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under-exploitation

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1 infrautilización

f.

underemployment, under-use, under-utilising, under-using.

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SF under-use

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= underuse [under-use], underutilisation/under-utilization [underutilization/under-utilisation, -USA], under-exploitation [underexploitation].

Ex. There appears to be serious under-use and widespread ignorance of medical information sources.

Ex. This may explain the underutilisation of secondary information services by scholars.

Ex. The problems of under-exploitation of stock could be solved by integrating at least part of the children's stock with the adult stock.

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= underuse [under-use], underutilisation/under-utilization [underutilization/under-utilisation, -USA], under-exploitation [underexploitation].

Ex: There appears to be serious under-use and widespread ignorance of medical information sources.

Ex: This may explain the underutilisation of secondary information services by scholars.

Ex: The problems of under-exploitation of stock could be solved by integrating at least part of the children's stock with the adult stock.

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infrautilización

feminine

underuse, underutilization

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infrautilización nf

underuse

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infrautilización

f under-use

Spanish-English dictionary > infrautilización
2 aumentar

v.

1 to increase, to rise.

aumentar la producción to increase production

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raised

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

aumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/size

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent

El ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.

Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.

Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.

2 to magnify, to amplify.

El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.

3 to enlarge.

Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.

4 to raise, to improve.

El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.

5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.

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aumentar

► verbo transitivo

1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up

2 (óptica) to magnify

3 (fotos) to enlarge

4 (sonido) to amplify

► verbo intransitivo

1 to rise, go up

► verbo pronominal aumentarse

1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise

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verb

1) to increase

2) raise

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1. VT

1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify

2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step up

me van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary

no aumentes la velocidad todavía — don't speed up yet

esto aumentó el número de parados — this swelled the numbers of the unemployed

3) [+ intensidad] to increase

su dimisión ha aumentado la tensión política — his resignation has increased political tension

estas pastillas pueden aumentar las molestias — these tablets can make the problem worse

4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify

2. VI

1) [tamaño] to increase

2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go up

las temperaturas aumentarán mañana — temperatures will rise tomorrow

el número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200

este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months

3) [intensidad] to increase

el calor aumenta por la tarde — the heat increases in the afternoon

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has increased o risen

la crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment

4)

aumentar de — to increase in

aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight

aumentar de tamaño — to increase in size

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

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= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.

Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.

Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase

el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
2.
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado — his popularity has grown

aumentará el frío — it will become colder

aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

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= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.

Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.

Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.

* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.

* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.

* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.

* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.

* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.

* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

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aumentar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step up

el microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image

no hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fear

esto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension

2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase

■ aumentar

vi

«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, rise

el niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 grams

su popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularity

el costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%

la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficult

aumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekend

aumentar DE algo to increase IN sth

aumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/size

ha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight

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aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to increase;

‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raise
b) (Opt) to magnify

verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
◊ aumentará el frío it will become colder;

aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate

' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen

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aumentar

♦ vt

to increase;

aumentar la producción to increase production;

los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;

me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;

la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;

aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos

♦ vi
[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;
aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;

aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;

el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;

con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats

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aumentar

I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up

II v/i de precio, temperatura rise, increase, go up

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aumentar vt

acrecentar: to increase, to raise

aumentar vi

: to rise, to increase, to grow

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aumentar vb

1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise

han aumentado el número de plazas they've increased the number of places

el Gobierno aumentará los impuestos the government will raise taxes

2. (subir) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to increase

las temperaturas aumentan en verano temperatures rise in summer

aumenta el número de accidentes de moto the number of motorbike accidents is increasing

3. (con lupa, microscopio) to magnify [pt. & pp. magnified]

un instrumento que aumenta el tamaño de cosas pequeñas an instrument that magnifies the size of small things

Spanish-English dictionary > aumentar
3 gestión

f.

1 step, move, step of a process, gestio.

2 negotiation, management, undertaking, action.

3 management.

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gestión

► nombre femenino

1 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (trámite) step, measure, move

■ tengo que realizar varias gestiones, después nos veremos I have a few errands to do, so I'll see you later

2 (comercial) administration, management

■ la gestión de la empresa corre a cargo del hijo del dueño the owner's son is in charge of managing the company

3 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (negociación) negotiation

■ su gestión para liberar a los rehenes fracasó his efforts to free the hostages failed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gestión de datos data management

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noun f.

1) management

2) procedure

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SF

1) (=administración) management

le despidieron por su mala gestión — he was dismissed for bad management

gestión de datos — data management

gestión de ficheros — file management

gestión de personal — personnel management

gestión empresarial — business management

gestión financiera — financial management

gestión forestal — woodland management

gestión interna — (Inform) housekeeping

gestión presupuestaria — budget management

2) pl gestiones (=trámites)

tenía que realizar unas gestiones in Madrid — he had some business to do in Madrid

hacer las gestiones necesarias para algo — to take the necessary steps for sth

hacer las gestiones preliminares — to do the groundwork

el gobierno tendrá que hacer las primeras gestiones — the government will have to make the first move

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femenino

a) ( trámite)

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño — he went through the procedure for adopting a child

su apoyo a las gestiones de paz — their support for the peace process

las gestiones realizadas por ellos — the action taken by them

b) (Com, Fin) management

c) (Adm, Gob) administration

d) gestiones femenino plural ( negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

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= handling, husbanding, management, manipulation, running, dispensation, stewardship, manning, managing, back office, keeping.

Ex. The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.

Ex. There is nevertheless some scope in some African countries for the exploitation of basic information technologies for such actitivies as the internal husbanding and sharing of decision-making data.

Ex. The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.

Ex. Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.

Ex. The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.

Ex. The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility ( stewardship of knowledge).

