spur, thrust, inducement, perquisite, enticement.

    Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

    Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.
    Ex: What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.
    Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
    Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
    Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
    Ex: Some inducements to work may be negative, but the majority will be positive.
    Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
    Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.
    * incentivo económico = economic incentive, financial incentive.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * incentivo fiscal = tax incentive.
    * incentivo laboral = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.
    * ¿incentivos o amenazas? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.
    * incentivos y amenazas = carrots and sticks.
    * ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.
    * ser un incentivo = be motivating.
    * sistema de incentivos = reward system, system of incentives [incentive system].

    * * *
    incentive
    un gran incentivo para el ahorro a great incentive to save
    sueldo fijo más incentivos basic wage plus bonuses o plus incentive payments
    Compuesto:
    tax incentive
    * * *

    Del verbo incentivar: ( conjugate incentivar)

    incentivo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    incentivó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    incentivar    
    incentivo
    incentivo sustantivo masculino
    incentive
    incentivar verbo transitivo to give an incentive to
    incentivo m (estímulo) incentive
    (al trabajador) bonus
    ' incentivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aliciente
    - estímulo
    - motivación
    English:
    incentive
    - inducement
    - fringe
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    incentive;
    un incentivo para la compra de viviendas an incentive for people to buy their own home
    incentivo fiscal tax incentive
    ♦ incentivos nmpl
    [dinero] incentive pay
    * * *
    m incentive
    * * *
    : incentive
    * * *
    incentivo n incentive

    Spanish-English dictionary > incentivo

  • 56 inepto

    adj.
    1 inept, stupid, inapt, unfit.
    2 incapable, uncapable.
    m.
    inept person, loser, no-hoper, non-achiever.
    * * *
    1 (persona) incompetent, inept
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 incompetent person
    * * *
    ADJ inept, incompetent
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo inept, incompetent
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino incompetent
    * * *
    = inept, unfit, bumbler, inadequate, lame, lame duck.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
    Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
    Ex. There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
    Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
    Ex. Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
    ----
    * inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo inept, incompetent
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino incompetent
    * * *
    = inept, unfit, bumbler, inadequate, lame, lame duck.

    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

    Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
    Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
    Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
    Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
    Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
    * inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].

    * * *
    inepto1 -ta
    inept, incompetent
    inepto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    incompetent
    * * *

    inepto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    inept, incompetent
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    incompetent
    inepto,-a
    I adjetivo inept, incompetent
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino incompetent person: es un inepto para los negocios, he's inept when it comes to business

    ' inepto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inepta
    - negada
    - negado
    - nula
    - nulo
    - incapaz
    English:
    bad
    - inefficient
    - inept
    - inadequate
    - unfit
    * * *
    inepto, -a
    ♦ adj
    incompetent, inept
    ♦ nm,f
    incompetent o inept person
    * * *
    I adj inept, incompetent
    II m, inepta f incompetent fool
    * * *
    inepto, -ta adj
    : inept, incompetent

    Spanish-English dictionary > inepto

  • 57 injusticia

    f.
    injustice.
    ¡es una injusticia! it's not fair!; (quejándose) it's an outrage! (con indignación)
    * * *
    1 injustice, unfairness
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF (=falta de justicia) injustice; (=falta de equidad) unfairness

    es una injusticia — (=inmerecido) it's unjust, it's an injustice; (=no equitativo) it's unfair

    * * *
    a) ( acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice
    b) ( cualidad) unfairness, injustice
    * * *
    = injustice, inequity, inequitability, wrong, miscarriage of justice, iniquity, wrongfulness.
    Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
    Ex. It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
    Ex. The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
    Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
    Ex. The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.
    Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
    Ex. Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.
    ----
    * cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.
    * crear una injusticia = create + injustice.
    * erradicar una injusticia = eradicate + injustice.
    * flagrante injusticia = gross injustice.
    * injusticia flagrante = gross injustice.
    * injusticia social = social injustice.
    * venganza de injusticias, la = righting of wrongs, the.
    * * *
    a) ( acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice
    b) ( cualidad) unfairness, injustice
    * * *
    = injustice, inequity, inequitability, wrong, miscarriage of justice, iniquity, wrongfulness.

    Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

    Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
    Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
    Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
    Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.
    Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
    Ex: Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.
    * cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.
    * crear una injusticia = create + injustice.
    * erradicar una injusticia = eradicate + injustice.
    * flagrante injusticia = gross injustice.
    * injusticia flagrante = gross injustice.
    * injusticia social = social injustice.
    * venganza de injusticias, la = righting of wrongs, the.

