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  • 81 hacer ver

    v.
    to make understand.
    * * *
    to pretend
    * * *
    (v.) = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
    Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
    Ex. The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences.
    Ex. Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
    Ex. The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing.
    Ex. Everyone who is a reader has his own list of books which at different times opened his eyes anew.
    Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex. One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.
    Ex. The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.
    * * *
    (v.) = alert to, bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, call + attention to, awaken, bring + home, open + Posesivo + eyes to, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice, get across

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

    Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
    Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
    Ex: The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences.
    Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
    Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing.
    Ex: Everyone who is a reader has his own list of books which at different times opened his eyes anew.
    Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.
    Ex: The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer ver

  • 82 llevar a cabo una actuación común

    (v.) = make + a concerted effort
    Ex. This is the first time that a concerted effort was made to accommodate library education to university standards.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + a concerted effort

    Ex: This is the first time that a concerted effort was made to accommodate library education to university standards.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevar a cabo una actuación común

  • 83 lugar de origen

    Ex. This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.
    * * *

    Ex: This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lugar de origen

  • 84 paquete ALEPH

    Ex. This network, supported by the Council of Higher Education, is based on the ALEPH software developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
    * * *

    Ex: This network, supported by the Council of Higher Education, is based on the ALEPH software developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

    Spanish-English dictionary > paquete ALEPH

  • 85 persona en prácticas

    (n.) = trainee, intern
    Ex. This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.
    Ex. The experience of a preservation librarian who was accepted as an intern on the 3 month conservation course at Cornell University is described.
    * * *
    (n.) = trainee, intern

    Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.

    Ex: The experience of a preservation librarian who was accepted as an intern on the 3 month conservation course at Cornell University is described.

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona en prácticas

  • 86 principal

    adj.
    1 main, principal.
    lo principal es… the main thing is…
    puerta principal front door
    2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.
    m.
    first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).
    * * *
    1 main, chief
    1 (piso) first floor, US second floor
    * * *
    adj.
    2) main
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)
    2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious
    2. SM
    1) (=persona) head, chief, principal
    2) (Econ) principal, capital
    3) (Teat) dress circle
    4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    ----
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

    Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

    * * *
    ‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› main
    el papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romero
    el personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the end
    lo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himself
    lo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health
    1 ( Fin) principal, capital
    2 (en un teatro, cine) upper balcony ( AmE), upper circle ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    principal adjetivo
    main;
    ‹ papel› leading ( before n);
    ◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…

    principal adjetivo main, principal

    ' principal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    central
    - constreñir
    - dirección
    - director
    - directora
    - eclipsar
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - mayor
    - nudo
    - puerta
    - requerir
    - sita
    - sito
    - soler
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - mayordomo
    - mayoritario
    - plato
    - portón
    - protagonista
    English:
    already
    - anchor
    - attraction
    - averse
    - bed
    - body
    - bomb
    - bread-and-butter
    - by
    - central
    - chief
    - dash
    - deputy
    - dinner
    - do
    - enjoy
    - flagship
    - foremost
    - head
    - high
    - high road
    - imagine
    - irony
    - lead
    - lead off from
    - lead story
    - leading
    - leading lady
    - leading man
    - main
    - mainland
    - mainstay
    - master
    - mind
    - objective
    - on
    - opposed
    - premier
    - primary
    - prime
    - principal
    - road
    - runaway
    - title role
    - trunk road
    - upstage
    - course
    - limb
    - major
    - rat
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [más importante] main, principal;
    me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;
    puerta principal front door;
    lo principal the main thing
    2. [oración] main
    ♦ nm
    1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor
    2. Fin principal
    * * *
    I adj main, principal;
    lo principal the main o most important thing
    II m second floor, Br
    first floor
    * * *
    1) : main, principal
    2) : foremost, leading
    : capital, principal
    * * *
    principal1 adj main
    principal2 n first floor

    Spanish-English dictionary > principal

  • 87 profesión

    f.
    1 profession, occupation, calling, career.
    2 profession, statement, declaration.
    * * *
    1 profession
    2 RELIGIÓN taking of vows
    \
    de profesión by profession
    profesión de fe profession of faith
    profesión liberal profession
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=ocupación) profession; [en formulario] occupation; (=vocación) calling, vocation

    abogado de profesión, de profesión abogado — a lawyer by profession

    2) (Rel) [de fe] profession, declaration; [en orden religiosa] taking of vows
    * * *
    1) ( ocupación) profession

    profesión — ( en formularios) occupation

    2) (Relig) profession
    * * *
    = career, line of business, profession, occupational group, pursuit in life, occupation.
    Ex. She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex. The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex. Scientists, engineers and other subject specialists in other professions may be employed together with information scientists as full-time abstractors.
    Ex. Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
    Ex. People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex. Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    ----
    * actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.
    * compañero de profesión = colleague.
    * defensa de la profesión = advocacy.
    * dentro de la misma profesión = intraoccupational.
    * desempeñar una profesión = practise + profession.
    * ejercer una profesión = practise + profession.
    * entre la profesión = intra-professional.
    * entre profesiones = cross-occupational.
    * herramienta de la profesión = tool of the trade.
    * profesión de archivero, la = archival profession, the.
    * profesión de bibliotecario = library profession.
    * profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la = library and information services profession, the.
    * profesión dedicada al servicio de otros = service profession, helping profession.
    * profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población = service profession.
    * profesión de documentalista, la = information profession, the.
    * profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la = library and information profession, the.
    * profesión de soldado = soldiering.
    * profesión de vocación social = caring profession.
    * profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las = information professions, the.
    * profesión, la = trade, the.
    * profesión liberal = liberal profession.
    * profesión médica, la = medical profession, the.
    * profesión sanitaria = healing professions, medical profession, health profession.
    * riesgo de la profesión = occupational hazard.
    * * *
    1) ( ocupación) profession

    profesión — ( en formularios) occupation

    2) (Relig) profession
    * * *
    la profesión
    = trade, the

    Ex: The system was working well enough by the 1780s for the trade to be alarmed by the pricecutting of James Lackington.

    = career, line of business, profession, occupational group, pursuit in life, occupation.

    Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents Depository.