Ex. All the things that follow in the chapter are subservient to the inquiry point and its proper manning.

Ex. Compiling, updating, managing and editing monolingual and multilingual thesauri without suitable software is extremely complex.

Ex. Benefits have been proven in the back office and now many organizations are applying it in customer facing applications.

Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

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* analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria = library systems analyst.

* consultoría para la gestión = management consultant.

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* de gestión = back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.

* economía de gestión = managerial economics.

* encargado de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* encargado de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* equipo de gestión = management team.

* escuela de gestión = business school.

* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.

* estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.

* estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.

* estructura jerárquica de gestión = line management.

* estudios de gestión = management science.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gestión administrativa = housekeeping.

* gestión bibliotecaria = library management.

* gestión compartida = shared governance.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* gestión de archivos = management of records, archive(s) management.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gestión de crisis = crisis management.

* gestión de datos = data handling.

* gestión de documentación administrativa = record keeping [recordkeeping], record management [records management], record(s) management, paperwork management.

* gestión de documentos = document management, handling of documents, record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management.

* gestión de empresas = business management.

* gestión de fincas = land management.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.

* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.

* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.

* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.

* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.

* gestión de la biblioteca = library management, library administration.

* gestión de la colección = collection management.

* gestión de la información = information management, information handling.

* gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.

* gestión del catálogo = catalogue management.

* gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.

* gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management (KM).

* gestión del contenido = content management.

* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión del tiempo = time management.

* gestión de objetos = object management.

* gestión de oficinas = office management.

* gestión de operaciones = operations management.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* gestión de registros = record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de soportes = media management.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gestión diaria de, la = day-to-day running of, the.

* gestión documental = information management, record management [records management], record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping], record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión económica = economics.

* gestión electrónica de documentos = electronic record keeping, electronic record keeping, electronic record management.

* gestión entre pares = collegial management.

* gestiones = paperwork.

* gestión financiera = fiscal management.

* gestión mediante proyectos = project management.

* gestión participativa = participative management.

* gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).

* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* herramienta de gestión = management tool, managerial tool.

* herramienta para la gestión de la información = information-managing tool.

* información de gestión = management data, management information.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial = MBA (Master of Business Administration).

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* método de gestión = managerial style.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* profesional de la gestión documental = information management professional.

* profesional encargado de la gestión de documentos = records professional.

* programa de gestión bibliográfica personal = personal bibliographic software.

* programa de gestión bibliotecaria = library software package.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* programa de gestión de datos = database management software.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* programa de gestión documental = information retrieval software.

* programa de gestión financiera = cash management package, cash management software.

* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).

* programas para la gestión de mapas = map software.

* responsabilidad en la gestión = accountability.

* responsable de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* responsable de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* sistema de gestión bibliotecaria = library system, library management system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management system (EDMS).

* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.

* sistema de gestión de la información (SGI) = information management system (IMS).

* sistema de gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management system (KMS).

* Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS) = Message Handling System (MHS).

* sistema de gestión de registros = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión documental = information retrieval system (IRS), record(s) system.

* sistema integrado de gestión bibliotecaria = integrated library package.

* sistema para la información de gestión = management information system (MIS).

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* teoría de la gestión = management theory.

* * *

femenino

a) ( trámite)

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño — he went through the procedure for adopting a child

su apoyo a las gestiones de paz — their support for the peace process

las gestiones realizadas por ellos — the action taken by them

b) (Com, Fin) management

c) (Adm, Gob) administration

d) gestiones femenino plural ( negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

* * *

= handling, husbanding, management, manipulation, running, dispensation, stewardship, manning, managing, back office, keeping.

Ex: The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.

Ex: There is nevertheless some scope in some African countries for the exploitation of basic information technologies for such actitivies as the internal husbanding and sharing of decision-making data.

Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.

Ex: Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.

Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.

Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility ( stewardship of knowledge).

Ex: All the things that follow in the chapter are subservient to the inquiry point and its proper manning.

Ex: Compiling, updating, managing and editing monolingual and multilingual thesauri without suitable software is extremely complex.

Ex: Benefits have been proven in the back office and now many organizations are applying it in customer facing applications.

Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

* analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria = library systems analyst.

* consultoría para la gestión = management consultant.

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* de gestión = back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.

* economía de gestión = managerial economics.

* encargado de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* encargado de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* equipo de gestión = management team.

* escuela de gestión = business school.

* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.

* estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.

* estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.

* estructura jerárquica de gestión = line management.

* estudios de gestión = management science.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gestión administrativa = housekeeping.

* gestión bibliotecaria = library management.

* gestión compartida = shared governance.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* gestión de archivos = management of records, archive(s) management.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gestión de crisis = crisis management.

* gestión de datos = data handling.

* gestión de documentación administrativa = record keeping [recordkeeping], record management [records management], record(s) management, paperwork management.

* gestión de documentos = document management, handling of documents, record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management.

* gestión de empresas = business management.

* gestión de fincas = land management.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.

* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.

* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.

* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.

* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.

* gestión de la biblioteca = library management, library administration.

* gestión de la colección = collection management.

* gestión de la información = information management, information handling.

* gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.

* gestión del catálogo = catalogue management.

* gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.

* gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management (KM).

* gestión del contenido = content management.

* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión del tiempo = time management.

* gestión de objetos = object management.

* gestión de oficinas = office management.

* gestión de operaciones = operations management.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* gestión de registros = record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de soportes = media management.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gestión diaria de, la = day-to-day running of, the.

* gestión documental = information management, record management [records management], record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping], record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión económica = economics.

* gestión electrónica de documentos = electronic record keeping, electronic record keeping, electronic record management.

* gestión entre pares = collegial management.

