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adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
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por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
22 revisión
f.1 revision, check-up, inspection, review.2 revision, rehash, rehashing.3 rehearing, retrial, re-trial.4 re-opening of case.5 patch, fix, hotfix.* * *1 (gen) revision, checking2 (de billetes) inspection3 (de coche) service, overhaul\revisión de cuentas audit, auditingrevisión médica checkup* * *noun f.1) check, inspection2) revision* * *SF1) [de cuenta] check; [de teoría, método] review2) (Mec) check, overhaul; (Aut) service* * *1) (de trabajo, documento) checking, checkuna revisión de los gastos — a check of o on expenses
2) (de criterio, doctrina) revision3) ( de instalación) inspection; ( de frenos) checkla revisión de los 5.000 kilómetros — (Esp) the 5,000 kilometer service
4) (AmL) ( de equipaje) inspection5) (Med, Odont) checkup6) (Der) review* * *= checking, editing, overhaul, revision, checkup [check-up], review, refinement.Ex. The purpose of this checking is to ensure that an entry always has the same form so that the catalog is consistent and clean.Ex. To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. As already noted, development and revision of classification schemes is essential to their continued usefulness.Ex. The article is entitled 'How fit is your health collection?: the importance of regular check-ups: health information in the public library' = El artículo se titula "¿Está en buena forma su colección sobre salud?: la importancia de los chequeos regulares: información sanitaria en la biblioteca pública".Ex. This programme is planned to have a lifespan of four years with a review after two years.Ex. Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.----* artículo de revisión = review article, review essay.* Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC) = Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).* en revisión = under review.* revisión bibliográfica = literature review, literature survey.* revisión biblográfica = desk research.* revisión de las reglas = code revision.* revisión de los estantes = shelf reading.* revisión salarial = job audit.* * *1) (de trabajo, documento) checking, checkuna revisión de los gastos — a check of o on expenses
2) (de criterio, doctrina) revision3) ( de instalación) inspection; ( de frenos) checkla revisión de los 5.000 kilómetros — (Esp) the 5,000 kilometer service
4) (AmL) ( de equipaje) inspection5) (Med, Odont) checkup6) (Der) review* * *= checking, editing, overhaul, revision, checkup [check-up], review, refinement.Ex: The purpose of this checking is to ensure that an entry always has the same form so that the catalog is consistent and clean.
Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex: As already noted, development and revision of classification schemes is essential to their continued usefulness.Ex: The article is entitled 'How fit is your health collection?: the importance of regular check-ups: health information in the public library' = El artículo se titula "¿Está en buena forma su colección sobre salud?: la importancia de los chequeos regulares: información sanitaria en la biblioteca pública".Ex: This programme is planned to have a lifespan of four years with a review after two years.Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.* artículo de revisión = review article, review essay.* Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC) = Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).* en revisión = under review.* revisión bibliográfica = literature review, literature survey.* revisión biblográfica = desk research.* revisión de las reglas = code revision.* revisión de los estantes = shelf reading.* revisión salarial = job audit.* * *A (de un trabajo, documento) checking, checkrevisión del estilo checking (of) the styleahora viene la etapa de revisión next comes the checking stageefectuaron una revisión minuciosa de los gastos they made a detailed check of o on the expensesCompuesto:revisión colegiada/paritariapeer reviewB (de un criterio, doctrina) revisionmétodos que requieren una urgente revisión methods which are in urgent need of revisionse hace una revisión periódica de las tarifas aéreas airfares are revised periodicallyC (de una instalación) inspection; (de frenos) checkla revisión del generador reveló varios problemas inspection of o the check on the generator revealed several problemsla revisión de los 5.000 kilómetros ( Esp); the 5,000 kilometer serviceCompuesto:roadworthiness check, ≈ MOT test ( in UK)D ( AmL) (de equipaje) inspectionE ( Odont) examination; (periódica) checkupCompuesto:F ( Der) review* * *
revisión sustantivo femenino
( de frenos) check;
( de coche) (Esp) service
e) (Med, Odont) checkup;
( para trabajo) medical examination
revisión sustantivo femenino
1 Téc check, overhaul
(de coche) service
2 (de un texto) revision, US checking
3 (de una cuenta) audit
4 Med checkup
' revisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auditoría
- pasada
- repaso
- quinquenal
- revisar
- sujeto
English:
check
- checkup
- maintenance
- overhaul
- review
- revision
- screen
- service
- servicing
- come
- examination
- inspection
- major
- medical
* * *revisión nf1. [repaso] Br revision, US review;pidió la revisión del examen he asked for the exam to be remarked2. [examen] check;[de vehículo] service;llevar el coche a una revisión to have one's car servicedrevisión de cuentas audit;revisión médica check-up;me tengo que hacer una revisión médica I have to have a check-up;revisión de la vista eye test3. [modificación] review;han hecho una revisión de las cifras de crecimiento the growth figures have been revised;el gobierno anunció una revisión de su política de empleo the government announced a review of its employment policy;revisión de los precios price review o changerevisión al alza/a la baja rise/fall4. CAm, Méx [registro] search* * *f check, inspection; AUTO service* * *1) : revision2) : inspection, check* * *revisión n1. (en general) check2. (de vehículo) service -
23 clave
adj.key (fundamental, esencial).es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the companyf.1 code.en clave in codenos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messagesclave de acceso access code2 key.la clave de la felicidad/del éxito the key to happiness/success3 clef (Music).clave de fa bass clefclave de sol treble clefClave de Fa F clef4 password (computing).5 key element, key, core element, crucial element.6 harpsichord.7 keystone.m.harpsichord (Music).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: clavar.* * *1 (de un enigma etc) key, clue2 (de signos) code, key, cipher3 MÚSICA key4 ARQUITECTURA keystone1 (instrumento) harpsichord► adjetivo1 (importante) key* * *1. adj. 2. noun f.1) key2) code3) clef* * *1. SF1) (=código) codela clave de la caja fuerte — the code of o to the safe
