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  • 61 disidente

    adj.
    dissident.
    f. & m.
    1 dissident.
    un disidente soviético a Soviet dissident
    2 dissenter, defector, dissident, resigner.
    * * *
    1 dissident
    1 dissident
    * * *
    noun mf. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (Pol) dissident
    2. SMF
    1) (Pol) dissident
    2) (Rel) dissenter, nonconformist
    * * *
    I
    a) < persona> ( que discrepa) dissident (before n)
    b) <grupo/sector> ( que discrepa) dissident (before n); ( escindido) breakaway (before n)
    II
    masculino y femenino ( que discrepa) dissident; ( escindido) member of a splinter o breakaway group
    * * *
    = dissident, dissenter, maverick, defector.
    Ex. The number of new books being published in London every year in Arabic is now well in excess of a hundred, ranging from expensive academic works to an array of popular dissident literature.
    Ex. As Louis Shores has pointed out with some feeling, 'The most that dissenters should say is that the theory is bad'.
    Ex. The third example from Canada is somewhat of a maverick, in that it is related more to the British models of Bretton and Longsight.
    Ex. Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.
    ----
    * disidente político = political dissident.
    * facción disidente = splinter group, splinter party.
    * grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.
    * partido disidente = splinter party.
    * * *
    I
    a) < persona> ( que discrepa) dissident (before n)
    b) <grupo/sector> ( que discrepa) dissident (before n); ( escindido) breakaway (before n)
    II
    masculino y femenino ( que discrepa) dissident; ( escindido) member of a splinter o breakaway group
    * * *
    = dissident, dissenter, maverick, defector.

    Ex: The number of new books being published in London every year in Arabic is now well in excess of a hundred, ranging from expensive academic works to an array of popular dissident literature.

    Ex: As Louis Shores has pointed out with some feeling, 'The most that dissenters should say is that the theory is bad'.
    Ex: The third example from Canada is somewhat of a maverick, in that it is related more to the British models of Bretton and Longsight.
    Ex: Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.
    * disidente político = political dissident.
    * facción disidente = splinter group, splinter party.
    * grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.
    * partido disidente = splinter party.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (que discrepa) dissident ( before n)
    el científico disidente the dissident scientist
    2 ‹grupo/sector› (que discrepa) dissident ( before n); (escindido) breakaway ( before n)
    1 (que discrepa) dissident
    2 (escindido) member of a splinter o breakaway group
    * * *

    disidente sustantivo masculino y femenino ( que discrepa) dissident;
    ( escindido) member of a splinter o breakaway group
    disidente adjetivo & mf dissident
    ' disidente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    breakaway
    - dissenter
    - dissident
    - maverick
    - splinter group
    - break
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [en política] dissident; [en religión] dissenting
    ♦ nmf
    [político] dissident; [religioso] dissenter;
    un disidente soviético a Soviet dissident
    * * *
    I adj dissident
    II m/f dissident
    * * *
    disidente adj & nmf
    : dissident

    Spanish-English dictionary > disidente

  • 62 en persona

    in person
    * * *
    = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face]
    Ex. Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
    Ex. Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for ' walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.
    Ex. Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays.
    Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
    * * *
    = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face]

    Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

    Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for ' walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.
    Ex: Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays.
    Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en persona

  • 63 esquistosomiasis

    f. s.&pl.
    schistosomiasis, bilharziosis, Manson's disease, bilharziasis.
    * * *
    Ex. The study looked at the publications of the 152 grantees versus the total literature on schistosomiasis.
    * * *

    Ex: The study looked at the publications of the 152 grantees versus the total literature on schistosomiasis.

    * * *
    schistosomiasis, bilharzia

    Spanish-English dictionary > esquistosomiasis

  • 64 estatus académico

    (n.) = academic status, academic status, academic status
    Ex. Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
    Ex. Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time.
    Ex. Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role.
    * * *
    (n.) = academic status, academic status, academic status

    Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.

    Ex: Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time.
    Ex: Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estatus académico

  • 65 expresar la opinión de uno sobre

    (v.) = give + Posesivo + thoughts on
    Ex. The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + Posesivo + thoughts on

    Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.

    Spanish-English dictionary > expresar la opinión de uno sobre

  • 66 fumador

    m.
    smoker.
    * * *
    1 smoking
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 smoker
    \
    los no fumadores nonsmokers
    * * *
    fumador, -a
    SM / F smoker

    fumador(a) pasivo/a — passive smoker

    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino smoker

    sección de fumadores/de no fumadores — smoking/no-smoking section

    * * *
    = smoker.
    Ex. The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
    ----
    * fumador empedernido = chain smoker.
    * fumadores pasivos = passive smoking.
    * fumador pasivo = passive smoker, second-hand smoker.
    * no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.
    * zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino smoker

    sección de fumadores/de no fumadores — smoking/no-smoking section

    * * *

    Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.

