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1 upturn
tr['ʌptɜːn]1 (improvement) mejora; (increase) aumentoupturn ['ʌp.tərn] n: mejora f, auge m (económico)v.• volver hacia arriba v.n.• mejora s.f.noun (in demand, production) repunte m, mejora f1.['ʌptɜːn]N (=improvement) mejora f, aumento m (in de); (Econ etc) repunte m2.[ʌp'tɜːn]VT (=turn over) volver hacia arriba; (=overturn) volcar* * *noun (in demand, production) repunte m, mejora f -
2 upturn
s.1 mejora ( in de)2 vuelco.3 tendencia al alza, tendencia ascendente.v.1 desbarajustar.2 doblar hacia arriba, doblar para arriba.3 aprovecer, mejorar, provecer.(pt & pp upturned) -
3 sharp upturn
s.notable incremento. -
4 witness
'witnəs
1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testigo2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testigo3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testigo
2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) presenciar, ver2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) firmar como testigo•- bear witness
witness1 n testigowitness2 vb presenciar / ser testigo detr['wɪtnəs]1 (person) testigo nombre masulino o femeninoa witness for the defence/prosecution un testigo de descargo/cargo2 formal use (testimony, evidence) testimonio1 (see) presenciar, ver2 (document) firmar como testigo3 (be a sign or proof of) testimoniar; (look at the example of) ver, notar, considerar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be witness to something ver algo, presenciar algoto bear witness to something dar fe de algo, atestiguar algoto call somebody as a witness citar a alguien como testigo, poner a alguien por testigowitness box barra de los testigoswitness stand SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL barra de los testigoswitness ['wɪtnəs] vt1) see: presenciar, ver, ser testigo de2) : atestiguar (una firma, etc.)witness vitestify: atestiguar, testimoniarwitness n1) testimony: testimonio mto bear witness: atestiguar, testimoniar2) : testigo mfwitness for the prosecution: testigo de cargov.• atestiguar v.• firmar como testigo v.• mostrar v.• presenciar v.n.• deponente s.m.• fe s.f.• testigo s.m.• testimonio s.m.
I 'wɪtnəs, 'wɪtnɪs1) ca) ( Law) testigo mfwitness for the prosecution/defense — testigo de cargo/de la defensa or de descargo; (before n)
witness stand o (BrE) box — estrado m
b) ( to event)to be witness/a witness TO something — ser* testigo de algo
c) (to contract, signature) testigo mfto stand witness — atestiguar*, testificar*
2) u (testimony, evidence)to be witness TO something — ser* testimonio or prueba de algo, atestiguar* algo
to bear witness — ( in a court of law) atestiguar*, testificar*
to bear false witness — ( Bib) levantar falsos testimonios
II
a) (observe, see) \<\<change/event\>\> ser* testigo de; \<\<crime/accident\>\> presenciar, ser* testigo de, ver*this region is witnessing an unprecedented economic upturn — esta región está viviendo una reactivación económica sin precedentes
b) ( authenticate) ( Law) \<\<signature\>\> atestiguar*; \<\<will\>\> atestiguar* la firma de['wɪtnɪs]1. N1) (=person) testigo mfwitness for the prosecution/defence — testigo de cargo/descargo
we want no witnesses to this — no queremos que nadie vea esto, no queremos que haya testigos
I was (a) witness to this event — yo presencié este suceso, yo fui testigo de este suceso
2) (=evidence) testimonio mto give witness for/against sb — atestiguar a favor de/en contra de algn
to bear witness to sth — (lit) atestiguar algo; (fig) demostrar or probar algo
2. VT1) (=be present at) presenciar, asistir a; (=see) verto witness sb doing sth — ver a algn hacer algo, ver cómo algn hace algo
this period witnessed important changes — liter este periodo fue testigo de cambios importantes
2) (=attest by signature) atestiguar la veracidad de3) (=consider as evidence) ver, mirar3.VI (=testify) dar testimonio, atestiguarto witness to sth — dar testimonio de or atestiguar algo
4.CPDwitness box (Brit), witness stand (US) N — tribuna f de los testigos, estrado m
witness statement N — declaración f de testigo
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I ['wɪtnəs, 'wɪtnɪs]1) ca) ( Law) testigo mfwitness for the prosecution/defense — testigo de cargo/de la defensa or de descargo; (before n)
witness stand o (BrE) box — estrado m
b) ( to event)to be witness/a witness TO something — ser* testigo de algo
c) (to contract, signature) testigo mfto stand witness — atestiguar*, testificar*
2) u (testimony, evidence)to be witness TO something — ser* testimonio or prueba de algo, atestiguar* algo
to bear witness — ( in a court of law) atestiguar*, testificar*
to bear false witness — ( Bib) levantar falsos testimonios
II
a) (observe, see) \<\<change/event\>\> ser* testigo de; \<\<crime/accident\>\> presenciar, ser* testigo de, ver*this region is witnessing an unprecedented economic upturn — esta región está viviendo una reactivación económica sin precedentes
b) ( authenticate) ( Law) \<\<signature\>\> atestiguar*; \<\<will\>\> atestiguar* la firma de -
5 upturned
adj.boca abajo (bucket, box) (face down); volcado(a) (on its side); respingón(ona) (nose)pp.participio pasado del verbo UPTURN.pt.pretérito del verbo: UPTURN -
6 indication
noun There are clear indications that the war will soon be over; He had given no indication that he was intending to resign.) indicaciónindication n indicación / indicio / señal / muestratr[ɪndɪ'keɪʃən]■ there's every indication that the economy is on the upturn todo indica que la economía está mejorandoindication [.ɪndə'keɪʃən] n: indicio m, señal fn.• amago s.m.• indicación s.f.• indicio s.m.• muestra s.f.• señal s.f.'ɪndə'keɪʃən, ˌɪndɪ'keɪʃəna) c u (sign, hint) indicio mthere is every indication that... — todo parece indicar que..., todo parece apuntar a que...