mensaje en clave — coded message, message in code
clave de acceso — (Inform) password
clave de búsqueda — (Inform) search key
clave de clasificación — (Inform) sort key
2) (=quid) key3) (Mús) clef4) (=sentido)una interpretación en clave económica — an economic interpretation, an interpretation from an economic viewpoint o perspective
5) (Arquit) keystone2.SM (Mús) harpsichord3.ADJ (=esencial) [tema, punto, factor, personaje] key antes de s* * *I II1)a) ( código) codeb) (de problema, misterio) key2) (Mús) clefclave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef
3) (Arquit) keystoneIIImasculino harpsichord* * *= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.Ex. Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex. Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.Ex. Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.----* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* clave compuesta = acronym key.* clave de acceso = password.* clave de búsqueda = search key.* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.* clave de codificación = scrambling key.* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.* componente clave = building block.* cuestiones clave = key issues.* elemento clave = building block.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.* palabra clave = keyword [key word].* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.* punto clave = key point.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* título clave = key title.* * *I II1)a) ( código) codeb) (de problema, misterio) key2) (Mús) clefclave de fa/sol — bass/treble clef
3) (Arquit) keystoneIIImasculino harpsichord* * *= key, key, keystone, linchpin, cipher, critical.Ex: Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.
Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* clave compuesta = acronym key.* clave de acceso = password.* clave de búsqueda = search key.* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.* clave de codificación = scrambling key.* clave de descodificación = unscrambling key.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* clave de longitud fija = fixed-length key.* clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.* componente clave = building block.* cuestiones clave = key issues.* elemento clave = building block.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.* factor clave = key success factor, key factor.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* momento clave = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.* palabra clave = keyword [key word].* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.* punto clave = key point.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* título clave = key title.* * *key ( before n)un autor/una obra clave de la literatura mexicana a key author/work in Mexican literaturelos sectores clave(s) de la economía the key sectors of the economyA1 (código) codetransmitir en clave to transmit in codeun mensaje en clave a coded message, a message in code2 (de un problema, misterio) keyCompuestos:( Inf) passwordA ( Arquit) keystoneB (fundamento, base) cornerstone( Inf) key word( Inf) sort key( Inf) passwordnúmero de clave secreta (Chi, Per); PIN number( AmL) user's passwordB (signo) clefclave de fa/sol bass/treble clefno quiso que su visita se interpretase únicamente en clave económica he did not wish his visit to be viewed as being motivated purely by economic factorsC ( Arquit) keystoneharpsichord* * *
Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)
clavé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
clave es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
clavar
clave
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1a) clave algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;
‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me
c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on
2 (fam)
◊ nos claveon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000
clavarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (CS fam) clavese con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clave adjetivo (pl
un factor clave a key factor
■ sustantivo femenino
clave de acceso (Inf) password
c) (Mús) clef;◊ clave de fa/sol bass/treble clef
■ sustantivo masculino
harpsichord
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clave
I sustantivo femenino
1 (meollo, pista) key
2 (código, cifra) code, cipher
clave numérica, numerical code
3 Mús (tono) key
(símbolo) clef
II sustantivo masculino Mús harpsichord
' clave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alma
- codificar
- encerrar
- realidad
- cifra
- clavar
English:
bass
- cipher
- clef
- clue
- code
- code name
- issue
- key
- operative
- treble clef
- pass
- treble
* * *♦ adj inv[fundamental, esencial] key;es una fecha clave para la empresa it's a crucial date for the company;el factor clave de la política económica the key factor in economic policy♦ nmMús harpsichord♦ nf1. [código] code;en clave in code;nos mandaron los mensajes en clave they sent us the messages in code, they sent us coded messagesclave de acceso access code2. [de sistema informático] password;[de caja fuerte] combination3. [solución] key;la clave del éxito está en una buena planificación the key to success is good planning4. [interpretación]un estudio en clave política de la situación a study of the situation from a political standpoint;interpreta la obra en clave sociológica she interprets the work from a sociological point of view o perspective;analiza en clave de humor la realidad del país he puts a humorous slant on his analysis of the country's situation5. Mús clefclave de fa bass clef;clave de sol treble clef6. Arquit keystone* * *I f1 de problema key2 ( código) code;en clave in codeII adj importante key;figura clave key figure;puesto clave key post* * *clave adj: key, essentialclave nf1) cifra: code2) : keyla clave del misterio: the key to the mystery3) : clef4) : keystone* * *clave n1. (código) codeel espía usaba una clave para enviar mensajes al enemigo the spy used a code to send messages to the enemy2. (información, dato) key -
24 adaptar
