-
1 agua de borrajas
• unimportant thing -
2 punto sin importancia
• unimportant point -
3 importancia
f.importance.dar importancia a algo to attach importance to somethingdarse importancia to give oneself airsde importancia important, of importancesin importancia unimportantquitar importancia a algo to play something down* * *1 importance\dar importancia a algo to take something seriouslydarse importancia to give oneself airsno tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not importantquitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something downsin importancia unimportanttener importancia to be important* * *noun f.* * *SF importancetu ayuda ha sido de gran importancia — your help has been very important o of great importance
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?
no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important
•
carecer de importancia — to be unimportantno quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...
•
darse importancia — to give o.s. airs* * *femenino importancedetalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details
concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something
quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?
darse importancia — to give oneself airs
* * *= importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.----* adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.* adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.* consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.* crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de importancia secundaria = incidental.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.* destacar la importa = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.* de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de vital importancia = vitally important.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* importancia histórica = historical significance.* importancia primordial = key importance.* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.* pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* prestar importancia a = place + weight on.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.* recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.* tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* * *femenino importancedetalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details
concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something
quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?
darse importancia — to give oneself airs
* * *= importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.* adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.* adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.* consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.* crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de importancia secundaria = incidental.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.* destacar la importa = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.* de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de vital importancia = vitally important.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* importancia histórica = historical significance.* importancia primordial = key importance.* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.* pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* prestar importancia a = place + weight on.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.* recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.* tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* * *importancetemas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great importésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant detailstrató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problemno debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this mattersiento llegar tarde — no tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?darse importancia to give oneself airs* * *
importancia sustantivo femenino
importance;
quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
darse importancia to give oneself airs
importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
dar importancia a, to attach importance to
quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
sin importancia, unimportant
♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs
' importancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acento
- acentuar
- alta
- alto
- bagatela
- calibre
- cobrar
- conceder
- dimensión
- énfasis
- entidad
- envergadura
- escatológico
- fallo
- ignorar
- incidir
- insignificancia
- insistir
- interés
- levedad
- marcar
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- niñería
- palidecer
- pequeña
- pequeño
- primera
- primero
- primordial
- protagonismo
- quitar
- recalcar
- relativa
- relativo
- relieve
- representar
- restar
- revestir
- subrayar
- suceso
- suma
- sumo
- talla
- tontería
- valor
- vital
- vuelo
- alguno
- capital
English:
account
- attach
- count
- emphasize
- importance
- incidental
- irrelevant
- issue
- light
- little
- major
- matter
- mind
- minimize
- minor
- moment
- momentous
- override
- paramount
- play down
- primary
- prime
- prominence
- read
- ride
- shrug off
- significance
- smooth over
- store
- thrust forward
- unimportant
- vital
- vitally
- all
- all right
- consideration
- descend
- detail
- emphasis
- gloss
- hot
- import
- magistrate
- menial
- play
- small
- trifling
- utmost
* * *importancia nfimportance;de importancia important, of importance;un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;darse importancia to give oneself airs;no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;[no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;sin importancia unimportant;ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;* * *f importance;dar importancia a attach importance to;quitar orestar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;tener importancia be important;no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;sin importancia unimportant;darse importancia give o.s. airs* * *importancia nf: importance* * *importancia n importancetener importancia to be important / to matter -
4 intrascendente
adj.1 insignificant, unimportant.2 untranscendental, immaterial, trivial, insignificant.f. & m.untranscendental person.* * *► adjetivo1 unimportant, insignificant* * *ADJ unimportant, insignificant* * *adjetivo <episodio/detalle> insignificant, unimportant; < comentario> trivial* * *= light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted].Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.* * *adjetivo <episodio/detalle> insignificant, unimportant; < comentario> trivial* * *= light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted].Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
* * *‹episodio/detalle› insignificant, unimportant; ‹comentario› trivial* * *
intrascendente adjetivo ‹episodio/detalle› insignificant, unimportant;
‹ comentario› trivial
' intrascendente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intranscendente
English:
inconsequential
* * *intrascendente, intranscendente adjinsignificant, unimportant* * *adj insignificant* * *intrascendente adj: unimportant, insignificant -
5 sin importancia
adj.unimportant, inconsequential, small, immaterial.* * *unimportant* * *= negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequenceEx. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.Ex. Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.* * *= negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequenceEx: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.Ex: Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence. -
6 cuantía
f.1 quantity, total sum, magnitude.2 importance.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cuantiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cuantiar.* * *1 (cantidad) quantity; (importe) amount2 (dimensión) extent\de mayor cuantía importantde menor cuantía insignificant, lesser* * *SF1) (=cantidad)a) (=importe) quantity, amount¿cómo se calcula la cuantía de la pensión? — how is the amount o level of pension calculated?