b) c ( Med) indicación f[ˌɪndɪ'keɪʃǝn]N1) (=sign) indicio mthere is every indication that... — todo hace suponer que...
there is no indication that... — no hay indicios de que...
this is some indication of... — esto da una idea de...
3) (Med) (often pl) indicación f* * *['ɪndə'keɪʃən, ˌɪndɪ'keɪʃən]a) c u (sign, hint) indicio mthere is every indication that... — todo parece indicar que..., todo parece apuntar a que...
b) c ( Med) indicación f -
7 economía
economía sustantivo femeninoc) ( ahorro):
economía sustantivo femenino
1 economy: la economía del país ha empeorado, the economy has gone into decline
2 (rama del saber) economics
3 (de tiempo, esfuerzo, etc) economy, saving: arregló toda su casa con una gran economía de medios, he did up the house as cheaply as he could Fíjate en la diferencia entre economics, ciencias económicas, y economy, economía en sentido general: economía sumergida, black economy; economía de mercado, market economy.
' economía' also found in these entries: Spanish: cartera - de - económica - económico - enfriar - ministra - ministro - resurgimiento - salud - sanear - saneada - saneado - saneamiento - sangría - activar - anquilosado - anquilosarse - boyante - crecer - débil - debilitar - frágil - informal - levantar - paralizar - regir English: backbone - bounce back - chancellor - economics - economy - growth - head - healthy - pick up - plan - rally - revitalize - revival - revive - slump - strength - strong - trading nation - upturn - weak - domestic - financial - grow - road - thrift -
8 mejora
Del verbo mejorar: ( conjugate mejorar) \ \
mejora es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: mejora mejorar
mejora sustantivo femenino improvement
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve; ‹ marca› to improve on, beat; verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better; [ persona] (Med) to get better; mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better; que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejora sustantivo femenino improvement
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving ' mejora' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelanto - escritura - experimentar - mejorar - susceptible - notorio - significar English: decided - improvement - slight - upturn - refinement - up -
9 repunte
Del verbo repuntar: ( conjugate repuntar) \ \
repunté es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
repunte es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: repuntar repunte
repuntar verbo intransitivo to recover, pick up, improve, rally
repunte sustantivo masculino recovery, rally: se espera un repunte de la industria pesquera, an upturn in the fishing industry is expected ' repunte' also found in these entries: English: up -
10 vuelco
Del verbo volcar: ( conjugate volcar) \ \
vuelco es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: volcar vuelco
volcar ( conjugate volcar) verbo transitivod) (Inf) to dumpverbo intransitivo [automóvil/camión] to overturn, turn over; [ embarcación] to capsize volcarse verbo pronominal 1a) [vaso/botella] to get knocked o tipped overb) See Also→◊ volcar verbo intransitivo2 (entregarse, dedicarse) vuelcose a algo ‹ a tarea› to throw oneself into sth 3 ( desvivirse) vuelcose para or por hacer algo to go out of one's way to do sth; vuelcose con algn:
vuelco sustantivo masculino 1 ( sobre sí mismo): [ embarcación] to capsize 2 ( cambio radical):◊ las cosas pueden dar un vuelco things could change o alter drastically;el mercado dio un vuelco favorable the market registered a favorable upturn 3 (Inf) dump
volcar
I verbo transitivo
1 to knock over: el perro volcó el tiesto, the dog knocked the flowerpot over
2 (vaciar) to empty (out)
3 (descargar) to dump
4 Inform to dump
II vi (un automóvil, remolque, etc) to turn over, overturn (un barco) to capsize
vuelco sustantivo masculino
1 dar un vuelco, (un coche, camión) to turn over, overturn (un barco) to capsize
2 (las circunstancias) to change drastically: le dio un vuelco el corazón, his heart missed o skipped a beat ' vuelco' also found in these entries: English: beat
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