v.1 to adapt.un modelo adaptado a condiciones desérticas a model adapted to suit desert conditionsMaría adaptó el programa a su casa Mary adapted the program to her house.Ricardo adaptó el computador Richard adapted=ported his computer.2 to adapt (libro, obra de teatro).* * *1 (acomodar) to adapt2 (ajustar) to adjust, fit* * *verb1) to adapt2) adjust* * *1. VT(=ajustar) to adjust2) (Inform) to convert ( para to)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <cortinas/vestido> to alter; < habitación> to convert; <pieza/motor> to adapt; (Inf) to convert2.adaptó la obra al or para el cine — he adapted the play for the screen
adaptarse v pron to adaptadaptarse a algo/+ inf — to adapt to something/-ing
* * *= adapt, customise [customize, -USA], gear (to/toward(s)/for), make + amenable, pitch, bend, fit together, tune, arrange, retrofit, scale, tweak, muck around/about, key + Nombre + to.Ex. Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.Ex. The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex. Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.Ex. This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.Ex. To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.Ex. This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.----* adaptar a la música = set to + music.* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.* adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.* adaptarse = come to + terms with, morph.* adaptarse a = accommodate, comport with, attune to.* adaptarse a las circunstancias = suit + circumstances.* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.* adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.* adaptarse a una innovación = meet + development.* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.* * *1.verbo transitivo <cortinas/vestido> to alter; < habitación> to convert; <pieza/motor> to adapt; (Inf) to convert2.adaptó la obra al or para el cine — he adapted the play for the screen
adaptarse v pron to adaptadaptarse a algo/+ inf — to adapt to something/-ing
* * *= adapt, customise [customize, -USA], gear (to/toward(s)/for), make + amenable, pitch, bend, fit together, tune, arrange, retrofit, scale, tweak, muck around/about, key + Nombre + to.Ex: Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.
Ex: The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex: Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.* adaptar a la música = set to + music.* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.* adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.* adaptarse = come to + terms with, morph.* adaptarse a = accommodate, comport with, attune to.* adaptarse a las circunstancias = suit + circumstances.* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.* adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.* adaptarse a una innovación = meet + development.* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.* * *adaptar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cortinas/vestido› to alter; ‹habitación› to convert; ‹pieza/motor› to adaptadaptaron el dormitorio para usarlo como aula the bedroom was converted into a classroom o for use as a classroomadaptó la obra al or para el cine he adapted the play for the screen2 ( Inf) to convertto adapt adaptar A algo/ + INF to adapt TO sth/ -INGhay que saber adaptarse a las circunstancias you have to learn to adapt to circumstancesun coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno a car which is well suited to any terrainno se adapta a vivir sola she can't adapt to living alone* * *
adaptar ( conjugate adaptar) verbo transitivo ‹cortinas/vestido› to alter;
‹ habitación› to convert;
‹pieza/motor› to adapt;
‹obra/novela› to adapt;
(Inf) to convert
adaptarse verbo pronominal
to adapt;
adaptarse a algo/hacer algo to adapt to sth/doing sth;
adaptar verbo transitivo
1 to adapt: esa obra de teatro fue adaptada al cine, this play was adapted for the screen
2 (ajustar) to adjust
' adaptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodar
- escenificar
English:
adapt
- gear
- suit
- tailor
- customize
* * *♦ vt1. [modificar]un modelo adaptado a condiciones desérticas a model adapted to suit desert conditions;el edificio no ha sido aún adaptado a su nueva función the building still hasn't been modified to suit its new function2. [libro, obra de teatro] to adapt (a for);adaptó la novela al cine she adapted the novel for film o the screen* * *v/t adapt* * *adaptar vt1) modificar: to adapt2) : to adjust, to fit* * *adaptar vb (acomodar) to adapt -
25 análisis
m. s.&pl.1 analysis, inspection, investigation, examination.2 analysis, breakdown, dissection.3 assay.* * *1 analysis\análisis de orina urine testanálisis de sangre blood test* * *noun m.1) analysis2) test* * *SM INV1) (=examen) analysis; [detallado] breakdown2) (Econ)3) (Med, Quím, Fís)4) (Ling) analysis, parsing5) (Inform)* * ** * *= analysis [analyses, -pl.], assessment, probing, review, breakdown, calibration, close look, post mortem [postmortem], overview, academic study, surveying, testing.Ex. The operation of investigating a whole with the aim of finding out its essential parts and their relationship to each other is known as analysis.Ex. However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.Ex. Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.Ex. The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.Ex. When she arrived at her boss's office at the appointed time, she learned why she had been asked for the breakdown of her day's activities.Ex. This requires careful calibration of reader response and the use of as many quantitative indices as possible.Ex. The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.Ex. Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.Ex. Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.Ex. The author describes one effort made to counter this trend, through the surveying of the records of a library and the identification of materials to be preserved.Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.----* análisis bibliométrico = bibliometric analysis.* análisis cientométrico = scientometric analysis.* análisis cinematográfico = film analysis.* análisis cluster = cluster analysis.* análisis conceptual = conceptual analysis.* análisis crítico = critical eye, critical analysis.* análisis cualitativo = qualitative analysis.* análisis cuantitativo = quantitative analysis.* análisis de agrupamiento por cocitas = cocitation cluster analysis.* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.* análisis de citas = citation analysis.* análisis de cocitas = cocitation analysis.* análisis de cocitas de autores = author co-citation analysis.* análisis de componentes principales = principal component(s) analysis.