    * fumador empedernido = chain smoker.
    * fumadores pasivos = passive smoking.
    * fumador pasivo = passive smoker, second-hand smoker.
    * no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.
    * zona de no fumadores = non-smoking area.

    * * *
    ( Méx) ‹salón› smoking ( before n)
    vagón fumador smoking car, smoker ( BrE)
    masculine, feminine
    smoker
    los fumadores de puros cigar-smokers
    fumador pasivo passive smoker
    sección de fumadores/de no fumadores smoking/no-smoking section
    * * *

    fumador
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    smoker;
    fumador pasivo passive smoker;
    sección de fumadores/no fumadores smoking/no-smoking section
    fumador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino smoker
    los no fumadores, nonsmokers

    ' fumador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empedernida
    - empedernido
    - fumadora
    English:
    confirmed
    - inhale
    - nonsmoker
    - smoker
    - tobacconist
    * * *
    fumador, -ora nm,f
    smoker;
    no fumador nonsmoker;
    ¿quiere fumador o no fumador? would you like smoking or non-smoking?;
    la zona de no fumadores the no-smoking area
    fumador empedernido chain-smoker;
    fumador pasivo passive smoker
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    II m, fumadora f smoker;
    no fumador non-smoker
    * * *
    : smoker
    * * *
    fumador n smoker

    Spanish-English dictionary > fumador

  • 67 gratis

    adj.
    free, free of charge, give-away, costless.
    adv.
    free, for nothing.
    ser gratis to be free
    me salió gratis el viaje the journey didn't cost me anything
    * * *
    1 free
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADV free, for nothing

    de gratis — LAm gratis

    2.
    ADJ free
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo free
    II
    adverbio free
    * * *
    = free, freely, free of charge, giveaway [give-away], gratis, complimentary, without charge, pro bono, at no cost, no cost(s), free of cost, cost free, freebie, for free, without cost, freely available, costless, free for the taking, at no charge, on a complimentary basis.
    Ex. Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.
    Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
    Ex. Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
    Ex. HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.
    Ex. Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.
    Ex. This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.
    Ex. There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.
    Ex. Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
    Ex. Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.
    Ex. Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.
    Ex. An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.
    Ex. In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.
    Ex. The article 'Professional reference service with ' freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.
    Ex. In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.
    Ex. The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.
    Ex. Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.
    Ex. Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.
    Ex. The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.
    Ex. This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.
    Ex. Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
    ----
    * billete gratis = free ticket.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de pago o gratis = fee or free, fee versus free.
    * entrada gratis = free ticket.
    * nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.
    * nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.
    * obtener gratis = obtain + free.
    * recibir gratis = get + free.
    * servicio gratis = frill.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo free
    II
    adverbio free
    * * *
    = free, freely, free of charge, giveaway [give-away], gratis, complimentary, without charge, pro bono, at no cost, no cost(s), free of cost, cost free, freebie, for free, without cost, freely available, costless, free for the taking, at no charge, on a complimentary basis.

    Ex: Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.

    Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
    Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
    Ex: HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.
    Ex: Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.
    Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.
    Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.
    Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
    Ex: Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.
    Ex: Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.
    Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.
    Ex: In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.
    Ex: The article 'Professional reference service with ' freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.
    Ex: In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.
    Ex: The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.
    Ex: Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.
    Ex: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.
    Ex: The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.
    Ex: This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.
    Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
    * billete gratis = free ticket.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de pago o gratis = fee or free, fee versus free.
    * entrada gratis = free ticket.
    * nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.
    * nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.
    * obtener gratis = obtain + free.
    * recibir gratis = get + free.
    * servicio gratis = frill.

    * * *
    free
    la entrada es gratis entrance is free
    este folleto es gratis this brochure is free (of charge) o gratis
    free
    me lo arregló gratis he fixed it for me free
    entramos gratis we got in free o for nothing
    * * *

     

    gratis adj/adv
    free;

    entramos gratis we got in free o for nothing
    gratis
    I adv inv free: le salió gratis la matrícula, his registration was free
    II adjetivo free: hay un billete gratis para ir al cine, we have a free ticket for the movies