    Ex: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex: Scientists, engineers and other subject specialists in other professions may be employed together with information scientists as full-time abstractors.
    Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
    Ex: People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    * actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.
    * compañero de profesión = colleague.
    * defensa de la profesión = advocacy.
    * dentro de la misma profesión = intraoccupational.
    * desempeñar una profesión = practise + profession.
    * ejercer una profesión = practise + profession.
    * entre la profesión = intra-professional.
    * entre profesiones = cross-occupational.
    * herramienta de la profesión = tool of the trade.
    * profesión de archivero, la = archival profession, the.
    * profesión de bibliotecario = library profession.
    * profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la = library and information services profession, the.
    * profesión dedicada al servicio de otros = service profession, helping profession.
    * profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población = service profession.
    * profesión de documentalista, la = information profession, the.
    * profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la = library and information profession, the.
    * profesión de soldado = soldiering.
    * profesión de vocación social = caring profession.
    * profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las = information professions, the.
    * profesión, la = trade, the.
    * profesión liberal = liberal profession.
    * profesión médica, la = medical profession, the.
    * profesión sanitaria = healing professions, medical profession, health profession.
    * riesgo de la profesión = occupational hazard.

    * * *
    A (ocupación) profession
    es carpintero de profesión he's a carpenter by trade
    era abogada de profesión she was a lawyer by profession
    una profesión que atrae a muchos jóvenes a profession o a career which attracts many young people
    Roberto Ruiz, de profesión arquitecto Roberto Ruiz, an architect by profession
    [ S ] profesión (en formularios) occupation
    Compuesto:
    profession
    B ( Relig) profession
    Compuesto:
    profession of faith
    * * *

     

    profesión sustantivo femenino ( ocupación) profession;
    ( en formularios) occupation;

    profesión sustantivo femenino profession, occupation

    ' profesión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - carrera
    - contador
    - dedicarse
    - ejercer
    - ejercicio
    - fotografía
    - gremio
    - oficio
    - practicar
    - virtuosa
    - virtuoso
    - absorbente
    - cima
    - colega
    - contabilidad
    - decano
    - dedicar
    - enamorado
    - escribanía
    - hacer
    - hotelería
    - jerga
    - notaría
    - práctica
    - revista
    English:
    A
    - acting
    - ban
    - bar
    - be
    - body
    - brain
    - career
    - credit
    - flying
    - law
    - nursing
    - occupation
    - practice
    - practise
    - profession
    - pulpit
    - pursue
    - pursuit
    - qualify
    - stage
    - top
    - walk
    - writing
    - malpractice
    - occupational
    - regard
    - strike
    - work
    * * *
    1. [empleo, ocupación] profession;
    [en formularios] occupation;
    de profesión by profession;
    ser de la profesión to be in the same profession
    profesión liberal liberal profession
    2. [declaración] declaration, avowal
    Rel profesión de fe profession o declaration of faith
    * * *
    f profession;
    la profesión más antigua del mundo the oldest profession in the world
    * * *
    profesión nf, pl - siones : profession
    * * *
    profesión n profession / occupation

    Spanish-English dictionary > profesión

  • 88 proporción hombres-mujeres

    (n.) = sex ratio
    Ex. This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.
    * * *
    (n.) = sex ratio

    Ex: This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.

    Spanish-English dictionary > proporción hombres-mujeres

  • 89 realizar un esfuerzo común

    (v.) = make + a concerted effort
    Ex. This is the first time that a concerted effort was made to accommodate library education to university standards.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + a concerted effort

    Ex: This is the first time that a concerted effort was made to accommodate library education to university standards.

    Spanish-English dictionary > realizar un esfuerzo común

  • 90 robar

    v.
    1 to steal (object).
    me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen
    robar a alguien to rob somebody
    robar el corazón a alguien to steal somebody's heart
    la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time
    Ellos roban dinero They steal money.
    Ellos roban de noche They purloin at night.
    2 to draw.
    3 to rob (cobrar caro).
    en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery
    Ellos roban pan They rob bread.
    4 to steal from, to rob, to burglarize, to burgle.
    María le roba a su vecina Mary steals from her neighbor.
    Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.
    5 to rob of.
    * * *
    1 (banco, persona) to rob; (objeto) to steal; (casa) to break into, burgle
    2 (raptar) to kidnap
    3 (en naipes) to draw
    5 figurado (corazón, alma) to steal
    * * *
    verb
    1) to rob, steal
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ objeto, dinero] to steal; [+ banco] to rob

    ¡nos han robado! — we've been robbed!

    robarle el corazón a algn — liter to steal sb's heart

    2) [+ atención] to steal, capture; [+ paciencia] to exhaust; [+ tranquilidad] to destroy, take away; [+ vida] to take, steal
    3) (=estafar) to cheat, rob
    4) [+ naipes] to take, draw

    roba una carta de la baraja — take o draw a card from the deck

    5) frm [río, corriente] to carry away
    6) †† (=raptar) to kidnap, abduct
    2. VI
    1) (=sisar) to steal

    no robarás — (Biblia) thou shalt not steal

    2) (Naipes) to take a card, draw a card
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob
    b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap
    2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

    ¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

    3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
    2.
    robar vi to steal
    * * *
    = steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.
    Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex. This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.
    Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
    Ex. But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.
    Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.
    Ex. In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.
    Ex. Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.
    Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.
    Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.
    Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
    Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
    Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.
    Ex. The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.
    Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
    Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.
    ----
    * robar en una tienda = shoplift.
    * robar ganado = rustle + cattle.
    * robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob
    b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap
    2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

    ¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

    3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
    2.
    robar vi to steal
    * * *
    = steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

    Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

    Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.
    Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
    Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.
    Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.
    Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.
    Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.
    Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.
    Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.
    Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
    Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
    Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.
    Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.
    Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
    Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.
    * robar en una tienda = shoplift.
    * robar ganado = rustle + cattle.
    * robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