* análisis de contabilidad = financial analysis.* análisis de contenido = content analysis, conceptual analysis.* análisis de coocurrencia de términos = co-word analysis.* análisis de correlación = correlation analysis.* análisis de costes = cost analysis.* análisis de costes-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.* análisis de dominios del conocimiento = domain analysis.* análisis de errores = error analysis.* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.* análisis de laboratorio = laboratory analysis.* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.* análisis del contenido = document analysis, subject analysis, content analysis.* análisis del discurso = discourse analysis.* análisis del rendimiento = performance analysis.* análisis de necesidades = needs analysis.* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.* análisis de rendimiento = performance test.* análisis de riesgos = risk analysis, risk assessment, risk evaluation.* análisis de sangre = blood test.* análisis de sistemas = system(s) analysis.* análisis detallado = close examination.* análisis de tendencias = trend analysis.* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.* análisis de varianza (ANOVA) = analysis of variance (ANOVA).* análisis diagnóstico = diagnostic test.* análisis discriminante = discriminant analysis.* análisis documental = document analysis, subject analysis.* análisis escalar = scaling analysis.* análisis escalar de Guttman = Guttman scale analysis.* análisis espacial = spatial analysis.* análisis estadístico = statistical analysis.* análisis estadístico multivariante = multivariate statistical analysis.* análisis facetado = facet analysis.* análisis factorial = factor analysis.* análisis formal de documentos = markup [mark-up].* análisis léxico = lexical analysis.* análisis literario = literary analysis.* análisis longitudinal = longitudinal analysis.* análisis más detallado = close attention.* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.* análisis minucioso = scrutiny, dissection, cross examination.* análisis morfológico = morphological analysis.* análisis multidimensional de clases = multidimensional cluster analysis.* análisis multidimensional escalar = multidimensional scaling analysis.* análisis multivariable = multivariate analysis, multivariate test.* análisis multivariante = multivariate analysis, multivariate test.* análisis municioso = close examination.* análisis por facetas = facet analysis.* análisis por género = gender analysis.* análisis químico = chemical analysis.* análisis sintáctico = syntactical analysis.* análisis topográfico = surveying.* análisis univariante = univariate test.* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido = subject analysis block.* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup language.* modelo de análisis de costes = cost model.* nuevo análisis = reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].* programa de análisis de ficheros de transacciones = log analysis software.* realizar un análisis = conduct + analysis.* realizar un análisis factorial = factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].* segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos) = SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos = markup code.* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup system.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* unidad de análisis = unit of study.* XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos) = XML (Extensible Markup Language).* * ** * *= analysis [analyses, -pl.], assessment, probing, review, breakdown, calibration, close look, post mortem [postmortem], overview, academic study, surveying, testing.Ex: The operation of investigating a whole with the aim of finding out its essential parts and their relationship to each other is known as analysis.
Ex: However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.Ex: When she arrived at her boss's office at the appointed time, she learned why she had been asked for the breakdown of her day's activities.Ex: This requires careful calibration of reader response and the use of as many quantitative indices as possible.Ex: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.Ex: The author describes one effort made to counter this trend, through the surveying of the records of a library and the identification of materials to be preserved.Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.* análisis bibliométrico = bibliometric analysis.* análisis cientométrico = scientometric analysis.* análisis cinematográfico = film analysis.* análisis cluster = cluster analysis.* análisis conceptual = conceptual analysis.* análisis crítico = critical eye, critical analysis.* análisis cualitativo = qualitative analysis.* análisis cuantitativo = quantitative analysis.* análisis de agrupamiento por cocitas = cocitation cluster analysis.* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.* análisis de citas = citation analysis.* análisis de cocitas = cocitation analysis.* análisis de cocitas de autores = author co-citation analysis.* análisis de componentes principales = principal component(s) analysis.* análisis de contabilidad = financial analysis.* análisis de contenido = content analysis, conceptual analysis.* análisis de coocurrencia de términos = co-word analysis.* análisis de correlación = correlation analysis.* análisis de costes = cost analysis.* análisis de costes-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.* análisis de dominios del conocimiento = domain analysis.* análisis de errores = error analysis.* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.* análisis de laboratorio = laboratory analysis.* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.* análisis del contenido = document analysis, subject analysis, content analysis.* análisis del discurso = discourse analysis.* análisis del rendimiento = performance analysis.* análisis de necesidades = needs analysis.* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.* análisis de rendimiento = performance test.* análisis de riesgos = risk analysis, risk assessment, risk evaluation.* análisis de sangre = blood test.* análisis de sistemas = system(s) analysis.* análisis detallado = close examination.* análisis de tendencias = trend analysis.* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.* análisis de varianza (ANOVA) = analysis of variance (ANOVA).* análisis diagnóstico = diagnostic test.* análisis discriminante = discriminant analysis.* análisis documental = document analysis, subject analysis.* análisis escalar = scaling analysis.