* gestiones = paperwork.

* gestión financiera = fiscal management.

* gestión mediante proyectos = project management.

* gestión participativa = participative management.

* gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).

* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* herramienta de gestión = management tool, managerial tool.

* herramienta para la gestión de la información = information-managing tool.

* información de gestión = management data, management information.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial = MBA (Master of Business Administration).

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* método de gestión = managerial style.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* profesional de la gestión documental = information management professional.

* profesional encargado de la gestión de documentos = records professional.

* programa de gestión bibliográfica personal = personal bibliographic software.

* programa de gestión bibliotecaria = library software package.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* programa de gestión de datos = database management software.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* programa de gestión documental = information retrieval software.

* programa de gestión financiera = cash management package, cash management software.

* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).

* programas para la gestión de mapas = map software.

* responsabilidad en la gestión = accountability.

* responsable de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* responsable de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* sistema de gestión bibliotecaria = library system, library management system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management system (EDMS).

* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.

* sistema de gestión de la información (SGI) = information management system (IMS).

* sistema de gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management system (KMS).

* Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS) = Message Handling System (MHS).

* sistema de gestión de registros = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión documental = information retrieval system (IRS), record(s) system.

* sistema integrado de gestión bibliotecaria = integrated library package.

* sistema para la información de gestión = management information system (MIS).

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* teoría de la gestión = management theory.

* * *

gestión

feminine

1

(trámite): la única gestión que había realizado the only step he had taken

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño he went through the procedure for adopting a child

su apoyo a las gestiones de paz their support for the peace process o peace moves

las gestiones realizadas por sus compañeros the steps o action taken by his colleagues

las gestiones actualmente en marcha para resolverlo the efforts currently under way to resolve it

unas gestiones que tenía que realizar some business that I had to attend to

2 ( Com, Fin) (de una empresa) management, running; (de bienes) management, administration

3 ( Adm, Gob) administration

un balance sobre sus dos años de gestión a review of their two-year administration o of their two years in power

4 gestiones fpl (negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

Compuestos:

● gestión de cartera

portfolio management

● gestión de riesgos

risk management

● gestión del tiempo

time management

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gestión sustantivo femenino
a) ( trámite) step;

◊ la única gestión que había hecho the only step he had taken;

hizo gestiones para adoptar un niño he went through the procedure for adopting a child;
su apoyo a las gestiones de paz their support for the peace process
b)

◊ gestiones sustantivo femenino plural ( negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

gestión sustantivo femenino
1 (de un negocio, empresa) management 2 gestiones, (conjunto de trámites) formalities, steps: están haciendo gestiones para liberarlos, they are working to free him
' gestión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
- excusada
- excusado
- recado
- trámite
- transparencia
- transparente
- diligencia
- paso
English:
collapse
- conduct
- course
- financial management
- management
- management accounting
- management consultancy
- management studies
- MBA
- mismanagement
- personnel management
- procedure
- running
- unproductive
- financial
- indictment

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gestión nf

1. [diligencia]
tengo que hacer unas gestiones en el ayuntamiento I have a few things to do at the town hall;

las gestiones para obtener un visado the formalities involved in getting a visa;

sus gestiones para obtener la beca no dieron fruto his efforts to get a grant were unsuccessful;

las gestiones del negociador fracasaron the negotiator's efforts came to nothing;

voy a intentar hacer unas gestiones a ver si puedo conseguirlo I'll try and speak to a few people to see if I can manage it;

Comp
RP
no hay peor gestión que la que no se hace there's no harm in trying

2. [administración] management

Comp
gestión de calidad quality control; Fin gestión de cartera portfolio management; Com gestión de cobro = collection of outstanding payments;
gestión de crisis crisis management;

gestión de empresas business management;

gestión financiera financial management;
Com gestión de línea line management; Com gestión de personal personnel management;
gestión política [de gobierno, ministro] conduct in government;

gestión de recursos resource management;

gestión de riesgos risk management;

gestión del tiempo time management

3. Informát gestión de ficheros file management;

gestión de memoria memory management

4. [gobierno] administration;

tres años de gestión del gobierno socialista three years under the socialist administration

* * *

gestión

f

1 management;

mala gestión mismanagement, poor management

2

:

gestiones pl ( trámites) formalities, procedure sg ;

hacer gestiones attend to some business

* * *

gestión nf, pl gestiones

1) trámite: procedure, step

2) administración: management

3) gestiones nfpl

: negotiations

* * *

gestión n (administración) management

Spanish-English dictionary > gestión
4 un gran número de

= a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.

Ex. A wide range of pamphlet and leaflet material was collected and arranged in cabinet files under topic heads such as health, employment, child welfare.

Ex. This university is a privately supported and largely residential institution and it offers a full roster of degrees.

Ex. This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.

Ex. Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.

Ex. Intrantets are becoming very popular among a broad variety of companies.

Ex. Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.

Ex. Data on a broad range of topics were collected.

Ex. Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.

* * *

= a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.

Ex: A wide range of pamphlet and leaflet material was collected and arranged in cabinet files under topic heads such as health, employment, child welfare.

Ex: This university is a privately supported and largely residential institution and it offers a full roster of degrees.

Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.

Ex: Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.

Ex: Intrantets are becoming very popular among a broad variety of companies.

Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.

Ex: Data on a broad range of topics were collected.

Ex: Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.

Spanish-English dictionary > un gran número de
5 obra

f.

1 work.

la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings

obra de arte work of art

obras completas complete works

obra de consulta reference work

obra maestra masterpiece

2 work.

obras roadworks (en carretera)

vamos a hacer obra o obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen

cerrado por obras closed for refurbishment (en letrero)

obras públicas public works

3 building site.

4 play.