    * * *
    robar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹dinero/joya/bolso› to steal; ‹banco› to rob
    le robó dinero a su padre he stole some money from his father
    les robaron todos los ahorros they were robbed of all their savings, all their savings were stolen
    entraron pero no robaron nada they broke in but didn't steal o take anything
    ¿quién me ha robado la regla? who's taken o stolen o ( colloq) swiped my ruler?
    me robó el corazón she stole my heart
    le robó un beso he stole a kiss from her
    le roba horas al sueño para poder estudiar he does o goes without sleep so that he can study
    no te quiero robar más tiempo I don't want to take up any more of your time
    2 (raptar) ‹niño› to abduct, kidnap
    B (estafar) to cheat, rip off ( colloq)
    ¿$300? ¡te robaron! $300? what a rip-off! o you were conned! ( colloq)
    C ( Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up ( colloq)
    ■ robar
    vi
    to steal
    no robarás ( Bib) thou shalt not steal
    robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into o was burglarized ( AmE) o ( BrE) was burgled
    ¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
    * * *

     

    robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹dinero/bolso› to steal;

    ‹ banco› to rob;
    robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb;

    le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen

    2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
    3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
    verbo intransitivo
    to steal;

    ¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
    robar verbo transitivo
    1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
    (a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
    (en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
    2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
    le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
    3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
    4 Naipes to draw, pick up
    To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
    persona acto verbo
    ladrón robo robar
    thief theft
    robber robbery to rob
    to steal
    burglar burglary to burgle

    ' robar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ladrón
    - ladrona
    - limpiar
    - pillar
    - quitar
    - robo
    - bolsear
    - chingar
    - chorear
    - chorrear
    - clavar
    - desvalijar
    - escamotear
    - guindar
    - soplar
    - volar
    English:
    accuse
    - appropriate
    - break in
    - break into
    - burglar
    - burglarize
    - burglary
    - burgle
    - cop
    - fall in with
    - gunpoint
    - have up
    - make off
    - nick
    - pinch
    - poach
    - rip off
    - rob
    - robber
    - robbery
    - rustle
    - scavenge
    - scoop
    - snatch
    - steal
    - stick up
    - stoop
    - take
    - theft
    - thief
    - thievishness
    - break
    - plunder
    - rip
    - wrong
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [objeto] to steal;
    [casa] to burgle; [banco] to rob;
    robar a alguien to rob sb;
    me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen;
    nos robaron el partido we were robbed;
    le robó el corazón she stole his heart;
    Fam
    el que roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief
    2. [niño, mujer] to abduct, to kidnap
    3. [tiempo] to take up;
    te robaré sólo un minuto I'll only take up a minute of your time;
    la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time
    4. [espacio] to take away;
    con esta reforma le robamos unos metros al garaje this alteration will take a few square metres away from the garage
    5. [naipe] to draw
    6. [cobrar caro] to rob;
    en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery
    ♦ vi
    1. [sustraer] to steal;
    han robado en una tienda del centro there's been a robbery in a shop in the town centre
    2. [tomar un naipe] to draw
    * * *
    v/t
    1 persona, banco rob; objeto steal
    2 naipe take, pick up
    * * *
    robar vt
    1) : to steal
    2) : to rob, to burglarize
    3) secuestrar: to abduct, to kidnap
    4) : to captivate
    robar vi
    robar en : to break into
    * * *
    robar vb
    1. (dinero, objeto) to steal [pt. stole; pp. stolen]
    2. (persona, banco) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed]
    3. (casa) to burgle

    Spanish-English dictionary > robar

  • 91 sede central

    f.
    headquarters, principal place of business, home office, main office.
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = main site
    Ex. Many higher education students now study off-campus and may rarely if ever visit their university's main site.
    * * *
    (n.) = main site

    Ex: Many higher education students now study off-campus and may rarely if ever visit their university's main site.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sede central

  • 92 servicio de referencia

    (n.) = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service
    Ex. The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.
    Ex. The reference service can provide university and college prospectuses, printed material on all aspects of careers and their selection, and examination requirements of professional bodies.
    Ex. The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.
    * * *
    (n.) = reference desk, reference service, enquiry service

    Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

    Ex: The reference service can provide university and college prospectuses, printed material on all aspects of careers and their selection, and examination requirements of professional bodies.
    Ex: The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.

    Spanish-English dictionary > servicio de referencia

  • 93 sin identificar

    adj.
    unidentified, unrecognized.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed
    Ex. Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.
    Ex. The question of how web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped.
    Ex. The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed

    Ex: Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.

    Ex: The question of how web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped.
    Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin identificar

  • 94 tesina

    f.
    1 (undergraduate) dissertation.
    2 minor thesis.
    * * *
    1 degree dissertation
    * * *
    SF dissertation, minor thesis
    * * *
    * * *
    = dissertation, postgraduate thesis, master's dissertation, master's thesis.
    Ex. The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.
    Ex. This article reviews the development of higher education in Ethiopia and analyses the postgraduate theses submitted to Addis Ababa University from 1980 to 1987.
    Ex. This article reports the findings of the survey carried out as part of a master's dissertation.
    Ex. The use of libraries by graduate psychology students is studied ndirectly through the citations in their master's theses.
    * * *
    * * *
    = dissertation, postgraduate thesis, master's dissertation, master's thesis.

    Ex: The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.

    Ex: This article reviews the development of higher education in Ethiopia and analyses the postgraduate theses submitted to Addis Ababa University from 1980 to 1987.
    Ex: This article reports the findings of the survey carried out as part of a master's dissertation.
    Ex: The use of libraries by graduate psychology students is studied ndirectly through the citations in their master's theses.

    * * *
    * * *

    tesina sustantivo femenino
    dissertation ( submitted as part of a first degree)
    tesina sustantivo femenino (first degree) dissertation
    ' tesina' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dissertation
    - thesis
    * * *
    tesina nf
    (undergraduate) dissertation
    * * *
    f dissertation

    Spanish-English dictionary > tesina

  • 95 trimestre del invierno

    Ex. During the winter semester of 1988, 231 education students from Concordia University, Montreal, were surveyed.
    * * *

    Ex: During the winter semester of 1988, 231 education students from Concordia University, Montreal, were surveyed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trimestre del invierno

  • 96 universidad privada

    Ex. Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
    * * *

    Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.

    Spanish-English dictionary > universidad privada

  • 97 bibliotecario

    adj.
    library.
    m.
    librarian.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 librarian
    * * *
    (f. - bibliotecaria)
    noun
    * * *
    bibliotecario, -a
    1.
    ADJ library antes de s
    2.
    SM / F librarian
    * * *
    - ria masculino, femenino librarian
    * * *
    - ria masculino, femenino librarian
    * * *
    bibliotecario1
    1 = librarian, male librarian, practising librarian, professional librarian.