    ' gratis' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    balde
    - gratuidad
    - gratuita
    - gratuito
    - pesetera
    - pesetero
    English:
    bonus
    - charge
    - complimentary
    - delivery
    - free
    - mooch
    - nothing
    - toll-free
    - wangle
    * * *
    ♦ adj inv
    free;
    ser gratis to be free;
    entrada gratis [en letrero] entrance free
    ♦ adv
    (for) free, for nothing;
    entré gratis al concierto I got into the concert (for) free o for nothing;
    me salió gratis el viaje the journey didn't cost me anything
    * * *
    adj & adv free
    * * *
    gratis adv
    gratuitamente: free, for free, gratis
    gratis adj
    gratuito: free, gratis
    * * *
    gratis adv
    1. (sin pagar) free
    2. (sin cobrar) for nothing

    Spanish-English dictionary > gratis

  • 68 haber división de opiniones

    = be split on, opinion + be divided
    Ex. They were split on whether the library or bookstore had a more friendly environment = Hubo división de opiniones en cuanto a si la biblioteca o la libreria ofrecía un entorno más amigable.
    Ex. The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
    * * *
    = be split on, opinion + be divided

    Ex: They were split on whether the library or bookstore had a more friendly environment = Hubo división de opiniones en cuanto a si la biblioteca o la libreria ofrecía un entorno más amigable.

    Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.

    Spanish-English dictionary > haber división de opiniones

  • 69 hamaca

    f.
    1 hammock.
    2 deckchair (tumbona) (silla). (peninsular Spanish)
    3 swing. ( River Plate)
    * * *
    1 (de red) hammock
    2 (tumbona) deck chair
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cama) hammock
    2) Cono Sur (=mecedora) rocking chair; (=columpio) swing
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( para colgar) hammock
    b) (RPl) ( mecedora) rocking chair; ( columpio) swing
    c) (Esp) ( asiento plegable) deckchair
    2) ( archivo) suspension file
    * * *
    = deck chair, hammock.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The cost of providing electronic resources: are we rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?'.
    Ex. There have been a lot of favourable comments about the delights of hammocks versus sleeping in bunks.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( para colgar) hammock
    b) (RPl) ( mecedora) rocking chair; ( columpio) swing
    c) (Esp) ( asiento plegable) deckchair
    2) ( archivo) suspension file
    * * *
    = deck chair, hammock.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'The cost of providing electronic resources: are we rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?'.

    Ex: There have been a lot of favourable comments about the delights of hammocks versus sleeping in bunks.

    * * *
    1 (para colgar) hammock
    2 ( Esp) (asiento plegable) deckchair
    3 (archivo) suspension file
    4 ( RPI) (mecedora) rocking chair
    5 ( RPI) (columpio) swing
    Compuesto:
    ( RPl) hammock
    * * *

    Del verbo hamacar: ( conjugate hamacar)

    hamaca es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    hamaca    
    hamacar
    hamaca sustantivo femenino

    b) (RPl) ( mecedora) rocking chair;

    ( columpio) swing

    hamacar ( conjugate hamacar) verbo transitivo ( columpiar) (RPl) to swing;
    ( mecer) (CS) to rock
    hamacarse verbo pronominal ( columpiarse) to swing;
    ( mecerse) to rock (oneself)
    hamaca sustantivo femenino
    1 (chinchorro) hammock
    2 (mecedora) rocking chair
    3 (tumbona) sun lounger
    ' hamaca' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chinchorro
    - balanceo
    - guindar
    English:
    hammock
    - swing
    * * *
    hamaca nf
    1. [para colgar] hammock
    RP hamaca paraguaya hammock
    2. Esp [tumbona] [silla] deck chair;
    [canapé] sunlounger
    3. RP [columpio] swing
    4. RP [mecedora] rocking chair
    * * *
    f
    1 hammock
    2 ( tumbona) deck chair
    3 L.Am. ( mecedora) rocking chair, rocker
    4 Rpl ( columpio) swing
    * * *
    hamaca nf
    : hammock
    * * *
    1. (en general) hammock
    2. (tumbona) deck chair

    Spanish-English dictionary > hamaca

  • 70 horas libres

    f.pl.
    free time, time off, leisure time, off-hours.
    * * *
    femenino plural free o spare time
    * * *
    Ex. Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time.
    * * *
    femenino plural free o spare time
    * * *

    Ex: Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > horas libres

  • 71 ingenioso

    adj.
    1 witty, ingenious, clever, gimmicky.
    2 ingenious, clever, sharp.
    * * *
    1 (inteligente) ingenious, clever; (con chispa) witty
    * * *
    (f. - ingeniosa)
    adj.
    witty, clever
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=mañoso) clever, resourceful; [invento, sistema] ingenious
    2) (=agudo) witty
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( lúcido) <persona/idea> clever, ingenious
    b) (con chispa, agudeza) <persona/dicho/chiste> witty
    c) <aparato/invención> ingenious
    * * *
    = inventive, ingenious, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], resourceful, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], artful.
    Ex. As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
    Ex. The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
    Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
    Ex. Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
    Ex. Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    ----
    * comentario ingenioso = witty remark.
    * dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( lúcido) <persona/idea> clever, ingenious
    b) (con chispa, agudeza) <persona/dicho/chiste> witty
    c) <aparato/invención> ingenious
    * * *
    = inventive, ingenious, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], resourceful, nifty [niftier -comp., nifitiest -sup.], artful.

    Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.

    Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
    Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
    Ex: Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
    Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    * comentario ingenioso = witty remark.
    * dicho ingenioso = witticism, quip.

    * * *
    1 (lúcido) ‹persona/idea› clever, ingenious, inventive
    2 (con chispa, agudeza) ‹persona› witty; ‹dicho/chiste› witty
    3 ‹aparato/invención› ingenious
    * * *

    ingenioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ( lúcido) ‹persona/idea› clever, ingenious

    b) (con chispa, agudeza) ‹persona/dicho/chiste› witty

    c) ‹aparato/invención› ingenious

    ingenioso,-a adjetivo
    1 ingenious, clever
    2 (gracioso, agudo) witty: lo pasamos en grande con Luis porque es muy ingenioso, we had a great time with Luis as he's so witty
    ' ingenioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguda
    - agudeza
    - agudo
    - espabilada
    - espabilado
    - hábil
    - ingeniosa
    - ocurrencia
    - replicar
    - tramoya
    - ocurrente
    - puntada
    English:
    clever
    - ingenious
    - neat
    - nifty
    - quick-witted
    - resourceful
    - sharp-witted
    - wit
    - witty
    - cunning
    - ingenuity
    - inventive
    - slick
    * * *
    ingenioso, -a adj
    1. [inteligente] ingenious, clever
    2. [agudo] witty
    * * *
    adj ingenious
    * * *
    ingenioso, -sa adj
    1) : ingenious
    2) : clever, witty
    * * *
    1. (inteligente) ingenious
    2. (agudo) witty [comp. wittier; superl. wittiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > ingenioso

  • 72 instruccionismo

    Ex. The theories of learning discussed here are based on two alternative approaches: constructionism versus instructionism.
    * * *

    Ex: The theories of learning discussed here are based on two alternative approaches: constructionism versus instructionism.

    Spanish-English dictionary > instruccionismo

  • 73 insulto

    m.
    insult.
    insultos verbal abuse
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: insultar.
    * * *
    1 insult
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=ofensa) insult ( para to)
    2) Méx * (=indigestión) bellyache *, stomachache
    * * *
    masculino insult
    * * *
    = insult, taunt, jeer, abuse, slap in the face, diss, slur.
    Ex. Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
    Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
    Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex. I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
    Ex. To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.
    Ex. I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.
    Ex. I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
    ----
    * insulto de género = sexual insult.
    * insulto machista = sexual insult.
    * insultos = name-calling.
    * insulto sexista = sexual insult.
    * insulto sexual = sexual insult.
    * insultos y amenazas racistas = hate speech.
    * ser un insulto a la inteligencia = be an insult to the intelligence.
    * tolerar insultos = tolerate + abuse.
    * * *
    masculino insult
    * * *
    = insult, taunt, jeer, abuse, slap in the face, diss, slur.

    Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.

    Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
    Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
    Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
    Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.
    Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.
    Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
    * insulto de género = sexual insult.
    * insulto machista = sexual insult.
    * insultos = name-calling.
    * insulto sexista = sexual insult.
    * insulto sexual = sexual insult.
    * insultos y amenazas racistas = hate speech.
    * ser un insulto a la inteligencia = be an insult to the intelligence.
    * tolerar insultos = tolerate + abuse.

    * * *
    insult
    * * *

    Del verbo insultar: ( conjugate insultar)

    insulto es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    insultó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    insultar    
    insulto
    insultar ( conjugate insultar) verbo transitivo


    insulto sustantivo masculino
    insult
    insultar verbo transitivo to insult
    insulto sustantivo masculino insult
    ' insulto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inri
    - lanzar
    - ofensa
    - reparación
    - torpe
    - gratuito
    - guacho
    - largar
    - maricón
    - subnormal
    - vengar
    English:
    abuse
    - gratuitous
    - insult
    - intentional
    - offence
    - taunt
    * * *
    insult;
    proferir insultos to hurl insults;
    sus declaraciones son un insulto a la inteligencia his statements are an insult to people's intelligence
    * * *
    m insult
    * * *
    : insult
    * * *
    insulto n insult

    Spanish-English dictionary > insulto

  • 74 intergeneracional

    ADJ intergenerational, between generations
    * * *
    = intergenerational, cross-generational.
    Ex. Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.
    Ex. The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.
    * * *
    = intergenerational, cross-generational.