b) (=alcance) extent2) (=importancia) importancede mayor cuantía — more important, more significant
de menor cuantía, de poca cuantía — unimportant, of little account
* * *a) ( importe)una cuantía mínima de 20.000 euros — a minimum (amount) of 20,000 euros
b) ( importancia) significance, importancede mayor cuantía — of major significance o importance
de menor cuantía — unimportant, insignificant
c) (Der) claim, sum claimed* * *= magnitude, total, count.Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex. Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.* * *a) ( importe)una cuantía mínima de 20.000 euros — a minimum (amount) of 20,000 euros
b) ( importancia) significance, importancede mayor cuantía — of major significance o importance
de menor cuantía — unimportant, insignificant
c) (Der) claim, sum claimed* * *= magnitude, total, count.Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.* * *1(importe): la rebaja de las cuantías de las pensiones the reduction in the level of pensionsse desconoce la cuantía de los daños materiales the extent of the damage is not knownuna cuantía mínima de 50.000 euros mensuales a minimum (amount) of 50,000 euros a monthla cuantía de la deuda asciende a miles de dólares the total of the debt amounts to thousands of dollarsun aumento de la cuantía de las becas an increase in the size of grants2 (importancia) significance, importanceun asunto de mayor cuantía a matter of major significance o importance, a highly significant o an extremely important matterun funcionario de escasa cuantía an insignificant civil servantde menor cuantía unimportant, insignificant3 ( Der) claim, sum o amount claimed* * *
cuantía sustantivo femenino amount: se desconoce la cuantía de lo sustraído, the amount stolen is not known
' cuantía' also found in these entries:
English:
high
* * *cuantía nf1. [suma] amount, quantity;todavía no se conoce la cuantía de los daños causados por el terremoto the final cost of the damage caused by the earthquake is not yet known;van a conceder una ayuda de una cuantía sin precisar todavía they are going to grant an as yet unspecified amount of aid;recibió la cuantía íntegra del premio he received the full amount of the prize money;va a subir la cuantía del subsidio de desempleo unemployment benefit is set to rise2. [alcance] extent;ése es un problema de menor cuantía that is a relatively insignificant o minor problem3. Der claim, amount claimed* * *f amount, quantity; figimportance* * *cuantía nf1) : quantity, extent2) : significance, import -
7 intrascendencia
f.1 insignificance, unimportance.2 unimportant detail, insignificant detail.* * *1 unimportance, insignificance* * *SF unimportance, insignificance* * *femenino insignificance, unimportancedetalles de la más absoluta intrascendencia — totally unimportant o insignificant details
* * *= unimportance.Ex. A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance.* * *femenino insignificance, unimportancedetalles de la más absoluta intrascendencia — totally unimportant o insignificant details
* * *= unimportance.Ex: A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance.
* * *insignificance, unimportancedetalles de la más absoluta intrascendencia totally unimportant o insignificant details* * *intrascendencia, intranscendencia nfinsignificance, unimportance* * *f insignificance -
8 bagatela
f.1 trifle.2 unimportant issue, unimportant matter, minor matter.* * *1 bagatelle, trifle* * *SF1) (=objeto) trinket, knick-knack2) (=nimiedad) trifle3) (Mús) bagatelle* * *b) ( asunto sin importancia) triviality* * *= bagatelle.Ex. ' Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.* * *b) ( asunto sin importancia) triviality* * *= bagatelle.Ex: ' Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
* * *se gasta todo el dinero en bagatelas he fritters his money away on silly little things2(asunto sin importancia): no perdamos el tiempo discutiendo por bagatelas let's not waste time arguing over minor matters o trivialitiestraté con ella de alguna bagatela I talked to her about unimportant things, I made small talk with her3* * *
bagatela sustantivo femenino ( alhaja) trinket;
( adorno) knickknack
bagatela sustantivo femenino
1 (objeto de poco valor) knick-knack, trinket
2 (asunto sin importancia) trifle: no te preocupes por esas bagatelas, don't lose any sleep over mere trifles
' bagatela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insignificancia
English:
trifle
* * *bagatela nf1. [cosa insignificante] trifle;no quiero perder tiempo en bagatelas I don't want to waste time on minor o insignificant details2. Mús bagatelle* * *f trinket* * *bagatela nf: trifle, trinket -
9 Cristiandad
f.Christianity, Christendom.m.Christianity, Christendom.* * *1 Christendom* * *SF Christendom* * *femenino Christendom* * *= Christendom, christianity.Ex. At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.Ex. A Marxist history of christianity may offend the practising churchgoer.* * *femenino Christendom* * *= Christendom, christianity.Ex: At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.