    Ex: In particular we are concerned with those techniques which are of interest to librarians and information workers.

    Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex: He asked for a discussion of the practical problems which face practicing librarians and media specialists and urged me to state my opinion on all matters.
    Ex: The author discusses the practical personnel problems facing junior and middle grade professional librarians = El autor analiza los problemas prácticos de personal a los que se enfrentan los bibliotecarios de grado medio y básico.
    * actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibl = library advocacy.
    * AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agri = AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
    * ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios) = ALA (American Library Association).
    * Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA) = Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
    * asociación de bibliotecarios = library association.
    * Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina = Medical Library Association (MLA).
    * Asociación de Bibliotecarios Suizos = Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare.
    * Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA) = Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
    * biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario = one person library.
    * bibliotecario académico = academic librarian.
    * bibliotecario cibernético = cyberlibrarian, cybrarian.
    * bibliotecario colegiado = chartered librarian.
    * bibliotecario con conocimientos de medicina = informationist.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital = hospital librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada = special librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil = mobile librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca pública = public librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal = branch librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biomedicina = health-care librarian.
    * bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.
    * bibliotecario de conservación = preservation librarian.
    * bibliotecario de empresa = industrial librarian.
    * bibliotecario de hemeroteca = serials librarian.
    * bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.
    * bibliotecario de medicina = medical librarian.
    * bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.
    * bibliotecario de préstamo = lending librarian.
    * bibliotecario de préstamos = borrowing librarian.
    * bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.
    * bibliotecario de referencia = reference librarian, research librarian.
    * bibliotecario de servicios técnicos = technical services librarian.
    * bibliotecario de sistemas = systems librarian.
    * bibliotecario de universidad = academic librarian, university librarian.
    * bibliotecario digital = digitarian, digital librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil = young adult librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la automatización = systems librarian, library systems analyst.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de las cuestiones digitales = digital librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de las diapositivas = slide librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la sección infantil = children's librarian, children's librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de libros raros = rare book libarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad = community services librarian.
    * bibliotecario en servicios mínimos = duty librarian.
    * bibliotecario en solitario = solo librarian.
    * bibliotecario escolar = school librarian.
    * bibliotecario especializado en material audiovisual = audiovisual librarian.
    * bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.
    * bibliotecario integrado = embedded librarian.
    * bibliotecario itinerante = circuit librarian, circuit rider librarian, circuit rider.
    * bibliotecario municipal = city librarian.
    * bibliotecario que no se dedica a la catalogación = non-cataloguer.
    * bibliotecario recién diplomado = newly graduated librarian.
    * bibliotecario referencista = reference librarian.
    * bibliotecario universitario = university librarian.
    * comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la = library and information community, the.
    * defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.
    * IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
    * LA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido) = LA (Library Association).
    * profesión de bibliotecario = library profession.
    * profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la = library and information services profession, the.
    * profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la = library and information profession, the.
    * profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las = information professions, the.
    * profesor-bibliotecario = teacher-librarian.
    * puesto de bibliotecario = library staff post.
    * trayectoria profesional como bibliotecario = library career.

    bibliotecario2

    Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.

    * complejo bibliotecario = library complex.
    * comunidad bibliotecaria, la = library community, the, librarianship community, the.
    * cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia = SCOLCAP.
    * educación bibliotecaria = library education.
    * enseñanza bibliotecaria = library education.
    * extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach.
    * mercado bibliotecario, el = library market, the.
    * no bibliotecario = non-librarian.
    * personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.
    * prensa bibliotecaria, la = library press, the.
    * sector bibliotecario = library sector.
    * servicio bibliotecario mediante pago = fee-based library service.
    * servicio de extensión bibliotecaria = reach out.
    * servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes = youth services.
    * servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    librarian
    * * *

    bibliotecario
    ◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino

    librarian
    bibliotecario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino librarian

    ' bibliotecario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bibliotecaria
    English:
    librarian
    * * *
    bibliotecario, -a nm,f
    librarian
    * * *
    m, bibliotecaria f librarian
    * * *
    : librarian
    * * *
    bibliotecario n librarian

    Spanish-English dictionary > bibliotecario

  • 98 trabajo

    m.
    1 work.
    una casa tan grande da mucho trabajo a big house like that is a lot of work
    hacer un buen trabajo to do a good job
    trabajo de campo field work
    trabajo en o de equipo teamwork
    trabajo físico physical effort
    trabajo intelectual mental effort
    trabajo manual manual labor
    trabajos forzados o forzosos hard labor
    trabajo de oficina office work
    trabajo social social work
    trabajo sucio dirty work
    trabajo temporal temporary work
    2 job (empleo).
    buscar/encontrar trabajo to look for/find work o a job
    no tener trabajo to be out of work
    3 work (place).
    en el trabajo at work
    ir al trabajo to go to work
    5 labor (economics & politics).
    6 effort (esfuerzo).
    costar mucho trabajo to take a lot of effort
    tomarse el trabajo de hacer algo to go to o take the trouble of doing something
    7 work place, job, workplace.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trabajar.
    * * *
    2 (tarea) task, job
    3 (empleo) job, employment
    4 (esfuerzo) effort
    5 EDUCACIÓN report, paper
    \
    ahorrarse el trabajo to save oneself the trouble
    con gran trabajo / con mucho trabajo with great effort
    cuesta trabajo... it's hard to...
    estar sin trabajo to be out of work
    ir al trabajo to go to work
    tomarse el trabajo de to take the trouble to
    trabajo de chinos familiar very intricate work, time-consuming work
    trabajo eventual casual labour (US labor)
    trabajo por turno / trabajo por turnos shiftwork
    trabajos forzados / trabajos forzosos hard labour (US labor) sing
    trabajos manuales arts and crafts, handicrafts
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) work, job
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=labor) work

    ¡buen trabajo! — good work!

