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1 upkeep
((the cost of) the process of keeping eg a house, car etc in a good condition: She can no longer afford the upkeep of this house.) mantenimientotr['ʌpkiːp]1 (maintenance) mantenimiento, conservación nombre femenino; (costs) gastos nombre masculino plural de mantenimientoupkeep ['ʌp.ki:p] n: mantenimiento mn.• conservación s.f.• entretenimiento s.m.• gastos de conservación s.m.pl.• manutención s.f.• refacción s.f.mass nouna) (running, maintenance) mantenimiento mb) ( costs) gastos mpl de mantenimiento['ʌpkiːp]N1) (=care) mantenimiento m2) (=cost) gastos mpl de mantenimiento* * *mass nouna) (running, maintenance) mantenimiento mb) ( costs) gastos mpl de mantenimiento -
2 maintenance
- tənəns1) (the process of keeping something in good condition: car maintenance.) mantenimiento, conservación2) (the act of maintaining (a point of view etc).) mantenimientomaintenance n mantenimientotr['meɪntənəns]1 (preservation) mantenimiento, conservación nombre femenino2 (running, upkeep) mantenimiento3 (upkeep of family) manutención nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmaintenance costs gastos nombre masculino plural de mantenimientomaintenance grant beca de manutenciónmaintenance man encargado de mantenimientomaintenance ['meɪntənənts] n: mantenimiento mn.• conservación s.f.• entretenimiento s.m.• gastos de conservación s.m.pl.• mantenimiento s.m.• manutención s.f.• sostenimiento s.m.• sustentación s.f.• sustentamiento s.m.• sustento s.m.'meɪntṇəns, 'meɪntənənsmass noun1) ( repairs) mantenimiento m['meɪntɪnǝns]I do all my own maintenance on the car/house — hago todo el mantenimiento del coche/todos los arreglos de la casa yo mismo
1. N1) (=upkeep) [of machine, car] mantenimiento m ; [of house, building] manutención f, cuidado m2) (=money paid to ex-wife and family) pensión f alimenticia2.CPDmaintenance agreement N — contrato m de mantenimiento
maintenance allowance N — pensión f alimenticia
maintenance contract N — = maintenance agreement
maintenance costs NPL — gastos mpl de mantenimiento
maintenance crew N — personal m de servicios
maintenance grant N — (Univ) beca f
maintenance order N — orden judicial que obliga al pago de una pensión alimenticia
maintenance payments NPL — pago msing de la manutención
maintenance staff N — personal m del servicio de mantenimiento
* * *['meɪntṇəns, 'meɪntənəns]mass noun1) ( repairs) mantenimiento mI do all my own maintenance on the car/house — hago todo el mantenimiento del coche/todos los arreglos de la casa yo mismo
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3 fabric
'fæbrik((a type of) cloth or material: Nylon is a man-made fabric.) tela, tejidofabric n tela / tejidotr['fæbrɪk]1 (material) tela, tejido2 (structure) fábrica, estructura3 figurative use estructurafabric ['fæbrɪk] n1) material: tela f, tejido m2) structure: estructura fthe fabric of society: la estructura de la sociedadadj.• tejido (Textil) adj.n.• hilo s.m.• tejido s.m.• tela (Textil) s.f.• trapo s.m.'fæbrɪk1) u c ( Tex) tela f, tejido m, género m2) u (of building, society) estructura f['fæbrɪk]1. N2) (Archit) estructura f3) (fig)the fabric of society — el tejido social, la estructura de la sociedad
2.CPDfabric conditioner, fabric softener N — suavizante m
fabric ribbon N — (for typewriter) cinta f de tela
* * *['fæbrɪk]1) u c ( Tex) tela f, tejido m, género m2) u (of building, society) estructura f
См. также в других словарях:
upkeep — ► NOUN 1) the process of keeping something in good condition. 2) the cost of this or of supporting a person … English terms dictionary
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upkeep — noun Date: 1884 1. the act of maintaining in good condition ; the state of being maintained in good condition 2. the cost of maintaining in good condition … New Collegiate Dictionary
upkeep — noun the process of keeping something in good condition. ↘the cost of this or of supporting a person … English new terms dictionary
upkeep — noun (uncountable + of) the care needed to keep something in good condition … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
upkeep — 1. noun maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good repair I would enjoy having a swimming pool, but I dont want to deal with the upkeep. 2. verb to maintain (so … Wiktionary
upkeep — up|keep [ ʌp,kip ] noun singular or uncount the process or cost of keeping a building or piece of land in good condition: upkeep of: Landlords are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the property … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English