Ex: A Marxist history of christianity may offend the practising churchgoer.* * *Christendom* * *
cristiandad sustantivo femenino
Christendom
cristiandad sustantivo femenino Christendom, Christianity
* * *cristiandad nfChristianity* * *f Christendom -
10 actividad secundaria
(n.) = sidelight activityEx. We continue to make ILL appear trivial and unimportant, a sidelight activity to whatever else we do.* * *(n.) = sidelight activityEx: We continue to make ILL appear trivial and unimportant, a sidelight activity to whatever else we do.
-
11 apéndice
m.1 appendix.2 appendix, addition, addendum, annex.3 postscript, gloss.4 offshoot, branch.* * *1 (órgano interno) appendix2 (de libro) appendix3 (parte unida) appendage* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Anat, Literat) appendix; (Jur) schedule2) (fig) (=satélite) appendage* * *1) ( del intestino) appendix; ( de otro miembro) appendage2) (de texto, documento) appendix* * *= adjunct, appendage, appendix [appendices, -pl.], tailpiece.Ex. We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.Ex. At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.Ex. The instructions given in the appendices are rules and must be applied consistently.Ex. The article ' Taipiece on bibliographies of special material' shows that in studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.----* apéndice verbal = verbal extension.* * *1) ( del intestino) appendix; ( de otro miembro) appendage2) (de texto, documento) appendix* * *= adjunct, appendage, appendix [appendices, -pl.], tailpiece.Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.Ex: The instructions given in the appendices are rules and must be applied consistently.Ex: The article ' Taipiece on bibliographies of special material' shows that in studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.* apéndice verbal = verbal extension.* * *lo han operado del apéndice he has had his appendix removed o ( colloq) outCompuesto:apéndice vermicular or vermiformevermiform appendixB (de un texto, documento) appendix* * *
apéndice sustantivo masculino
( de otro miembro) appendage;
apéndice sustantivo masculino appendix
Appendix tiene dos plurales: cuando se refiere a un libro, el plural es appendices; cuando se refiere a la parte del cuerpo se puede decir appendixes.
' apéndice' also found in these entries:
English:
annexe
- app
- appendix
- rupture
* * *apéndice nm1. [de libro, documento] appendix;Figestá harta de ser un apéndice de su marido she's tired of being just an appendage of her husbandapéndice cecal vermiform appendix;apéndice nasal nose;Fam Hum¡menudo apéndice nasal! what a Br conk o US schnozz!;apéndice vermicular (vermiform) appendix* * *m appendix* * *apéndice nm1) : appendix2) : appendage* * *apéndice n -
12 añadidura
f.addition, add-in, extension, aggregate.* * *1 addition, addendum\por añadidura besides, in addition* * *SF (=lo que se agrega) addition; (Com) extrapor añadidura — in addition, on top of that
* * *por añadidura — (loc adv) in addition
y el resto se os dará por añadidura — (Bib) and all these things shall be added unto you
* * *= appendage, addition.Ex. At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.Ex. A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.----* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.* * *por añadidura — (loc adv) in addition
y el resto se os dará por añadidura — (Bib) and all these things shall be added unto you
* * *= appendage, addition.Ex: At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.
Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.* * *por añadidura ( loc adv) in additiony el resto se os dará por añadidura ( Bib) and all these things shall be added unto you* * *
añadidura sustantivo femenino addition
♦ Locuciones: por añadidura, (además, de propina) in addition
(encima, para colmo) es mal profesor y por añadidura no tiene ni idea de la asignatura, he's a dreadful teacher and, on top of everything else, he doesn't know the first word about the subject
' añadidura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
también
English:
bargain
* * *añadidura nfaddition;por añadidura in addition* * *f:por añadidura in addition* * *añadidura nf1) : additive, addition2)por añadidura : in addition, furthermore -
13 bulto
m.1 bulk, size.hacer mucho bulto to take up a lot of spaceun error de bulto a glaring error2 bump.me ha salido un bulto en el brazo I've got a lump on my arm3 blurred shape.4 package.¿dónde puedo dejar mis bultos? where can I put my luggage o bags?bulto de mano piece o item of hand luggage5 bulge, bulging, knob, protrusion.6 swelling, inflammation.* * *1 (tamaño) volume, size, bulk2 (forma) shape, form3 (abultamiento - en cosa) bulge; (- en piel) lump\a bulto roughlyde bulto serious, importanthacer bulto to take up space* * *noun m.1) bulge2) pack, bundle3) shape4) lump* * *SM1) (=abultamiento) bulgese le notaba un bulto debajo de la chaqueta — you could see a shape o bulge under his jacket
- buscar el bulto a algn- menear el bulto a algn2) (=silueta) shape•
ir al bulto — (Taur) to go for the body; (Ftbl) to go for the man3) (=volumen) space, roomno ocupa o hace bulto — it doesn't take up any space o room
he comprado regalos que ocupen poco bulto — I've bought presents that won't take up much space o that are not too bulky
•
error de bulto — glaring error•
de mucho bulto — (lit) bulky; (fig) important•
de poco bulto — (lit) small; (fig) unimportant- a bultoasí, a bulto, debe de haber unas mil botellas — at a rough guess there must be about a thousand bottles
calcular algo a bulto — to work sth out roughly, make a rough estimate of sth
decir algo a bulto —
allí solo estábamos para hacer bulto — we were only there to make up o swell the numbers
no hay que hacer nada, solo ir de bulto — we don't have to do anything, we just have to be there o to go along
4) (=paquete) [de compra] bag; [de ropa, papel] bundle; [de equipaje] piece of luggage o (EEUU) baggagepon los bultos en el maletero — put the luggage in the boot, put the baggage in the trunk (EEUU)
5) (Med) (=quiste) lump; (=chichón) bump6) (=estatua) statue7) (Mil) ** squaddie *, recruit8) Ven [de escolar] satchel, bag* * *1)a) (cuerpo, forma)se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket
escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue
b) ( volumen) bulka bulto — (fam)
así, a bulto, yo diría unas 500 personas — at a guess, I'd say about 500 people
2) (Med) lump3)a) (paquete, bolsa) piece of luggagebulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage
cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)
b) (Col) ( saco) sackllevar del bulto — (Col fam)
¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)
* * *= lump, bulge, hump, bump.Ex. But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.Ex. Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and ' bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.Ex. Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.Ex. Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.----* bulto de grasa = fat lump.* con bultos = lumpiness.* escabullir el bulto = shirk + responsibility, pass + the buck.* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.* hacer bulto = bulge.* * *1)a) (cuerpo, forma)se le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta — you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket
escurrir el bulto — (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out; ( en entrevista) to dodge the issue
b) ( volumen) bulka bulto — (fam)
así, a bulto, yo diría unas 500 personas — at a guess, I'd say about 500 people
2) (Med) lump3)a) (paquete, bolsa) piece of luggagebulto de mano — piece o item of hand baggage o luggage
cargada de bultos — laden with packages (o bags etc)
b) (Col) ( saco) sackllevar del bulto — (Col fam)
¿cómo andas? - llevado del bulto — how are you? - I'm having a bit of a rough time of it (colloq)
* * *= lump, bulge, hump, bump.Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