5 opus, piece of work, composition, piece.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: obrar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: obrar.

* * *

obra

► nombre femenino

1 (trabajo) work

2 LITERATURA (obras completas) work; (libro) book

3 (acto) deed

■ esto seguro que es obra suya I'm sure it's his work

4 (institución) institution, foundation

5 (construcción) building site

► nombre femenino plural obras

1 (en casa) alterations, repairs; (en carretera) road works

■ no quiero meterme en obras I don't want to start having alterations done

■ esta semana estamos de obras we've got the workmen in this week

■ había retenciones a causa de las obras there were delays because of the roadworks

■ 'Carretera cortada por obras' "Road closed for repairs"

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

'En obras' "Building works"

¡manos a la obra! let's get cracking!

obras son amores, que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

por obra y gracia de thanks to

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo by the power of the Holy Spirit 2 familiar as if by magic

obra benéfica charity

obra de arte work of art

obra de caridad good deed

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

obra musical musical

obras completas collected works

obras públicas public works

* * *

noun f.

1) work

2) play

•

- obra maestra

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) deed

hoy he hecho una buena obra — I did a good deed today

pecar de obra — to sin by deed

• buenas obras — good works, good deeds

• ser obra de algn — to be sb's doing

esto no puede ser obra de mi hijo — this can't be my son's doing

la policía cree que podría ser obra de la Mafia — the police think this could be the work of the Mafia

• poner por obra un plan — to set a plan in motion

• por obra (y gracia) de — thanks to

un país destrozado por obra del turismo — a country totally spoilt by tourism

una gimnasta convertida en ídolo mundial por obra y gracia de su entrenador — a gymnast who became a world famous idol thanks to her coach

por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — (Rel) through the working of the Holy Spirit, by the power of the Holy Spirit

cree que el trabajo va a estar terminado mañana por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo — iró he thinks that the work will miraculously get done tomorrow

- ser obra de romanos

- obras son amores y no buenas razones

obra benéfica — (=acción) charitable deed; (=organización) charitable organization, charity

el dinero se destinará a obras benéficas — the money will go to charity

obra de caridad — charitable deed, act of charity

obra de misericordia — (Rel) work of mercy

obra pía — religious foundation

obra piadosa — charitable deed

obra social — (=organización) benevolent fund for arts, sports etc ; (=labor) charitable work

2) [de creación artística]

a) (=producción total) (Arte, Literat, Teat, Mús) work

la vida y la obra de San Juan de la Cruz — the life and work of Saint John of the Cross

el tema de la muerte en la obra de Lorca — the subject of death in Lorca o in Lorca's work

b) (=pieza) (Arte, Mús) work; (Teat) play; (Literat) book, work

una obra de Goya — a work o painting by Goya

una obra de Lope de Vega — a play by Lope de Vega

las obras de Cervantes — the works of Cervantes

obras completas — complete works, collected works

obra de arte — work of art

obra de consulta — reference book

obra de divulgación — non-fiction book aimed at a popular audience

obra de teatro, obra dramática — play

obra maestra — masterpiece

obra teatral — play

3) (Constr)

a) (=edificio en construcción) building site, construction site

hemos estado visitando la obra — we've been visiting the building o construction site

¿cuándo acaban la obra? — when do they finish the building work?

- ser o parecer la obra del Escorial

b)

de obra — [chimenea] brick antes de s ; [estantería, armario] built-in

c) pl obras [en edificio] building work sing, construction work sing ; [en carretera] roadworks

las obras de construcción del hospital — building o construction work on the hospital

las obras de remodelación del estadio — redevelopment work at the stadium

las obras de ampliación del aeropuerto — work on expanding the airport

los vecinos están de obras — they're having building work done next door, they have the builders in next door *

obras — [en edificio] building under construction; [en carretera] roadworks

cerrado por obras — closed for refurbishment

página en obras — (Internet) site under construction

la autopista está en obras — there are roadworks on the motorway

estamos haciendo obras en la cocina — we're having some building work done in the kitchen

obras públicas — public works

Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Ministry of Public Works

obras viales, obras viarias — roadworks

4) (=ejecución) workmanship

la obra es buena pero los materiales son de mala calidad — the workmanship is good but the materials are of a poor quality

- poner manos a la obra

5) Chile brickwork

6)

obra de — about

en obra de ocho semanas — in about eight weeks

7)

la Obra — Esp (Rel) Opus Dei

See:

ver nota culturelle OPUS DEI in opúsculo

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( creación artística) work

sus primeras obras — her earliest works

una obra de artesanía — a piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel — Buñuel's films

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática — her plays

b) (Mús) work, opus

- obra de arte

- obra de consulta

- obra maestra

2) ( acción)

mi buena obra del día — my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis — (Bib) by their works will you know them

obras de misericordia — charitable deeds

esto es obra de Víctor — this is Víctor's doing

obras son amores que no buenas razones — actions speak louder than words

- obra benéfica or de beneficencia

- obra social

3) (Arquit, Const)

a) ( construcción) building work

estamos de or en obras — we're having some building work done

peligro: obras — danger: building work in progress

cerrado por obras — closed for repairs

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

- obras públicas

4) la Obra (Relig) the Opus Dei

* * *

obra¹

¹ = alterations, building site, construction site.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.

Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* deducción por donación a obras benéficas = charitable deduction, charitable tax deduction.

* despedir mano de oba = shed + jobs.

* despedir mano de obra = axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* donación anual a obras de caridad = charitable gift annuity.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* obra benéfica = charity, charity.

* obra benéfica religiosa = parochial charity.

* obra de beneficiencia = benefaction.

* obra de romanos = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

* obras públicas = public works.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* permiso de obra = building permit.