    • el trabajo de la casa — the housework

    • ropa de trabajo — work clothes

    • estar sin trabajo — to be unemployed

    quedarse sin trabajo — to find o.s. out of work, lose one's job

    trabajo de campo, trabajo en el terreno — fieldwork

    trabajo manual — manual labour, manual labor (EEUU)

    trabajos forzados — hard labour sing, hard labor (EEUU) sing

    trabajos manuales — (Escol) handicrafts

    2) (tb: puesto de trabajo) job
    3) (tb: lugar de trabajo) work
    4) (=esfuerzo)

    • ahorrarse el trabajo — to save o.s. the trouble

    • costar trabajo, le cuesta trabajo hacerlo — he finds it hard to do

    • dar trabajo, reparar la casa nos ha dado mucho trabajo — it was hard work o a real job repairing the house

    • tomarse el trabajo de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sth

    5) (=obra) (Arte, Literat) work; (Educ) essay; [de investigación] study
    6) (Econ)
    a) (=mano de obra) labour, labor (EEUU)
    b) (tb: Ministerio de Trabajo) ≈ Department of Employment, ≈ Department of Labor (EEUU)
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( empleo) job

    conseguir trabajo — to get o find work, to get o find a job

    un trabajo de media jornada or (AmL) de medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — a part-time job

    trabajo de jornada completa or de or a tiempo completo — full-time work o job

    b) ( lugar) work
    2) (actividad, labor) work
    3)
    a) ( tarea) job
    b) ( obra escrita) piece of work
    4) ( esfuerzo)

    se tomó/dio el trabajo de venir — she took the trouble to come

    5) (Econ) labor*
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( empleo) job

    conseguir trabajo — to get o find work, to get o find a job

    un trabajo de media jornada or (AmL) de medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — a part-time job

    trabajo de jornada completa or de or a tiempo completo — full-time work o job

    b) ( lugar) work
    2) (actividad, labor) work
    3)
    a) ( tarea) job
    b) ( obra escrita) piece of work
    4) ( esfuerzo)

    se tomó/dio el trabajo de venir — she took the trouble to come

    5) (Econ) labor*
    * * *
    trabajo1
    1 = employment, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], job, labour [labor, -USA], leg work, occupation, task, work, working environment, workload [work load], pursuit, workmanship, footwork, handwork, professional position, working practice, pursuit in life, handiwork, lifework, line of business, toil, industry.

    Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

    Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
    Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    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: This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
    Ex: Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
    Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex: William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
    Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
    Ex: The newspaper's suppression after the first issue was not, as some historians have declared, the handwork of Massachusetts' Puritan clergy = La supresión del periódico después de su primer número no fue, como algunos historiadores han declarado, por la intervención del clero puritano de Massachussetts.
    Ex: In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents.
    Ex: While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres.
    Ex: People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
    Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex: Furthermore, the computer can be used, and is already being used, to eliminate drudgery, busywork, and useless toil in library systems.
    Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * agenda de trabajo = work agenda.
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.
    * almuerzo de trabajo = work luncheon.
    * ámbito de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * amor al trabajo = love of work.
    * ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.
    * anterior al trabajo = pre-service.
    * anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * año de trabajo = man year.
    * ascender en el trabajo = step up + the career ladder.
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.
    * asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.
    * basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.
    * bibliografía de trabajo = working bibliography.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.
    * bolsa de trabajo = labour exchange, job opportunities, employment bureau, employment centre, employment opportunity, job centre, job pool.
    * borrador de trabajo = working paper.
    * buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * campo de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.
    * cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * carga de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * centro de trabajo = workplace.
    * cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * complementos del trabajo = fringe benefits, fringes.
    * conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.
    * con demasiado trabajo = overworked.
    * condiciones del contrato de trabajo = terms of employment.
    * condiciones de trabajo = working conditions.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * con trabajo = in post.
    * contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
    * contrato de trabajo = contract position.
    * conversación de trabajo = shop talk.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.
    * dar trabajo = present + burden.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * definición de trabajo = working definition.
    * dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.
    * dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.
    * dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.
    * derecho del trabajo = employment law.
    * desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.
    * desempeñar un trabajo = exercise + work.
    * despedir del trabajo = make + redundant.
    * después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].
    * de trabajo = working.
    * día del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * día de trabajo = working day.
    * día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * diario automático de trabajo = time log.
    * dignidad del trabajo = dignity of work.
    * dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * división del trabajo = division of labour.
    * documento de trabajo = working document, working draft.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * empresa de trabajo = industrial affiliation.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.
    * encontrar trabajo = find + a job.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * en el horario de trabajo = on company time.
    * en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.
    * entrevista de trabajo = job interview.
    * equipo de trabajo = study team, project team, work team.
    * esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.
    * escribir un trabajo = write + essay.
    * espacio de trabajo = workspace.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * estación de trabajo = workstation [work station], desktop workstation.
    * estación de trabajo remota = outstation.
    * estadía de trabajo = work visit.
    * estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.
    * estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.
    * estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.
    * estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * estrés en el trabajo = job stress.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * excedencia en el trabajo = leave of absence.
    * ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.
    * grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * hábito de trabajo = work habit, working habit.
    * hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.
    * hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work.
    * hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * hacer un trabajo = do + work, do + job.
    * hacer un trabajo sobre = do + a project about.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * herramienta de trabajo = tool, tool.