Ex: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and ' bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.* bulto de grasa = fat lump.* con bultos = lumpiness.* escabullir el bulto = shirk + responsibility, pass + the buck.* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.* hacer bulto = bulge.* * *A1(cuerpo, forma): a lo lejos vi un bulto que se movía I saw a shape moving in the distancesólo distingo bultos I can only make out vague shapesun toro que va al bulto a bull that goes straight for the bodyse le notaba el bulto de la pistola debajo de la chaqueta you could see the bulge o form of the gun under his jacket2 (volumen) bulkcosas ligeras y de poco bulto light things that don't take up too much space o that aren't too bulkyno pesa pero hace mucho bulto it isn't heavy but it takes up a lot of space o it's very bulkyerrores de bulto glaring errorsa bulto ( fam): no sé las cantidades, siempre lo echo todo a bulto I don't know the quantities, I just guessasí, a bulto, yo diría que hay unas 500 personas at a guess o off the top of my head, I'd say there are about 500 peoplecuanto or a menos bulto más claridad: déjalo que se vaya, cuanto menos bulto más claridad let him go, the fewer, the bettertiremos todo esto, cuanto menos bulto más claridad let's throw all this out, it's just getting in the way o then we may be able to see what we're doinghacer bulto to swell the numbersB ( Med) lumpC1(paquete, bolsa): ¿cuántos bultos llevas? how many pieces of luggage do you have?bulto de mano piece o item of hand baggage o luggagesalió de la tienda cargada de bultos she came out of the shop laden with packages ( o bags etc)escurrir el bulto ( fam): en cuanto hay que arrimar el hombro, escurre el bulto when we/they have to get down to some work he ducks out ( colloq)cuando se lo preguntamos trató de escurrir el bulto when we asked her about it she tried to dodge the issuellevar del bulto ( Col fam): siempre nos toca llevar del bulto we always get the worst of things o get a raw deal¿cómo anda? — llevado del bulto how are you? — I'm having a bit of a rough time of it ( colloq)D (estatua) statue* * *
bulto sustantivo masculino
1
escurrir el bulto (fam) ( en el trabajo) to duck out;
( en entrevista) to dodge the issueb) ( volumen):◊ hace mucho/poco bulto it is/isn't very bulky
2 (Med) lump
3
cargada de bultos laden with packages (o bags etc)
bulto sustantivo masculino
1 (volumen, objeto indeterminado) shape, form
2 (equipaje) piece of luggage
3 Med lump
♦ Locuciones: familiar escurrir el bulto, to pass the buck
un error de bulto, a big mistake
' bulto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escurrir
- abultar
- agrandar
- cargar
- cuesta
- envoltorio
- levantar
- paquete
- tambache
English:
bulge
- bundle
- growth
- hand-luggage
- hefty
- lump
- manhandle
- package
- pass
- shape
- bump
- knob
- skive off
* * *♦ nm1. [volumen] bulk, size;hacer mucho bulto to take up a lot of space;de bulto: un error de bulto a glaring errorhacer bulto to make up the numbers;viene a hacer bulto he's just here to make up the numbers2. [abombamiento] [en rodilla, superficie] bump;[en maleta, bolsillo] bulge;me ha salido un bulto en el brazo I've got a lump on my arm3. [forma imprecisa] blurred shape;dos bultos se movían en la oscuridad two shapes were moving in the darkness4. [paquete] package;[maleta] item of luggage; [fardo] bundle;¿dónde puedo dejar mis bultos? where can I put my luggage o bags?;un bulto sospechoso obligó a evacuar el edificio a suspicious package forced them to evacuate the buildingbulto de mano piece o item of hand luggage5.bulto (redondo) [estatua] statue6. CAm, Col, Méx, Ven [cartapacio] briefcase, satchel♦ a bulto loc advapproximately, roughly;hacer un cálculo a bulto to make a rough estimate* * *m1 ( paquete) package;escurrir el bulto fam duck out fam2 MED lump3 en superficie bulge4 ( silueta) (vague) shapebultos de mano hand baggage sg, Br tb hand luggage sg6 ( volumen):hacer bulto swell the numbers;a bulto roughly, at a guess* * *bulto nm1) : package, bundle2) : piece of luggage, bag3) : size, bulk, volume4) : form, shape5) : lump (on the body), swelling, bulge* * *bulto n1. (abultamiento) lump2. (cuerpo, objeto) shapeno lo veo bien, sólo distingo un bulto I can't see it clearly, I can just make out a shape3. (maleta) item of luggage -
14 empatía
f.empathy.* * *1 empathy* * *SF empathy* * *femenino empathy* * *= empathy.Ex. They lack an understanding of an empathy with the character, and are hampered by an overabundance of unimportant detail.* * *femenino empathy* * *= empathy.Ex: They lack an understanding of an empathy with the character, and are hampered by an overabundance of unimportant detail.
* * *empathy* * *empatía nfempathy* * *empatía nf: empathy -
15 faena
f.1 task, work (tarea).faenas agrícolas o del campo farm work, agricultural workfaenas domésticas housework, household chores2 bullfighter's performance (bullfighting).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faenar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faenar.* * *1 (tarea) task, job2 familiar (mala pasada) dirty trick3 (tauromaquia) performance\estar metido,-a en faena familiar to be hard at workfaenas agrícolas agricultural workfaenas de la casa housework sing, household choresmujer de la faena cleaning lady, home help* * *SF1) [gen] task, job, piece of work; [en el hogar] chore; (Mil) fatigue¡menuda faena la que me hizo! — that was a terrible thing he did to me!