* pie de obra = building site.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

obra²

² = item, title, work, stock item, oeuvre.

Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.

Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.

Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.

* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras editadas = back catalogue.

* catálogo de obras musicales = music catalogue.

* edición de obras científicas = scholarly publishing.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.

* lector de obra literaria = literary reader.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obra anónima = anonymous work.

* obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.

* obra antigua = ancient work.

* obra apócrifa = apocryphal work.

* obra audiovisual = audiovisual work.

* obra autobiográfica = autobiographical work.

* obra citada = cited work.

* obra colectiva = collective work.

* obra compuesta = composite work.

* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work, art work.

* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.

* obra de contenido general = general work.

* obra de creación literaria = fiction book.

* obra de creación original = creative work.

* obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

* obra de literatura = literary work.

* obra de referencia = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference.

* obra de referencia básica = standard work.

* obra de referencia estándar = standard reference work.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* obra dramática = dramatic work.

* obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.

* obra fuente de la cita = citing work.

* obra gráfica = graphic work.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* obra literaria = literary work, work of literature, work of imagination.

* obra literaria simplificada = easy reader book.

* obra maestra = showpiece, masterpiece.

* obra maestra de la pintura clásica = old master, old master painting.

* obra magna = magnum opus.

* obra multimedia = multimedia work.

* obra musical = musical work.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* obra piadosa = work of piety.

* obra pictórica = pictorial work.

* obra relacionada = related work.

* obras = life's work.

* obras completas = collected works, oeuvre.

* obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.

* obras de creación literaria = fiction.

* obras de ficción = fiction.

* obras de literatura = literary materials.

* obras literarias = literature, literary materials.

* obras no ficción = non-fiction [nonfiction].

* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.

* obra teatral = theatrical work.

* original de una obra de arte = art original.

* parte de una obra = component part.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

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obra

feminine

A

1 (creación artística) work

esta escultura es una de sus primeras obras this sculpture is one of her earliest works o pieces

una obra literaria importante an important literary work

ésta es una obra menor this is a minor work

una excelente obra de artesanía an excellent piece of craftsmanship

la obra cinematográfica de Buñuel Buñuel's films, Buñuel's oeuvre ( frml)

las obras completas de García Lorca the complete o collected works of García Lorca

sus obras de teatro or su obra dramática her plays

2 ( Mús) work, opus

Compuestos:

● obra de arte

work of art

● obra de consulta

reference book, work of reference

● obra maestra

masterpiece, chef d'oeuvre ( frml)

B

(acción): ya he hecho mi buena obra del día I reckon I've done my good deed for the day

por sus obras los conoceréis ( Bib) by their works will you know them

hizo muchas obras de misericordia she performed many charitable deeds

ha trabajado incansablemente, todo esto es obra suya she has worked tirelessly, all this is her doing

esto es obra de Víctor this is Víctor's doing

por obra (y gracia) del Espíritu Santo ( Relig) by the grace of God

piensa que la casa se va a pintar por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo ( hum); he seems to think the house will paint itself

ser obra de romanos or de benedictinos to be a huge o mammoth task

obras son amores que no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Compuestos:

● obra benéfica or de beneficencia or de caridad

(acto) charitable act o deed, act of charity; (organización) charity, charitable organization

● obra social

(labor filantrópica) benevolent o charitable work; (mutualidad) ( Arg) ≈ benefit society ( in US), ≈ friendly society ( in UK)

C ( Arquit, Const) (construcción) building work

la casa aún está en obra the house is still being built, the house is still under construction ( frml)

perdona el desorden, estamos de or en obras sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done o ( colloq) we've got the builders in

[ S ] instalación de calefacción sin obra heating systems installed — no building work involved

[ S ] peligro: obras danger: building o construction work in progress

[ S ] cerrado por obras closed for repairs/refurbishment

mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

Compuestos:

● obra muerta

freeboard, dead work ( ant)

● obra negra

(Col, Méx): el edificio está en obra negra the building is just a shell

● obras mayores

fpl major works ( requiring building permission)

● obras menores

fpl minor works ( which may require building permission)

● obras públicas

fpl public works (pl)

● obras viales

fpl ( AmL) roadworks (pl)

● obras viarias

fpl ( Esp) roadworks (pl)

D (sitio) building o construction site

E

la Obra ( Relig) the Opus Dei

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Del verbo obrar: ( conjugate obrar)

obra es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
obra
obrar
obra sustantivo femenino
1 ( creación artística) work;
◊ sus primeras obras her earliest works;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship;
sus obras de teatro her plays;
obra de arte work of art;
obra maestra masterpiece
2 ( acción):
◊ mi buena obra del día my good deed for the day;

obra benéfica ( acto) act of charity;

( organización) charity, charitable organization
3 (Arquit, Const)
a) ( construcción) building work;

◊ estamos de obras we're having some building work done

b) ( sitio) building o construction site

obrar ( conjugate obrar) verbo intransitivo ( actuar) to act;
◊ obra de buena fe to act in good faith

verbo transitivo ‹ milagros› to work
obra sustantivo femenino
1 (producto, trabajo) (piece of) work
obra de arte, work of art
las obras completas de Baroja, the complete works of Baroja
este desaguisado es obra de tu hermano, this despicable act was the work of your brother
2 (acción) deed
buenas/malas obras, good/bad deeds
por sus obras los conoceréis, you'll know them by their deeds
3 Constr building site
(de la carretera, etc) repairs: la calle mayor está en obras, the main street is being repaired
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, the Ministry of Works
4 Teat play
5 (efecto, resultado) result: todo el proyecto es obra de un esfuerzo colectivo, the project is the result of a joint effort
♦ Locuciones: obras son amores y no buenas razones, actions speak louder than words
obrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to act, behave: siento que no he obrado bien, I don't feel I've done the right thing
2 (hallarse) el testamento obra en mi poder/mis manos..., the will is in my possession
II vtr (causar) to work