    Ex: Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.

    Ex: The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

    * * *
    intergenerational

    Spanish-English dictionary > intergeneracional

  • 75 litera

    f.
    1 bunk (bed).
    2 litter.
    3 bunk bed, berth, bed in a boat, bunk.
    4 straw bed, pallet.
    5 bed in a train, couchette.
    * * *
    1 bunk bed (en barco) bunk; (tren) couchette
    * * *
    SF
    1) [en alcoba] bunk, bunk bed; (Náut, Ferro) bunk, berth; (Ferro) couchette
    2) ( Hist) (=carruaje) litter
    * * *
    a) ( en dormitorio) bunk; ( en barco) bunk, berth; ( en tren) berth, couchette (BrE)
    b) ( vehículo) litter
    * * *
    = bunk bed, bunk, berth.
    Ex. This brochure discusses potential safety hazards of bunk beds for infants and children.
    Ex. There have been a lot of favourable comments about the delights of hammocks versus sleeping in bunks.
    Ex. Upper berth accommodation is the most economical means of travelling in the comfort and quiet of sleeping cars.
    ----
    * dormir en litera = bunk.
    * * *
    a) ( en dormitorio) bunk; ( en barco) bunk, berth; ( en tren) berth, couchette (BrE)
    b) ( vehículo) litter
    * * *
    = bunk bed, bunk, berth.

    Ex: This brochure discusses potential safety hazards of bunk beds for infants and children.

    Ex: There have been a lot of favourable comments about the delights of hammocks versus sleeping in bunks.
    Ex: Upper berth accommodation is the most economical means of travelling in the comfort and quiet of sleeping cars.
    * dormir en litera = bunk.

    * * *
    1 (en un dormitorio) bunk; (en un barco) bunk, berth; (en un tren) couchette
    2 (vehículo) litter
    * * *

    litera sustantivo femenino ( en dormitorio) bunk;
    ( en barco) bunk, berth;
    ( en tren) berth, couchette (BrE)
    litera sustantivo femenino bunk bed
    Ferroc berth
    ' litera' also found in these entries:
    English:
    berth
    - bunk
    - bunk bed
    - couchette
    - sleeper
    * * *
    litera nf
    1. [cama] bunk (bed);
    [de barco] berth; [de tren] couchette
    2. [vehículo] litter
    * * *
    f bunk; de tren couchette
    * * *
    litera nf
    : bunk bed, berth
    * * *
    1. (en casa) bunk bed

    Spanish-English dictionary > litera

  • 76 localismo

    m.
    1 parochialism.
    2 localism (linguistics).
    * * *
    1 (al hablar) localism
    2 peyorativo localism
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. This article addresses the issue of localism versus cosmopolitanism in librarianship, and the often conflicting positions in which librarians find themselves.
    * * *

    Ex: This article addresses the issue of localism versus cosmopolitanism in librarianship, and the often conflicting positions in which librarians find themselves.

    * * *
    1 ( Ling) localism
    2 (apego) provincialism, localism
    * * *
    1. [carácter local]
    el localismo abunda en sus novelas her novels are full of local colour
    2. [preferencia por lo local] local patriotism
    3. Ling localism

    Spanish-English dictionary > localismo

  • 77 mediante llamada telefónica

    (adj.) = call-in
    Ex. Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus ' call-in' service facilities.
    * * *
    (adj.) = call-in

    Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus ' call-in' service facilities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mediante llamada telefónica

  • 78 no fumador

    m.
    non-smoker, nonsmoker.
    * * *
    (adj.) = non-smoker, non-smoking
    Ex. The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
    Ex. It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.
    * * *
    (adj.) = non-smoker, non-smoking

    Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.

    Ex: It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no fumador

  • 79 no hay mal que por bien no venga

    every cloud has a silver lining
    * * *
    * * *
    = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver lining
    Ex. The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds.
    Ex. The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.
    Ex. As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
    * * *
    = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver lining

    Ex: The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds.

    Ex: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.
    Ex: As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no hay mal que por bien no venga

  • 80 no simplificado

    (adj.) = unabridged
    Ex. This article examines the abridged versus unabridged debate in the realm of books on tape or audiocassettes outlining the advantages of each format.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unabridged

    Ex: This article examines the abridged versus unabridged debate in the realm of books on tape or audiocassettes outlining the advantages of each format.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no simplificado

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