* análisis escalar de Guttman = Guttman scale analysis.* análisis espacial = spatial analysis.* análisis estadístico = statistical analysis.* análisis estadístico multivariante = multivariate statistical analysis.* análisis facetado = facet analysis.* análisis factorial = factor analysis.* análisis formal de documentos = markup [mark-up].* análisis léxico = lexical analysis.* análisis literario = literary analysis.* análisis longitudinal = longitudinal analysis.* análisis más detallado = close attention.* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.* análisis minucioso = scrutiny, dissection, cross examination.* análisis morfológico = morphological analysis.* análisis multidimensional de clases = multidimensional cluster analysis.* análisis multidimensional escalar = multidimensional scaling analysis.* análisis multivariable = multivariate analysis, multivariate test.* análisis multivariante = multivariate analysis, multivariate test.* análisis municioso = close examination.* análisis por facetas = facet analysis.* análisis por género = gender analysis.* análisis químico = chemical analysis.* análisis sintáctico = syntactical analysis.* análisis topográfico = surveying.* análisis univariante = univariate test.* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido = subject analysis block.* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup language.* modelo de análisis de costes = cost model.* nuevo análisis = reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].* programa de análisis de ficheros de transacciones = log analysis software.* realizar un análisis = conduct + analysis.* realizar un análisis factorial = factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].* segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos) = SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos = markup code.* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web = markup system.* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.* unidad de análisis = unit of study.* XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos) = XML (Extensible Markup Language).* * *(pl análisis)A (de una situación, un tema) analysishizo un análisis del problema he analyzed o carried out an analysis of the problemCompuesto:cost-benefit analysishacerse un análisis de orina/sangre to have a urine/blood testCompuestos:clinical analysisspectrum analysisorganic analysisC ( Ling) analysisCompuestos:discourse analysisgrammatical analysissyntactic analysisD ( Mat) analysis, calculusE ( Psic) analysis* * *
análisis sustantivo masculino (pl
hacerse un análisis de sangre to have a blood test
análisis m inv
1 analysis
2 Med test: tengo que hacerme unos análisis, I have to have some tests done
' análisis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detenida
- detenido
- factorial
- microscópica
- microscópico
- negativa
- negativo
- ponderación
- positiva
- positivo
- sintética
- sintético
- citología
- comentario
- concienzudo
- dar
- estudio
- lúcido
English:
analysis
- blood test
- breakdown
- test
- bear
- blood
- positive
- right
* * *análisis nm inv1. [de situación, problema] analysis;hacer un análisis de algo to analyse sthCom análisis del camino crítico critical path analysis; Esp Econ análisis coste-beneficio cost-benefit analysis; Econ análisis de costo-beneficio cost-benefit analysis;análisis cualitativo qualitative analysis;análisis cuantitativo quantitative analysis;Ling análisis del discurso discourse analysis;análisis de mercado market analysis2. [médico] analysisanálisis clínico (clinical) test;análisis de orina urine test;análisis químico chemical analysis;análisis de sangre blood test3. Gram analysisanálisis gramatical sentence analysis;análisis sintáctico syntactic analysis4. Informát analysisanálisis de sistemas systems analysis5. Mat analysis6. Psi analysis* * *m inv analysis* * *análisis nm: analysis* * * -
26 apenas
adv.1 scarcely, hardly (casi no).apenas me puedo mover I can hardly move2 only.hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago3 as soon as (tan pronto como).apenas llegó, sonó el teléfono no sooner had he arrived than the phone rang4 almost, approximately, barely, hardly.5 only just, no sooner, just.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: apenar.* * *► adverbio1 (casi no) scarcely, hardly2 (con dificultad) only just3 (tan pronto como) as soon as, no sooner■ apenas entramos, sonó el teléfono no sooner had we had come in than the phone rang\apenas si hardly* * *1. conj. 2. adv.1) barely2) hardly, scarcely* * *1. ADV1) (=casi no) hardly, scarcelyapenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep
-¿has leído mucho últimamente? -apenas — "have you been reading much lately?" - "hardly anything"
siguió trabajando durante horas, sin apenas acusar el cansancio — he went on working for hours, with hardly any sign of tiredness
no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject
•
apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner2) (=casi nunca) hardly ever3) (=escasamente) onlyhabía muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve
yo apenas tenía catorce años — I was barely fourteen, I was only just fourteen
4) (=solamente) only2.CONJ esp LAm (=en cuanto) as soon asapenas llegue, te llamo — I'll phone you as soon as I arrive
APENAS El adverbio apenas tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: hardly y scarcely, este último usado en lenguaje más formal. ► Estos adverbios se colocan normalmente detrás de los verbos auxiliares y modales y delante de los demás verbos: Apenas podía hablar después del accidente He could hardly o scarcely speak after the accident Apenas nos conocemos We hardly o scarcely know each other ► Sin embargo, en oraciones temporales, podemos colocar hardly y scarcely al principio de la oración si queremos reforzar la inmediatez de algo, o como recurso estilístico en cuentos y relatos. En este caso los adverbios van siempre seguidos de un verbo auxiliar, con lo que se invierte el orden normal del sujeto y del verbo en inglés, quedando la estructura hardly/ scarcely + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + when ...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño Hardly o Scarcely had I gone to bed when I heard a strange noise En este sentido se suele utilizar también no sooner + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + than...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño No sooner had I gone to bed than I heard a strange noise Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradaapenas había cumplido quince años cuando... — he'd only just turned fifteen when...
* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.Ex. An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex. The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.----* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *1 (a duras penas) hardlyapenas les alcanza para comer they've barely o hardly o scarcely enough to live onapenas podíamos oír lo que decía we could hardly o barely hear what he was saying, we could only just hear what they were sayinghace apenas dos horas que empecé I only started two hours agoapenas (si) sabe pedir un café en francés it's as much as he can do to order o he can hardly order a cup of coffee in Frenchapenas (si) nos dirigió la palabra she hardly spoke to ussin apenas trámites with a minimum of formalities2apenas … cuando no sooner … thanapenas había tomado posesión del cargo, cuando empezaron los problemas he had no sooner taken up o no sooner had he taken up the post than the problems began3(Méx, Ven fam) (recién): apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver I won't be able to go and see her until Monday( esp AmL) (en cuanto) as soon asapenas lo supo, corrió a decírselo as soon as she found out, she ran to tell himapenas + SUBJ:apenas termines, me avisas let me know as soon as you've finisheddijo que me llamaría apenas llegara she said she'd phone me as soon as she arrived o the moment she arrived* * *
Del verbo apenar: ( conjugate apenar)
apenas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apenar
apenas
apenar ( conjugate apenar) verbo transitivo
to sadden
apenarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entristecerse):
se apenó mucho cuando lo supo he was very upset o sad when he learned of it
2 (AmL exc CS) ( sentir vergüenza) to be embarrassed
apenas adverbio
hace apenas dos horas only two hours agob) ( no bien):◊ apenas había llegado cuando … no sooner had he arrived than …c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién):
apenas va por la página 10 he's only on page 10
■ conjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon as
apenar verbo transitivo to grieve, sadden, pain
apenas
I adverbio
1 (casi no, difícilmente) hardly, scarcely: apenas (si) habla, he hardly says a word
2 (escasamente) hace apenas una hora que la vi, I saw her just an hour ago
II conj (tan pronto como) as soon as: apenas lo vi, me desmayé, I fainted as soon as I saw him
' apenas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- exigua
- exiguo
- paliar
- fuego
- justo
- pena
- que
- sostener
English:
barely
- discern
- exist
- hardly
- inconspicuous
- only
- scarcely
- soon
- bread
- faint
- faintly
- just
- skim
- string
- survive
- than
- weakly
* * *♦ adv1. [casi no] scarcely, hardly;apenas duerme/descansa she hardly sleeps/rests at all;no estudia apenas he hardly studies at all;apenas te dolerá it will scarcely o hardly hurt at all;¿solías ir a la discoteca? – apenas did you use to go to the disco? – hardly ever;apenas (si) me puedo mover I can hardly move;sin que apenas protestara, sin que protestara apenas almost without her protesting (at all), without her hardly protesting (at all);sin apenas dinero without hardly any money (at all), with next to no money;sin apenas comer without hardly eating, without eating almost anything2. [tan sólo] only;en apenas dos minutos in only two minutes, in little under two minutes;hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago;apenas llevo dos horas en este país I've hardly been in this country for two hours, I haven't been in this country for more than two hours♦ conj[tan pronto como] as soon as;apenas conocido el resultado, comenzaron a celebrarlo as soon as they heard the result, they started celebrating;apenas llegaron, se pusieron a comer no sooner had they arrived than they began eating;apenas acabes, dímelo let me know as soon as you've finished* * *I adv hardly, scarcely;falta apenas una hora there’s barely an hour left;la película ha comenzado hace apenas unos minutos the movie started just a few minutes ago, the movie has only just started;apenas nada hardly anythingII conj as soon as* * *apenas adv: hardly, scarcelyapenas conj: as soon as* * *apenas adv1. (casi no) hardly2. (casi nunca) hardly ever3. (solo) only / just4. (tan pronto como) as soon asapenas se acostó, se quedó dormido as soon as he got into bed, he felt asleep -
27 claridad
f.1 clearness, clarity (transparencia).2 light (light).3 candidness (franqueza).ser de una claridad meridiana to be crystal clear4 clarity (lucidez).5 brightness.* * *1 (luminosidad) light, brightness2 (del agua, voz, etc) clearness3 (inteligibilidad) clearness, clarity\con claridad clearly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=luminosidad) lighten la claridad de la mañana — in the light of the morning, in the brightness of the morning light liter
2) [de explicación] clarityexplicar/expresar algo con claridad — to explain sth clearly
3) (=nitidez) [de sonido, voz] clarity; [de imagen] sharpness, clarityoír/ver algo con claridad — to hear/see sth clearly
4) (=sinceridad) frankness* * *1)a) ( luz) lightb) ( luminosidad) brightness2) (de explicación, imagen, sonido) clarity* * *= clarity, explicitness of detail, explicitness, clearness, lightness, understandability.Ex. In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex. Other issues of concern include the various complexities of titles proper of serials and areas of description where the code lacks explicitness.Ex. They emphasize clearness, flexibility, ease of use and following standards as important aspects to consider when designing a user interface for an OPAC.Ex. This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.Ex. The criteria were availability, searchability, understandability, credibility, and applicability.----* claridad de exposición = clarity of exposition.* claridad de funciones = role clarity.* claridad de presentación = clarity of presentation.* claridad de responsabilidades = role clarity.* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con toda claridad = as clear as a bell.* expresado con claridad = clearly articulated, well-articulated.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* * *1)a) ( luz) lightb) ( luminosidad) brightness2) (de explicación, imagen, sonido) clarity* * *= clarity, explicitness of detail, explicitness, clearness, lightness, understandability.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: Users of the information system may influence the explicitness of the detail in a list.Ex: Other issues of concern include the various complexities of titles proper of serials and areas of description where the code lacks explicitness.Ex: They emphasize clearness, flexibility, ease of use and following standards as important aspects to consider when designing a user interface for an OPAC.Ex: This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.Ex: The criteria were availability, searchability, understandability, credibility, and applicability.