' obra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptar
- albañilería
- alguna
- alguno
- censurar
- clásica
- clásico
- concurso
- dramatizar
- encuadrar
- ensayar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- estigmatizar
- éxito
- faraónica
- faraónico
- hecha
- hecho
- infame
- interpretar
- lema
- maestra
- maestro
- mamarrachada
- mano
- notabilidad
- obrar
- paralizarse
- ponderar
- producir
- regusto
- reponer
- reposición
- representar
- restauración
- señera
- señero
- sensiblera
- sensiblería
- sensiblero
- teatral
- teatro
- título
- trabajada
- trabajado
- versión
- ambientación
- ambientar
English:
audition
- bring off
- building site
- charitable
- chronic
- classic
- collection
- crack
- creative
- dinner theater
- doing
- downstairs
- drama
- effort
- elaborate
- enthusiasm
- flop
- funnel
- handiwork
- hoarding
- humorous
- irony
- labour
- labour-intensive
- long
- manpower
- masterpiece
- moderately
- opening
- piece
- play
- stick in
- title
- undermanning
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- work
- workforce
- write up
- writing
- about
- appalling
- building
- burlesque
- by
- credit
- gang
- grip
- hardly
- invite

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obra nf

1. [trabajo, acción]
hacer o [m5] realizar una buena obra to do a good deed;

ya he hecho la buena obra del día I've done my good deed for the day;

poner algo en obra to put sth into effect;

por obra (y gracia) de thanks to;

por sus obras los conoceréis by their works will you know them;

es obra suya it's his doing;

la ruina de las cosechas es obra de la sequía the crops have been ruined as a result of the drought;

Prov

obras son amores y no buenas razones actions speak louder than words

Comp
obra benéfica [institución] charity; [acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de beneficencia [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed;
obra de caridad [institución] charity;
[acción, trabajo] charitable deed; Anticuado obra pía charitable institution; Arg obra social benevolent fund;
obras sociales community work

2. [creación artística] work;
[de teatro] play; [de música] work, opus;
la obra pictórica de Miguel Ángel Michelangelo's paintings;

una obra de artesanía a piece of craftsmanship

Comp
obra de arte work of art;
obras completas complete works;

obra de consulta reference work;

obra dramática [pieza] play, drama;
[conjunto] plays, dramatic works;
obra maestra masterpiece;

obra menor minor work

3. [trabajo de construcción] work;
[reforma doméstica, en local] alteration;
el ayuntamiento va a empezar una obra en el descampado the council is going to start building on the wasteground;

vamos a hacer obra o [m5] obras en la cocina we're going to make some alterations to our kitchen;

toda la calle está en obras there are roadworks all along the road;

el edificio lleva en obras más de dos meses the work on the building has been going on for over two months;

cortada por obras [letrero en calle] road closed for repairs;

cerrado por obras [letrero en restaurante, edificio] closed for refurbishment;

obras [en carretera] roadworks

Comp
Náut obra muerta freeboard;
obras públicas public works

4. [solar en construcción] building site;

encontró trabajo en una obra he found work on a building site

5. [trabajo de albañilería]
un horno de obra a brick oven

6.
la Obra the Opus Dei, = traditionalist Roman Catholic organization, whose members include many professional people and public figures

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obra

f

1 work;

obras completas complete works

2 ( acción)

:

hacer buenas obras do good deeds;

por obra de thanks to, as a result of;

poner por o L.Am.

en obra set in motion;

¡manos a la obra! let’s get to work!

3

:

de obra muro, chimenea brick atr

4

:

obras pl de construcción building work sg ; en la vía pública road works

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obra nf

1) : work

obra de arte: work of art

obra de teatro: play

obra de consulta: reference work

2) : deed

una buena obra: a good deed

3) : construction work

4)

obra maestra : masterpiece

5)

obras públicas : public works

6)

por obra de : thanks to, because of

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obra n

1. (artística, literaria) work

es la mejor obra de Picasso it's Picasso's finest work

la obra completa de Cervantes the complete works of Cervantes

2. (buena acción) deed

has hecho tu buena obra del día you've done your good deed for the day

3. (edificio en construcción) building site

obra de teatro play

obra maestra masterpiece

Spanish-English dictionary > obra
6 pega

f.

1 difficulty, hitch (obstáculo). (peninsular Spanish)

poner pegas (a) to find problems (with)

2 sticking point, pitfall, snag, deterrent.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pegar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pegar.

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pega

► nombre femenino

1 familiar (dificultad) snag

■ me pusieron muchas pegas para ver si así desistía they made it difficult for me to see if I would give up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de pega fake, phoney

■ una pistola de pega a toy gun

poner pegas a todo to find fault with everything

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1. SF

1) (=dificultad) snag, problem

todo son pegas — there's nothing but problems

poner pegas — (=objetar a algo) to raise objections; (=crear problemas) to cause trouble

2)

de pega — * (=falso) false, dud *; (=de imitación) fake, sham, bogus

un billete de pega — a dud banknote *

3) (=acción) sticking

4) (=chasco) practical joke; (=truco) hoax, trick

5) (=paliza) beating, beating-up *

6) Caribe, Cono Sur, Méx (=trabajo) work

7) Caribe (=liga) birdlime

8) Cono Sur [de enfermedad] infectious period

9)

- estar en la pega

- jugar a la pega

2.