4) (Taur) set of passes with the cape* * *1) ( trabajo) task, jobfaenas domésticas or de la casa — housework
2) (Taur) series of passes3) (fam)a) ( mala pasada) dirty trickb) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)4) (Chi) ( grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; ( lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)* * *= task, work, job, chore.Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.----* faena diaria = daily grind.* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* traje de faena = fatigues.* * *1) ( trabajo) task, jobfaenas domésticas or de la casa — housework
2) (Taur) series of passes3) (fam)a) ( mala pasada) dirty trickb) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)4) (Chi) ( grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; ( lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)* * *= task, work, job, chore.Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.* faena diaria = daily grind.* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* traje de faena = fatigues.* * *A (trabajo) task, jobcomparten las faenas domésticas or de la casa they share the housework o the domestic o household choresla dura faena diaria the daily grindfaenas agrícolas farm workB ( Taur) series of passesC (matanza) slaughterD ( fam)1 (mala pasada) dirty trick¡qué faena! what a drag o pain!E ( Chi)1 (grupo de trabajadores) team, gang2 (lugar de trabajo) workplace ( frml)voy a la faena a pie I walk to work* * *
Del verbo faenar: ( conjugate faenar)
faena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
faena
faenar
faena sustantivo femenino
1 ( tarea) task, job;
faenas domésticas housework;
faenas agrícolas farm work
2 (fam)
faena sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo) work
faenas de la casa, household chores
faenas del campo, farm work
fam pey chore
2 fam (mala pasada) dirty trick
hacer una faena a alguien, to play a dirty trick on sb
3 Taur performance
faenar verbo intransitivo
1 (en la mar) to fish
2 (en el campo) to work on the land
' faena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugada
- meterse
- perrería
- traje
- trastada
- tres
- marranada
English:
chore
- fatigue
* * *faena nf1. [tarea] task, work;hoy no puedo salir que tengo mucha faena I can't go out today, I've got too much (work) to do;estar en plena faena to be hard at work;meterse en faena to get down to work, to start workingfaenas agrícolas farm work, agricultural work;faenas del campo farm work, agricultural work;faenas domésticas housework, household chores2. Fam [fastidio]me han hecho una faena cancelando el vuelo they've really left me in it by cancelling the flight;no me olvidaré de la faena que me hizo I won't forget the dirty trick he played on me;¡qué faena! what a pain!3. Taurom = bullfighter's performance with the cape;el torero ejecutó una faena brillante the bullfighter did a series of brilliant passes with the cape4. Cuba, Guat, Méx [en hacienda] overtime7. RP [matanza] slaughtering [of cattle]* * *f1 task, job;faenas agrícolas farmwork sg ;faenas de la casa household chores2 TAUR series of passes with the cape3:hacer una faena a alguien play a dirty trick on s.o.4 Chi, Rplde ganado slaughtering* * *faena nf: task, job, workfaenas domésticas: housework* * *faena n1. (labor) job / task2. (jugarreta) dirty trick -
16 identificación
f.1 identification, ID, ID card, I.D..2 recognition.3 identification, identity, leaning, filiation.4 identification.5 genetic fingerprinting.* * *1 identification* * *noun f.* * ** * ** * *= empathy, identification, recognition, authentication, buy-in, sign-up, ID (identification), spotting.Ex. They lack an understanding of an empathy with the character, and are hampered by an overabundance of unimportant detail.Ex. The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.Ex. Without the legal safeguards of authentication, the promise of electronic trading cannot be realized.Ex. The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex. Web workers want ease of use with a keep it simple approach to information retrieval, including the sign-up process for access to information services.Ex. To make the product more closely resemble a CD-ROM service; IDs for 10 simultaneous users were obtained for a flat fee.Ex. Directions are included for observing the moon, looking at constellations, measuring the sky, plotting the paths of shooting stars, and planet spotting.----* bloque funcional de identificación = identification block.* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental = signature-based search.* etiqueta de identificación = name tag.* etiqueta de identificación del lector = borrower identification label.* fichero de identificaciones documentales = signature file.* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución = catch line.* identificación de errores = error identification.* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares = finger-print identification.* identificación mediante la voz = voice-print identification.* identificación mediante marcas = tagging.* identificación por radiofrecuencia = radio frequency identification (RFID).* identificación textual = text signature.* número de identificación = ID number (identification number).* número de identificación del documento = library registration number.* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica = national bibliography number.* pedir la identificación = card.* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).* registro de identificación = cookie.* rueda de identificación = police line-up, identity parade, identification parade.* tarjeta de identificación = identification card.* * ** * *= empathy, identification, recognition, authentication, buy-in, sign-up, ID (identification), spotting.Ex: They lack an understanding of an empathy with the character, and are hampered by an overabundance of unimportant detail.