    * hora de trabajo = man-hour.
    * horario de trabajo = hours of operation, working hours, work hours.
    * horario intenso de trabajo = long hours, the.
    * horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.
    * igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo = equal employment opportunity.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.
    * intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.
    * jornada de trabajo = workshop.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * línea de trabajo = line of work.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.
    * lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.
    * lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.
    * magistratura del trabajo = industrial tribunal.
    * marco de trabajo = framework.
    * medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.
    * memoria de trabajo = working memory.
    * mercado de trabajo = labour market, job market.
    * mercado de trabajo, el = employment market, the.
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table.
    * método de trabajo = working method.
    * Ministerio de Trabajo = Department of Labor.
    * modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * negligente en el trabajo = malpractitioner.
    * neurosis producida por el trabajo = occupational neurosis.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * norma de trabajo = working rule.
    * no tener trabajo = be unemployed.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oportunidad de trabajo = career opportunity.
    * organización del trabajo = workflow [work flow], working arrangement.
    * paquete de trabajo = workpackage.
    * para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * permiso de trabajo = work permit.
    * permuta de trabajo = job exchange.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * plan de trabajo = research agenda, work plan, working plan, work schedule.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * postura exigida por el trabajo = work posture.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * programa de trabajo = work schedule.
    * programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency.
    * promoción en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * propuesta de trabajo = project proposal.
    * proyecto de trabajo = work project.
    * puente de trabajo = catwalk.
    * puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.
    * puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.
    * puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.
    * puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.
    * red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.
    * relacionado con el trabajo = job-related, work-related.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relativo al trabajo = occupational.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * reunión de trabajo = business meeting, business session.
    * ropa de trabajo = work clothes.
    * rutina de trabajo = work process.
    * sala de trabajo = workroom.
    * salir del trabajo = clock off + work.
    * salud en el trabajo = occupational health.
    * satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.
    * segregación en el trabajo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.
    * sesión de trabajo = work session, working session.
    * sicología del trabajo = occupational psychology.
    * sin trabajo = jobless.
    * sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.
    * sociología del trabajo = sociology of work.
    * soliciante de trabajo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de trabajo = job application.
    * superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.
    * taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.
    * taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un trabajo = hold down + job.
    * tener un trabajo remunerado = be gainfully employed.
    * tener un trabajo retribuido = be gainfully employed.
    * tensión en el trabajo = job stress.
    * tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.
    * terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.
    * tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.
    * trabajo académico = academic work.
    * trabajo a destajo = piecework.
    * trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo a medias = job share.
    * trabajo artesanal = craftsmanship.
    * trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.
    * trabajo atípico = atypical work.
    * trabajo autónomo = self-employment.
    * trabajo bibliográfico = bibliographic work.
    * trabajo bibliotecario = library work.
    * trabajo burocrático = paper-keeping.
    * trabajo científico = scientific work, scholarly work.
    * trabajo compartido = job sharing.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.
    * trabajo con documentación automatizada = computer-based information work.
    * trabajo conjunto = interworking.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * trabajo cotidiano = daily work.
    * trabajo creativo = creative work.
    * trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.
    * trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * trabajo de campo = fieldwork [field work].
    * trabajo de catalogación = cataloguing work.
    * trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].
    * trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, homework.
    * trabajo de detective = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de escolta = escort work.
    * trabajo de impresión = bookwork.
    * trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.
    * trabajo de la casa = housework.
    * trabajo de menores = child labour.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.
    * trabajo de referencia = reference work.
    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.
    * trabajo detectivesco = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * trabajo diario = day's work, daily work.
    * trabajo doméstico = domestic duty, domestic work, domestic task.
    * trabajo duro = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.
    * trabajo duro, mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * trabajo editorial = editorship.
    * trabajo en archivística = archives work.
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.
    * trabajo en curso = work in progress.
    * trabajo en equipo = teamwork, collaborative teamwork, team management.
    * trabajo en red = networking.
    * trabajo en sucio = rough work.
    * trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.
    * trabajo eventual = jobbing.
    * trabajo físico = physical work.
    * trabajo improductivo = busywork.
    * trabajo individual = independent study, self-study.
    * trabajo infantil = child labour, child work.
    * trabajo ininterrumpido = continuous work.
    * trabajo manual = craft, craft activity, handiwork, manual labour.
    * trabajo monótono = drudge work, drudgery.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * trabajo no remunerado = unpaid work, unremunerated work.
    * trabajo pesado = grind, grinding, donkey work.
    * trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.
    * trabajo por libre = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por turnos = shift work.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * trabajo preliminar = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo previo = groundwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo remunerado = work-for-hire, paid work, paid labour.
    * trabajo rutinario = chore, routine work, mundane task.
    * trabajos = life's work.
    * trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.
    * trabajos de rescate = rescue work.
    * trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.
    * trabajo social = social work.
    * trabajo sucio = dirty work.
    * trabajo sumergido = informal work.
    * trabajo temporal = temporary job, casual job.
    * trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.
    * trabajo y esfuerzo = toil and trouble.
    * turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * útil de trabajo = tool.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * visita de trabajo = field trip.