SM

- ser el pega

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femenino

1) (Col fam) ( broma) trick

de pega — (Esp fam) <araña/culebra> joke (before n), trick (before n); < revólver> dummy (before n)

estar en la pega — (Ur fam) to be in the know (colloq)

2) (Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag (colloq)

a todo le encuentra pegas — he finds something wrong with everything

te ponen muchas pegas si intentas reclamarlo — they make it really difficult for you to claim it

3) (Andes fam)

a) ( trabajo) work; ( empleo) work

está sin pega — he's out of work

b) ( lugar) work

4) (Chi fam) ( excusa tonta) feeble excuse

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= snag, hitch, catch, hiccup, cavil, quibble, rub, kicker.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex. But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

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* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

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femenino

1) (Col fam) ( broma) trick

de pega — (Esp fam) <araña/culebra> joke (before n), trick (before n); < revólver> dummy (before n)

estar en la pega — (Ur fam) to be in the know (colloq)

2) (Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag (colloq)

a todo le encuentra pegas — he finds something wrong with everything

te ponen muchas pegas si intentas reclamarlo — they make it really difficult for you to claim it

3) (Andes fam)

a) ( trabajo) work; ( empleo) work

está sin pega — he's out of work

b) ( lugar) work

4) (Chi fam) ( excusa tonta) feeble excuse

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= snag, hitch, catch, hiccup, cavil, quibble, rub, kicker.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.

Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

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pega

feminine

A ( fam) (broma) trick

es una araña de pega it's a joke o trick spider

hacer pegas to play tricks o jokes

estar en la pega (Ur fam); to be in the know ( colloq)

B ( Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag ( colloq)

la única pega es que queda lejos the only problem o drawback o snag is that it's a long way away

a todo lo que le propongo le encuentra alguna pega he finds something wrong with everything I suggest

te ponen muchas pegas si intentas reclamarlo they make it really difficult for you to claim it, they put a lot of obstacles in your way if you try to claim it

¡sin pegas! no problem!

C ( Andes fam)

1 (trabajo) work

tengo mucha pega I'm snowed under with work ( colloq)

2 (empleo) work

buscar pega to look for work o for a job

está sin pega he's out of work

3 (lugar) workplace

D ( Chi fam) (excusa tonta) feeble excuse

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Del verbo pegar: ( conjugate pegar)

pega es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pega
pegar
pega sustantivo femenino
1 (Col fam) ( broma) trick;
◊ de pega (Esp fam) ‹araña/culebra› joke ( before n), trick ( before n);

‹ revólver› dummy ( before n)
2 (Esp fam) (dificultad, inconveniente) problem, snag (colloq);
◊ te ponen muchas pegas they make it really difficult for you

3 (Andes fam)
a) ( trabajo) work;

( empleo) work;
◊ está sin pega he's out of work

b) ( lugar) work

pegar ( conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹bofetada/patada› to give;

◊ le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating;

le pegaon un tiro they shot her
b) ‹grito/chillido› to let out;

◊ pega un salto de alegría to jump for joy;

pegale un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2
a) ( adherir) to stick;

( con cola) to glue, stick
b) ( coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move … closer

3 (fam) ( contagiar) ‹ enfermedad› to give;
◊ me pegó la gripe he gave me the flu

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( golpear): pegale a algn to hit sb;

(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ le pega a su mujer he beats his wife;

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) [producto/moda] to take off;

[ artista] to be very popular
2
a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together;

pega CON algo to go with sth;
◊ no pega con el vestido it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

pegarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( golpearse):

◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head
b) ( recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2 ‹ susto› to get;
◊ pegase un tiro to shoot oneself

3 ( contagiarse) [ enfermedad] to be infectious;
◊ eso se pega you can easily catch it;

se te va a pega mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pega sustantivo femenino objection, drawback: siempre está poniendo pegas, he's always raising objections
♦ Locuciones: de pega, sham, false: era una pistola de pega, it was an imitation pistol
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
' pega' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusón
- abusona
- macho
- pegar
English:
beat
- catch
- clash
- difficulty
- drawback
- hit back
- hitch
- rub
- snag
- stick together

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pega nf

1. Esp [obstáculo] difficulty, hitch;

la pega que tiene es que es muy caro the only problem is it's very expensive;

le puso muchas pegas a nuestra propuesta he kept raising objections to our proposal;

me pusieron muchas pegas para conseguir el visado they made a lot of problems before they gave me a visa;

le veo muchas pegas al plan I see a lot of problems with the plan

2.
de pega [falso] false, fake;

un Rolex de pega a fake Rolex;

un electricista de pega a bogus electrician

3. Andes, Cuba Fam [trabajo] job;

está buscando pega he's looking for work o a job

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pega

f fam

snag fam, hitch fam ;

poner pegas raise objections;

de pega fake, bogus

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pega n (inconveniente) problem / snag

la única pega es que... the only problem is that...

a todo le encuentra pegas he finds fault with everything

poner pegas to make it difficult

me pusieron pegas para salir del país they made it difficult for me to leave the country

Spanish-English dictionary > pega
7 operación

f.

1 operation.

2 surgery, operation, surgical operation.

3 functioning, operation.

4 operation, driving.

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operación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) operation

2 FINANZAS transaction, deal

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

operación quirúrgica operation

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noun f.