* claridad de exposición = clarity of exposition.* claridad de funciones = role clarity.* claridad de presentación = clarity of presentation.* claridad de responsabilidades = role clarity.* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con toda claridad = as clear as a bell.* expresado con claridad = clearly articulated, well-articulated.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* * *A1 (luz) lighten la claridad del crepúsculo in the twilightla claridad me despertó the light/daylight woke me2 (luminosidad) brightnessB1 (de una explicación) claritylo explicó con claridad meridiana she explained it with great clarity o very clearly2 (de una imagen) sharpness, clarity; (de un sonido) claritylo oí con toda claridad I heard it very clearly* * *
claridad sustantivo femenino
claridad sustantivo femenino
1 (luminosidad) light, brightness
2 (comprensibilidad) clarity
con claridad, clearly
3 (franqueza) openness
4 (perspicacia) clearness
' claridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- entrever
- explicarse
- formular
- meridiana
- meridiano
- precisión
English:
bell
- brightness
- clarity
- distinctly
- lightness
- plainly
- clearly
- copy
- straight
* * *claridad nf1. [del aire, agua] clearness2. [luz] light;una claridad cegadora a blinding light3. [luminosidad] brightness;una habitación con mucha claridad a very bright room, a room with a lot of light4. [de voz, sonido] clarity5. [franqueza] candidness;habló con mucha claridad he was very candid, he spoke very candidly6. [lucidez, orden, precisión] clarity;expresarse con claridad to express oneself clearly;respondió con claridad a todas las preguntas she answered all the questions clearly;ser de una claridad meridiana to be crystal clear;las normas fueron definidas con claridad meridiana the rules were very clearly defined* * *f light; figclarity* * *claridad nf1) nitidez: clarity, clearness2) : brightness, light* * * -
28 colaborar
v.1 to collaborate.2 to contribute.3 to collaborate with.Le colaboró a ella He collaborated with her.* * *1 to collaborate ( con, with)2 (prensa) to contribute (en, to)* * *ambas organizaciones colaboraron estrechamente — the two organizations collaborated closely o worked closely together
te necesitamos ¡colabora! — we need you, come and join us!
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colaborar a algo — to contribute to sth•
colaborar con algo, colaboramos con los movimientos pacifistas — we are collaborating with the peace groups•
colaborar en algo, nuestra empresa colaborará en el proyecto — our company is to collaborate on the projectcolaborar en un periódico — to contribute to a newspaper, write for a newspaper
* * *verbo intransitivocolaborar con alguien/algo — to collaborate with somebody/something
colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad — help us keep the city clean
colaborar en algo — en proyecto to collaborate on something
b) ( contribuir)* * *= collaborate, cooperate [co-operate], join + forces, play + ball, team, partner, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, lend + a (helping) hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.Ex. A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.Ex. By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.Ex. Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.Ex. She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.Ex. Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.Ex. The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.Ex. Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.Ex. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.----* colaborando estrechamente = in close collaboration.* colaborar con = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with.* colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.* * *verbo intransitivocolaborar con alguien/algo — to collaborate with somebody/something
colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad — help us keep the city clean
colaborar en algo — en proyecto to collaborate on something
b) ( contribuir)* * *colaborar (con)(v.) = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort withEx: Blackwells, for example, has teamed up with the highly successful CARL Uncover service in the US.
Ex: To what extent and in what manner should public libraries partner with local businesses to provide the resources needed for economic development?.Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people.Ex: It is time the USA took a lead in consorting with other Western nations in mounting the 1st Annual international conference on information interchange.= collaborate, cooperate [co-operate], join + forces, play + ball, team, partner, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, lend + a (helping) hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.Ex: A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.Ex: Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.* colaborando estrechamente = in close collaboration.* colaborar con = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with.* colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.* * *colaborar [A1 ]vi1 (en una tarea, un libro) to work, collaboratecolaboró con nosotros en el proyecto he collaborated o worked with us on this projectcolabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad help us keep the city cleancolaborar EN algo:colabora en la lucha contra el hambre help fight hungercolaboró activamente en la resistencia she was active in the resistancecolabora en una revista de fotografía he contributes to a photography magazine2 (contribuir) colaborar A algo to contribute TO sth, help sthel deporte colabora al desarrollo físico del niño sport contributes to o helps a child's physical developmentel nuevo reglamento ha colaborado a mejorar la situacion the new legislation has helped to improve the situation o has contributed to an improvement in the situation* * *
colaborar ( conjugate colaborar) verbo intransitivo
to collaborate;
colaborar con algn to collaborate with sb;
colaborar en algo ‹en proyecto/tarea› to collaborate on sth;
‹ en revista› to contribute to sth
colaborar verbo intransitivo to collaborate, cooperate
' colaborar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negación
English:
collaborate
- cooperate
- write
- well