    trabajo2
    2 = assignment, student paper, work, project work, term project.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: 5 data collection instruments were used: printouts of data base searches executed by students; a questionnaire; bibliographies from student papers; serial holdings of the university library; and interviews with instructors.
    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: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
    Ex: In 1994, 21 students on an introductory course on communication processes completed analyses of 14 different electronic lists or newsgroups as their term projects.
    * impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house, jobbing office, jobbing printer.
    * mesa de trabajo = writing desk, work desk.
    * preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.
    * trabajo de clase = essay assignment, class assignment, course assignment, student assignment, written assignment.
    * trabajo de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * trabajo de restauración = restoration work.
    * trabajo editado = published work.
    * trabajo escolar = school work [schoolwork].
    * trabajo impreso = printed work.
    * trabajo publicado = published work.
    * trabajos de clase = classroom asignment.
    * un trabajo cuqlquiera = casual job.

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    1
    (empleo): conseguir trabajo to get o find work
    consiguió un trabajo muy bien pagado he got himself a very well-paid job
    hay dos trabajos interesantes en el periódico de hoy there are two interesting vacancies o jobs in today's paper
    se fue a la capital a buscar trabajo he went to the capital to look for work o for a job
    se quedó sin trabajo she lost her job, she was made redundant, she was let go ( AmE)
    no tiene trabajo fijo he doesn't have a steady job
    buscaba trabajo de jornada completa or a tiempo completo or de tiempo completo I was looking for full-time work o for a full-time job
    2 (lugar) work
    está en el trabajo she's at work
    ir al trabajo to go to work
    llámame al trabajo give me a call at work
    la estación queda cerca de mi trabajo the station's close to where I work
    Compuesto:
    work-sharing
    B (actividad, labor) work
    trabajo intelectual intellectual work o brainwork
    su capacidad de trabajo es enorme he has an enormous capacity for work
    la máquina hace el trabajo de cinco personas the machine does the work of five people
    requiere años de trabajo it takes years of work
    todo nuestro trabajo ha sido en vano all our work has been in vain
    es un trabajo especializado/de precisión it's specialized/precision work
    me tocó a mí hacer todo el trabajo I ended up doing all the work, I got stuck o ( BrE) landed with all the work ( colloq)
    hoy no puedo, tengo mucho trabajo I can't today, I have o I've got a lot of work to do
    tengo mucho trabajo acumulado I have a huge backlog of work to do
    este bordado tiene mucho trabajo a lot of work has gone into this embroidery
    ¡buen trabajo! te felicito nice work! well done
    fue premiado por su trabajo en esa película he was given an award for his performance in that movie
    hacer un trabajo de zapa to work o scheme behind the scenes
    le he estado haciendo un trabajo de trabajo y ya lo tengo en el bote I've been quietly working on him o softening him up and now I've got him right where I want him
    Compuestos:
    piece work
    agricultural work
    (CS) work to rule
    fieldwork
    fiddly o laborious job
    labor*
    work experience
    assembly-line work
    mpl hard labor*
    mpl handicrafts (pl)
    social work
    voluntary o ( AmE) volunteer work
    C
    1 (tarea, obra) job
    es un trabajo que no lo puede hacer cualquiera it's not a job that just anyone can do
    limpiar el horno es un trabajo que odio cleaning the oven is a job o chore I hate
    la satisfacción de un trabajo bien hecho the satisfaction of a job well done
    me cobró un dineral por un par de trabajos he charged me a fortune for doing a couple of little jobs o tasks
    2 (obra escrita) piece of work
    un trabajo bien documentado a well-documented piece of work
    estoy haciendo un trabajo sobre Lorca I'm doing a paper/an essay on Lorca
    D
    (esfuerzo): con mucho trabajo consiguió levantarse with great effort she managed to get up
    nos dio mucho trabajo pintarlo painting it was hard work o took a lot of work
    los niños dan mucho trabajo children are hard work o a lot of work
    me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard to believe
    nos costó trabajo convencerla de que viniera we had a hard time persuading her to come
    se tomó/dio el trabajo de venir a buscarme she took the trouble to come and pick me up
    puedes ahorrarte el trabajo de ir hasta allá you can save yourself the trouble o bother of going all the way over there
    E ( Econ) labor*
    el capital y el trabajo capital and labor
    F ( Fís) work
    * * *

     

    Del verbo trabajar: ( conjugate trabajar)

    trabajo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    trabajó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    trabajar    
    trabajo
    trabajar ( conjugate trabajar) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( en general) to work;

    trabajo jornada completa or a tiempo completo to work full-time;
    trabajo media jornada to work part-time;
    trabajo mucho to work hard;
    ¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?;
    estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel;
    trabajo DE or COMO algo to work as sth
    2 ( actuar) to act, perform;
    ◊ ¿quién trabaja en la película who's in the movie?

    verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹campo/tierra/madera› to work


    2 (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
    trabajo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( empleo) job;

    ◊ buscar trabajo to look for work o for a job;

    quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job;
    un trabajo fijo a steady job;
    un trabajo de media jornada a part-time job;
    un trabajo de jornada completa or a tiempo completo a full-time job
    b) ( lugar) work;


    ir al trabajo to go to work
    2 (actividad, labor) work;

    el trabajo de la casa housework;
    los niños dan mucho trabajo children are hard work;
    ¡buen trabajo! well done!;
    trabajo de campo fieldwork;
    trabajos forzados hard labor( conjugate labor);
    trabajos manuales handicrafts (pl);
    trabajo voluntario voluntary o (AmE) volunteer work
    3
    a) ( tarea) job;



    (en universidad, escuela) essay
    4 ( esfuerzo):