Ex: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.Ex: Without the legal safeguards of authentication, the promise of electronic trading cannot be realized.Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex: Web workers want ease of use with a keep it simple approach to information retrieval, including the sign-up process for access to information services.Ex: To make the product more closely resemble a CD-ROM service; IDs for 10 simultaneous users were obtained for a flat fee.Ex: Directions are included for observing the moon, looking at constellations, measuring the sky, plotting the paths of shooting stars, and planet spotting.* bloque funcional de identificación = identification block.* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental = signature-based search.* etiqueta de identificación = name tag.* etiqueta de identificación del lector = borrower identification label.* fichero de identificaciones documentales = signature file.* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución = catch line.* identificación de errores = error identification.* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares = finger-print identification.* identificación mediante la voz = voice-print identification.* identificación mediante marcas = tagging.* identificación por radiofrecuencia = radio frequency identification (RFID).* identificación textual = text signature.* número de identificación = ID number (identification number).* número de identificación del documento = library registration number.* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica = national bibliography number.* pedir la identificación = card.* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).* registro de identificación = cookie.* rueda de identificación = police line-up, identity parade, identification parade.* tarjeta de identificación = identification card.* * *1 (acción) identification2 (documentos) identity card, identity papers (pl)su identificación, por favor may I see your (identity) papers, please?* * *
identificación sustantivo femenino identification
Jur rueda de identificación, identity parade
' identificación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
CIF
- placa
- rueda
- número
English:
ID
- identification
- identity parade
- line
- name
* * *1. [acción] identification;Tel(servicio de) identificación de llamadas call screening2. [documentos] papers, ID;la identificación, por favor may I see your papers, please?* * *f1 acto identification2 INFOR user ID, user name* * *identificación nf, pl - ciones1) : identification, identifying2) : identification document, ID* * *identificación n identification -
17 intranscendente
adj.insignificant, unimportant.* * *ADJ = intrascendente* * ** * *= inconsequential, immaterial, academic.Ex. They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.Ex. Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.Ex. In any case, these arguments are all purely academic now and history will now be the best judge.* * ** * *= inconsequential, immaterial, academic.Ex: They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.
Ex: Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.Ex: In any case, these arguments are all purely academic now and history will now be the best judge.* * ** * *
intranscendente adjetivo See Also→
intranscendente adjetivo insignificant, unimportant
una conversación intranscendente, an insignificant conversation
* * * -
18 irrelevante
adj.1 unimportant, insignificant.2 irrelevant, beside the point, beside the question, immaterial.f. & m.irrelevant person.* * *► adjetivo1 irrelevant* * *adj.* * *ADJ irrelevant* * *adjetivo irrelevant* * *= irrelevant, immaterial, inapplicable, academic.Ex. With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.Ex. Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.Ex. Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.Ex. In any case, these arguments are all purely academic now and history will now be the best judge.* * *adjetivo irrelevant* * *= irrelevant, immaterial, inapplicable, academic.Ex: With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.