1) operation

2) transaction

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SF

1) (=acción) operation

operaciones de rescate, operaciones de salvamento — rescue operations

operación retorno — Esp effort to control traffic returning to a big city after a major holiday

2) (Med) operation

una operación de estómago — a stomach operation, an operation on the stomach

operación a corazón abierto — open-heart surgery

operación cesárea — Caesarean, Caesarean operation

operación quirúrgica — surgical operation

3) (Mil) operation

operaciones conjuntas — joint operations

operación de ablandamiento — softening-up operation

operación de limpia, operación de limpieza — mopping up operation

4) (Com) transaction, deal

operación a plazo — forward transaction

operaciones bursátiles, operaciones de bolsa — stock-exchange transactions

operación "llave en mano" — turnkey operation

operación mercantil — business deal

5) (Mat) operation

6) LAm (Min) operation, working, exploitation; (Com) management

7)

operaciones accesorias — (Inform) housekeeping sing

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Mat) operation

b) (Med) operation

una operación a corazón abierto — open-heart surgery

2) (Fin) transaction

una operación bursátil — a stock market transaction o deal

3) ( misión) operation

operación policial/de rescate — police/rescue operation

•

- operación limpieza

- operación rastrillo

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Mat) operation

b) (Med) operation

una operación a corazón abierto — open-heart surgery

2) (Fin) transaction

una operación bursátil — a stock market transaction o deal

3) ( misión) operation

operación policial/de rescate — police/rescue operation

•

- operación limpieza

- operación rastrillo

* * *

operación¹

¹ = operation, transaction, venture, operation.

Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.

Ex: Access to individual transaction is made via a menu.

Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.

Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y estaría ausente durante dos semanas.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.

* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.

* escenario de operaciones = scene of operations, theatre of operations.

* gestión de operaciones = operations management.

* manual de operaciones = operations manual.

* operación aritmética = arithmetic operation.

* operación bancaria = bank transaction.

* operación combinada = combined operation.

* operación combinatoria = combination operation.

* operación comercial = business transaction.

* operación conjunta = joint operation, combined operation.

* operación de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission.

* operación de conexión = logging transaction.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* operación de rescate = salvage operation, salvaging operation, rescue operation.

* operación de salvamento = salvage operation, search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission, salvaging operation.

* operaciones aritméticas decimales = floating point mathematics.

* operaciones comerciales = business practices.

* operaciones de información = information operations.

* operaciones de rescate = rescue work.

* operaciones informáticas = computer operations.

* operación mental = mental operation.

* operación militar = military operation.

* operación policial = sting operation.

* operación por defecto = default.

* operación sobre datos = data manipulation.

* racionalizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

* realizar las operaciones bancarias = bank.

* realizar una operación = conduct + operation, carry out + transaction.

* reanudar las operaciones = be back in business.

* registro de operaciones realizadas = transaction log, transaction logging.

* rentabilizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

* tarifa por el número de operaciones = volume-based tariff.

* teatro de operaciones = theatre of operations.

* unidad de operaciones = operational unit.

operación²

² = surgery.

Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.

* en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.

* operación de bypass = bypass operation.

* operación de cambio de sexo = sex-change surgery, sex-change operation.

* operación de corazón = heart operation.

* operación de pecho = breast surgery.

* operación quirúrgica = surgical procedure.

* sala de operaciones = operating room.

* * *

operación

feminine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

A ( Mat) operation

B ( Med) operation

una operación del estómago a stomach operation

se sometió a una operación a corazón abierto he underwent open-heart surgery

una operación a vida o muerte a life-or-death operation

C ( Fin) (transacción) transaction

una operación bursátil/financiera a stock market/financial transaction o deal

operación de ingreso deposit

operación de reintegro withdrawal

D (tarea) operation

operación policial police operation

la operación de rescate the rescue operation

la operación mudanza será la próxima semana ( hum); the move is next week

Compuestos:

● operación limpieza

clean up operation, clean up

toca operación limpieza ( hum); it's time to clean the house o ( colloq) for a blitz on the house

● operación rastrillo

search operation

● operación retorno

1 (en Esp) (the mass return by road to the cities from the seaside resorts after public holidays)

2 (en AmL) (the return of refugees or political exiles at the end of a period of repression)

● operación tortuga

( Col) go-slow

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operación sustantivo femenino
a) (Mat) operation

b) (Med) operation;

◊ una operación a corazón abierto open-heart surgery

c) (Fin) transaction

d) ( misión) operation;

◊ operación de rescate rescue operation

operación sustantivo femenino
1 Med operation
una operación de riñón, a kidney operation
2 Fin transaction, deal
3 Mat operation
4 (actuación, realización) operation
' operación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anestesia
- cálculo
- debilitar
- practicar
- salir
- salazón
- señal
- sufrir
- cerebro
- comercial
- comprobar
- cuenta
- devolver
- intervenir
- mercantil
- someter
English:
blitz
- Caesarean
- elaborately
- exercise
- forceps
- groggy
- herself
- implant
- major
- management
- minor
- operation
- optimal
- over
- surgery
- transaction
- undergo
- venture
- money
- since

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operación nf

1. [acción organizada] operation

Comp
operación policial police operation;
operación de rescate rescue operation;

operación retorno = police operation to assist traffic at the end of popular holiday periods;

operación salida = police operation to assist traffic at the beginning of popular holiday periods;

operación de salvamento rescue operation

2. [quirúrgica] operation;

operación (quirúrgica) (surgical) operation;

una operación de corazón a heart operation;

una operación a corazón abierto open-heart surgery;

una operación a vida o muerte a life-or-death operation;

el paciente debe someterse a una operación the patient needs to have an operation;

le realizaron una operación de estómago he had a stomach operation;

tuvo que ser sometido a una operación de urgencia he had to undergo an emergency operation

3. [matemática] operation

4. [militar] operation;

operaciones conjuntas joint operations

Comp
operación de limpia o de limpieza a mopping-up operation
5. Com, Fin transaction;

una operación bursátil a stock-market transaction;

una operación mercantil a commercial transaction;

una operación comercial a commercial transaction;

una operación de ingreso a deposit;

una operación de reintegro a withdrawal

* * *

operación

f operation

* * *

operación nf, pl - ciones

1) : operation

2) : transaction, deal

* * *

operación n operation

Spanish-English dictionary > operación

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