    me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard to believe
    trabajar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 to work: trabaja de secretaria, she works as a secretary
    trabaja en los astilleros, she works in the shipyard
    trabaja bien, he's a good worker
    2 Cine (actuar) to act: en esta película trabaja mi actriz favorita, my favourite actress is in this movie
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (pulir, ejercitar, estudiar) to work on: tienes que trabajar más el estilo, you have to work on your style
    2 (la madera) to work
    (un metal) to work
    (la tierra) to work, till
    (cuero) to emboss
    2 (comerciar) to trade, sell: nosotros no trabajamos ese artículo, we don't stock that item
    trabajo sustantivo masculino
    1 work: hoy tengo poco trabajo, I have little work today
    2 (empleo) job: no tiene trabajo, he is unemployed
    3 (esfuerzo) work, effort: nos costó mucho trabajo hacerlo, it was hard to do it
    4 Educ (sobre un tema) paper
    (de manualidades) craft work
    5 (tarea) task
    un trabajo de chinos, a laborious job
    ' trabajo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abarcar
    - abundancia
    - actual
    - adicta
    - adicto
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - agencia
    - agobiada
    - agobiado
    - agobiante
    - antigüedad
    - ascender
    - asquerosidad
    - aterrizar
    - balde
    - bestialidad
    - bicoca
    - bolsa
    - bordar
    - buscar
    - cadena
    - calendario
    - calle
    - cambiar
    - campo
    - capear
    - cara
    - cargada
    - cargado
    - caterva
    - chapucera
    - chapucero
    - chapuza
    - chollo
    - colocarse
    - como
    - condición
    - condicionamiento
    - construcción
    - cuanta
    - cuanto
    - cubierta
    - cubierto
    - dar
    - dejar
    - desbandada
    - descansada
    - descansado
    - descargar
    English:
    abandon
    - acclaim
    - actual
    - allocation
    - ambivalent
    - anxiety
    - apathetic
    - application
    - apply
    - apply for
    - apprentice
    - arm-twisting
    - artwork
    - assignment
    - at
    - attack
    - backlog
    - backup
    - barrel
    - be-all and end-all
    - begrudge
    - better
    - blouse
    - blue
    - board
    - bog down
    - boiler suit
    - book
    - botch
    - bother
    - bread-and-butter
    - bulk
    - burn out
    - bury
    - busywork
    - by
    - capacity
    - careless
    - carry over
    - casual
    - catch up
    - chapter
    - choose
    - chuck in
    - clerical
    - collaboration
    - colleague
    - comedown
    - commute
    - commuter
    * * *
    1. [tarea, actividad, práctica] work;
    tengo mucho trabajo que hacer I've got a lot of work to do;
    una casa tan grande da mucho trabajo a big house like that is a lot of work;
    uno de los últimos trabajos de Diego Rivera one of Diego Rivera's last works;
    recibió un Óscar por su trabajo en “Cabaret” she received an Oscar for (her performance in) “Cabaret”;
    ¡buen trabajo! good work!;
    hacer un buen trabajo to do a good job;
    ser un trabajo de chinos [minucioso] to be a fiddly o finicky job;
    [pesado] to be hard work trabajo de campo fieldwork;
    trabajo de o en equipo teamwork;
    trabajo físico physical work, manual labour;
    trabajos forzados o forzosos hard labour;
    trabajo intelectual intellectual work;
    trabajo manual manual labour;
    trabajos manuales [en el colegio] arts and crafts;
    trabajo de oficina office job;
    trabajo remunerado paid work;
    trabajo social social work;
    trabajo sucio dirty work;
    trabajo temporal temporary work;
    trabajo por turnos shiftwork;
    trabajo voluntario voluntary work
    2. [empleo] job;
    buscar/encontrar trabajo to look for/find work o a job;
    no tener trabajo, estar sin trabajo to be out of work;
    me he quedado sin trabajo I've been left without a job, I'm out of work;
    tener un trabajo fijo to have a permanent job
    3. [lugar] work;
    en el trabajo at work;
    ir al trabajo to go to work;
    ¿quieres que pase a recogerte al trabajo? do you want me to pick you up from work?
    4. [escrito] [por estudiante] essay, paper;
    hacer un trabajo sobre algo/alguien to write an essay on sth/sb
    5. [esfuerzo] effort;
    lograron sacar el armario con mucho trabajo they managed to remove the wardrobe, but not without a lot of effort o but it was no easy task;
    costar mucho trabajo (a alguien) to take (sb) a lot of effort;
    me cuesta mucho trabajo levantarme por las mañanas I find it a real struggle getting up in the morning;
    cuesta trabajo admitir que uno se ha equivocado it's not easy to admit that you're wrong;
    tomarse el trabajo de hacer algo to go to o take the trouble of doing sth
    6. Econ & Pol labour
    7. Fís work
    8. Literario
    trabajos [apuros] hardships;
    pasar trabajos to suffer hardships
    * * *
    m work; ( tarea, puesto) job;
    buscar trabajo be looking for work, be looking for a job;
    tengo un buen trabajo I have a good job;
    costar trabajo be hard o difficult;
    tomarse el trabajo de take the trouble to
    * * *
    1) : work, job
    2) labor: labor, work
    tengo mucho trabajo: I have a lot of work to do
    3) tarea: task
    4) esfuerza: effort
    5)
    costar trabajo : to be difficult
    6)
    tomarse el trabajo : to take the trouble
    7)
    trabajo en equipo : teamwork
    8) trabajos nmpl
    : hardships, difficulties
    * * *
    1. (actividad, esfuerzo) work
    2. (empleo, tarea) job
    3. (lugar) work
    4. (redacción) essay / project

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajo

  • 99 titulado

    adj.
    1 graduated with a title, graduate.
    2 titled.
    3 titled, with title.
    4 with a nobility title.
    5 registered as a legitimate real estate property.
    f. & m.
    titled person.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: titular.
    * * *
    1→ link=titular titular
    1 (llamado) called
    2 EDUCACIÓN (diplomado) qualified; (licenciado) graduate
    * * *
    titulado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [libro] entitled

    una obra titulada "Sotileza" — a book entitled "Sotileza"

    2) [persona] with a degree, qualified
    2.
    SM / F graduate
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo qualified
    II
    - da masculino, femenino graduate
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo qualified
    II
    - da masculino, femenino graduate
    * * *
    titulado1

    Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.

    * fábrica de titulados = diploma mill.
    * titulado universitario = college graduate.

    titulado2
    2 = entitled, qualified, certified.

    Ex: One of the first major papers was probably that by M. Beckman entitled 'Library Buildings' which she gave to the 1982 IFLA Conference in Montreal.

    Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
    Ex: Many schools do not have a certified library media specialist in the media centre.

    * * *
    titulado1 -da
    ‹mecánico/maestro› qualified
    las profesiones tituladas the professions where higher education is a prerequisite
    titulado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    graduate
    titulado en Ingeniería Engineering graduate
    Compuestos:
    ● titulado medio, titulada media
    : graduate with a qualification obtained after a three-year degree course as opposed to a five-year course
    ● titulado superior or universitario
    university graduate, college graduate ( AmE)
    * * *

    Del verbo titular: ( conjugate titular)

    titulado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    titulado    
    titular
    titulado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    qualified
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    graduate;
    titulado medio graduate with a qualification obtained after a three-year degree course as opposed to a five-year course;
    titulado superior or universitario university graduate, college graduate (AmE)
    titular 1 adjetivo ‹médico/profesor› permanent
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (de pasaporte, cuenta, cargo) holder
    ■ sustantivo masculino

    b) (Rad, TV) main story;


    titular 2 ( conjugate titular) verbo transitivo ‹ obra›:
    ◊ su novela titulada `Julia' his novel called o (frml) entitled `Julia'

    titularse verbo pronominal
    1 [obra/película] to be called, be entitled (frml)
    2 (Educ) to graduate, get one's degree;
    tituladose EN/DE algo to graduate in/as sth
    titulado,-a
    I adj Educ with a university degree
    II m, f graduate
    ' titulado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    titulada
    English:
    qualified
    - register
    - trained
    - unqualified
    * * *
    titulado, -a
    ♦ adj
    [diplomado] qualified; [licenciado] with a degree;
    titulado en enfermería/ciencias económicas with a degree in nursing/economics;
    abogado titulado law graduate
    ♦ nm,f
    [diplomado] holder of a qualification; [licenciado] graduate;
    para recién titulados [diplomados] for those newly qualified;
    [licenciados] for recent graduates titulado superior (university) graduate
    * * *
    I adj qualified
    II m, titulada f graduate, degree holder
    * * *
    titulado, -da adj
    1) : titled, entitled
    2) : qualified

    Spanish-English dictionary > titulado

  • 100 EEES (Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior)

    Ex. The European Space for Higher Education (ESHE) foresees a reorganisation of the whole university system by 2010 according to the Bologna directives.

    Spanish-English dictionary > EEES (Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior)

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