    * * *
    1 (acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice
    protestaban por las injusticias cometidas they protested about the injustices that had taken place
    es una injusticia que te hayan dicho eso it's unfair of them to have said that to you
    2 (cualidad) unfairness, injustice
    una sociedad donde predominan la injusticia y la miseria a society where injustice and poverty prevail
    la injusticia de ciertos impuestos the unfairness of certain taxes
    * * *

    injusticia sustantivo femenino



    injusticia sustantivo femenino
    1 (falta de justicia) injustice: fomentó la injusticia, he encouraged injustice
    2 (cualidad) unfairness: ¡qué injusticia!, how unfair!
    ' injusticia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cielo
    - abuso
    - extinguir
    - flagrante
    English:
    gross
    - iniquity
    - injustice
    - rank
    - stamp out
    - unfairness
    - wrong
    - miscarriage
    * * *
    1. [acto] injustice;
    ¡es una injusticia! [quejándose] it's not fair!;
    [con indignación] it's an outrage!;
    es una injusticia que tenga que hacerlo yo todo it's not fair that I have to do it all
    2. [cualidad] unfairness, injustice;
    la injusticia de una decisión the unfairness o injustice of a decision
    * * *
    f injustice
    * * *
    : injustice, unfairness
    * * *
    injusticia n injustice

    Spanish-English dictionary > injusticia

  • 58 interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes

    Ex. These facilities have traditionally been offered via a command-based interface and are largely developed in the software used by online hosts.
    * * *

    Ex: These facilities have traditionally been offered via a command-based interface and are largely developed in the software used by online hosts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes

  • 59 legislatura

    f.
    1 term of office (periodo).
    2 legislature, legislative assembly.
    * * *
    1 (período) term of office
    2 (cuerpo) legislative body
    * * *
    SF
    (Pol)
    1) (=mandato) term of office, period of office; (=año parlamentario) session
    2) LAm (=cuerpo) legislature, legislative body
    * * *
    a) ( mandato) term (of office); ( año parlamentario) session
    b) (AmL) ( cuerpo) legislature, legislative body
    * * *
    = parliament, term of office, term.
    Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.
    Ex. At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship.
    Ex. The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.
    * * *
    a) ( mandato) term (of office); ( año parlamentario) session
    b) (AmL) ( cuerpo) legislature, legislative body
    * * *
    = parliament, term of office, term.

    Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

    Ex: At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship.
    Ex: The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.

    * * *
    1 (mandato) term of office, term
    3 ( AmL) (cuerpo) legislature, legislative body
    * * *

    legislatura sustantivo femenino

    ( año parlamentario) session

    legislatura sustantivo femenino legislature: el presidente no agotará la legislatura, the Prime Minister won't finish his term of office
    durante su legislatura, during his term
    * * *
    1. [período] term of office
    2. Am [congreso] legislative body
    * * *
    f cuerpo legislature; periodo term of office
    * * *
    1) : legislature
    2) : term of office

    Spanish-English dictionary > legislatura

  • 60 loncha

    f.
    slice.
    * * *
    1 (de jamón, queso, etc) slice; (de tocino, bacon) rasher
    * * *
    SF = lonja I, 1)
    * * *
    femenino slice
    * * *
    = slice, rasher.
    Ex. A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.
    Ex. In Ireland bacon is traditionally boiled and cut into rashers and fried.
    ----
    * cortar en lonchas = slice.
    * loncha de beicon = rasher of bacon.
    * preparado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].
    * ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].
    * * *
    femenino slice
    * * *
    = slice, rasher.

    Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.

    Ex: In Ireland bacon is traditionally boiled and cut into rashers and fried.
    * cortar en lonchas = slice.
    * loncha de beicon = rasher of bacon.
    * preparado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].
    * ya cortado en lonchas = pre-sliced [presliced].

    * * *
    slice; (de beicon) rasher
    * * *

    loncha sustantivo femenino
    slice
    loncha sustantivo femenino slice
    loncha de beicon, rasher
    ' loncha' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lonja
    - fino
    English:
    slice
    - sliver
    - thin
    - rasher
    * * *
    loncha nf
    [de queso, jamón] slice; [de panceta] rasher
    * * *
    f slice
    * * *
    loncha nf
    lonja, rebanada: slice
    * * *
    loncha n slice

    Spanish-English dictionary > loncha

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