Ex: Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.Ex: Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.Ex: In any case, these arguments are all purely academic now and history will now be the best judge.* * *irrelevant* * *
irrelevante adjetivo
irrelevant
irrelevante adjetivo irrelevant
' irrelevante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bizantina
- bizantino
- indiferente
English:
immaterial
- irrelevant
* * *irrelevante adjunimportant, insignificant* * *adj irrelevant* * *irrelevante adj: irrelevant♦ irrelevancia nf -
19 menester
m.necessity.haber menester de algo to be in need of somethingser menester que alguien haga algo to be necessary for somebody to do somethingmenesteres business, matters (asuntos)* * *1 (necesidad) need\es menester que... it is necessary that...* * *SM1)ser menester frm (=ser necesario): es menester hacer algo — we must do something, it is necessary to do something
2) (=trabajo) job; (=recado) errand3) pl menesteres (=deberes) duties, business sing ; (=ocupación) occupation sing ; (=función) function sing4) pl menesteres (Téc) gear sing, tools* * *1)ser menester — (frml) ( ser necesario) to be necessary
2) (frml) ( tarea) occupationse ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos — he earned his living from some very diverse activities
* * *= job, task, chore.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.* * *1)ser menester — (frml) ( ser necesario) to be necessary
2) (frml) ( tarea) occupationse ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos — he earned his living from some very diverse activities
* * *= job, task, chore.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.* * *Aes menester trabajar para vivir one must work in order to livees menester que lo hagamos sin demora we must do it without delayse ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos he earned his living from some very diverse activitiesestaban ocupados en otros menesteres they were busy with other activities o they were otherwise engaged* * *
menester sustantivo masculino
1
es menester que lo hagamos sin demora we must do it without delay
2 (frml) ( tarea) occupation;◊ se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos he earned his living from some very diverse activities
menester sustantivo masculino
1 (ocupación) esos menesteres se los dejo a mi mujer, I leave those jobs for my wife
♦ Locuciones: ser menester, to be necessary
* * *menester nm1. [necesidad] necessity;haber menester de algo to be in need of sth;ser menester que alguien haga algo to be necessary for sb to do sth;es menester continuar con las reformas it is necessary to continue with the reforms2.menesteres [asuntos] business, matters;se ocupa de la limpieza y demás menesteres he does the cleaning and other odd jobs;un abogado sin experiencia en estos menesteres a lawyer with no experience in these matters* * *m ( trabajo) job;menesteres pl fam tools, gear sg ;ser menester ( necessario) be necessary* * *menester nm1) : activity, occupation, duties pl2)ser menester : to be necessaryes menester que vengas: you must come -
20 metódico
adj.methodical, methodic, orderly, regular.* * *► adjetivo1 methodical* * *ADJ methodical* * *- ca adjetivo methodical* * *= orderly, methodic, methodical.Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.Ex. Methodic work is defined as the creation of the optimum methodology for the achievement of effective operations = El trabajo metódico se define como la creación de la metodología óptima para la realización de operaciones eficaces.Ex. However, a more methodical way of determining the extent of book losses is to undertake stocktaking of either the entire stock or part of the stock = No obstante, una forma más metódica de determinar el total de libros perdidos es realizar un inventario de toda la colección o sólo de una parte de ella.* * *- ca adjetivo methodical* * *= orderly, methodic, methodical.Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.
Ex: Methodic work is defined as the creation of the optimum methodology for the achievement of effective operations = El trabajo metódico se define como la creación de la metodología óptima para la realización de operaciones eficaces.Ex: However, a more methodical way of determining the extent of book losses is to undertake stocktaking of either the entire stock or part of the stock = No obstante, una forma más metódica de determinar el total de libros perdidos es realizar un inventario de toda la colección o sólo de una parte de ella.* * *metódico -camethodical* * *
metódico◊ -ca adjetivo
methodical
metódico,-a adjetivo methodical
' metódico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
metódica
- regular
- ordenado
English:
businesslike
- desultory
- methodical
- orderly
* * *metódico, -a adjmethodical* * *adj methodical* * *metódico, -ca adj: methodical♦ metódicamente adv
См. также в других словарях:
unimportant — index collateral (immaterial), expendable, frivolous, futile, immaterial, inapposite, inappreciable … Law dictionary
unimportant — 1750, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + IMPORTANT (Cf. important). Used earlier in a sense of unassuming, modest (1727) … Etymology dictionary
unimportant — [adj] of no real worth, value beside the point*, casual, frivolous, frothy, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, indifferent, insignificant, irrelevant, little, lowranking, meaningless, minor, minute, negligible, nonessential, nothing*,… … New thesaurus
unimportant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in importance. DERIVATIVES unimportance noun … English terms dictionary
unimportant — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unimportant — [[t]ʌ̱nɪmpɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as unimportant, you mean that they do not have much influence, effect, or value, and are therefore not worth serious consideration. It was an unimportant job, and paid… … English dictionary
unimportant — adj. unimportant for; to * * * [ˌʌnɪm pɔːt(ə)nt] to unimportantfor … Combinatory dictionary
unimportant — un|im|por|tant [ˌʌnımˈpo:tənt US o:r ] adj not important = ↑trivial ▪ unimportant details … Dictionary of contemporary English
unimportant — un|im|por|tant [ ,ʌnım pɔrtənt ] adjective * not important or relevant: Women s education was seen as unimportant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unimportant — adjective not important: Women s issues were assumed to be unimportant, especially in the political arena … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unimportant — adjective the details are unimportant at this stage Syn: insignificant, inconsequential, insubstantial, immaterial, trivial, minor, venial, trifling, of little/no importance, of little/no consequence, of no account, no account, irrelevant,… … Thesaurus of popular words