* * *colaborar vi1. [cooperar] to collaborate ( con with);algunos maridos se niegan a colaborar en las tareas domésticas some husbands refuse to help with the housework;muchas personas colaboraron en el rescate many people helped in the rescue;que cada uno colabore con lo que pueda let everyone contribute what they can;colaboró en la campaña con un donativo de 3 millones she made a donation of 3 million to the campaign3. [contribuir] to contribute;una dieta que colabora a controlar el nivel colesterol a diet which helps to control cholesterol levels;los robots colaboran a incrementar la productividad robots help to increase productivity, robots contribute to increased productivity* * *v/i collaborate* * *colaborar vi: to collaborate♦ colaboración nf* * *colaborar vb to cooperate -
29 copia
f.1 copy.sacar una copia to make a copyhacer una copia de seguridad de algo to make a backup of something2 copying.3 (spitting) image (person).4 carbon copy, cc.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: copiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: copiar.* * *1 (gen) copy2 (de fotografía) print4 literal (abundancia) abundance\sacar una copia to make a copycopia legalizada certified true copypapel de copia copy paper* * *noun f.1) copy2) imitation* * *SF1) (=reproducción) [de fotografía, documento] copy; (Econ) duplicatecopia carbónica — Cono Sur carbon copy
copia de calco — Cono Sur carbon copy
copia de respaldo, copia de seguridad — (Inform) back-up copy
hacer una copia de seguridad — to back up, make a back-up copy
copia en color — colour o (EEUU) color copy
copia fotostática — photostat, photocopy
copia impresa — (Inform) hard copy
2) (=imitación) [de obra de arte, edificio] copy3) liter (=abundancia) abundance, plenty* * *1) (de documento, fotografía) copyhice or saqué dos copias — I made two copies
2) ( imitación) copy, imitation* * *= copy [copies, -pl.], copying, dump, duplicate, offloading [off-loading], reproduction, single copy [multiple copies, -pl.], transcript, duplicating, download, duplication.Ex. Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.Ex. The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.Ex. On The Source this can be sent from disk in one ' dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.Ex. Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.Ex. It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.Ex. Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.Ex. As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.Ex. The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.Ex. This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.Ex. The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.----* catalogación por copia = copy cataloguing.* copia caché = caching.* copia de archivo = archival print.* copia de catalogación = derivative cataloguing.* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.* copia digitalizada = facsimile image.* copia electrónica = electrocopying [electro-copying].* copia en papel = hard copy [hardcopy].* copia exacta = replica.* copia impresa = printout [print-out], print copy, print-off.* copia literal = fair copy.* copia mecanografiada = typescript.* copia por ciclostil = cyclostyling.* copias = multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer una copia = download.* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies, produce + multiple copies.* libertad de copia = copyleft.* ser una copia exacta de = be a dead ringer for.* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.* * *1) (de documento, fotografía) copyhice or saqué dos copias — I made two copies
2) ( imitación) copy, imitation* * *= copy [copies, -pl.], copying, dump, duplicate, offloading [off-loading], reproduction, single copy [multiple copies, -pl.], transcript, duplicating, download, duplication.Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
Ex: The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.Ex: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one ' dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.Ex: Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.Ex: As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.Ex: The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.* catalogación por copia = copy cataloguing.* copia caché = caching.* copia de archivo = archival print.* copia de catalogación = derivative cataloguing.* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.* copia digitalizada = facsimile image.* copia electrónica = electrocopying [electro-copying].* copia en papel = hard copy [hardcopy].* copia exacta = replica.* copia impresa = printout [print-out], print copy, print-off.* copia literal = fair copy.* copia mecanografiada = typescript.* copia por ciclostil = cyclostyling.* copias = multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer una copia = download.* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies, produce + multiple copies.* libertad de copia = copyleft.* ser una copia exacta de = be a dead ringer for.* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.* * *A (de un documento, una fotografía) copyhice or saqué dos copias del informe I made two copies of the reportCompuestos:legally validated copycertified copy● copia de respaldo or de seguridadback-up copylegally validated copysoft copyB (imitación) copy, imitationes una copia del edificio que hay en París it's a copy o replica of the building in Paris* * *
Del verbo copiar: ( conjugate copiar)
copia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
copia
copiar
copia sustantivo femenino
copy;
copiar ( conjugate copiar) verbo transitivo
to copy;
copió el artículo a máquina he typed out a copy of the article;
le copia todo al hermano he copies his brother in everything;
le copié la respuesta a Ana I copied the answer from Ana
verbo intransitivo
to copy
copia sustantivo femenino
1 (reproducción) copy
2 (parecido) imitation: es una mala copia de Elvis, he's a bad Elvis impersonator
3 Inform copia de seguridad, backup
copiar verbo transitivo
1 (una persona, máquina) to copy [de, from]
2 Educ (en un examen) to cheat
3 (imitar) to imitate
' copia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duplicar
- falsificar
- pirata
- sacar
- trasunto
- adjunto
- calco
- copiar
- exacto
- fiel
- imitación
- plagio
- réplica
English:
backup
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- certify
- copy
- fake
- hard copy
- imitation
- master copy
- minute
- original
- print
- printout
- replica
- score
- back
- carbon
- duplicate
- reprint
* * *copia nf1. [reproducción] copy;hacer una copia de algo to duplicate sth;sacar una copia to make a copycopia certificada certified copy; Informát copia impresa printout;copia en limpio fair copy2. [de disco, libro, software] copy;han vendido 20.000 copias de su último disco they've sold 20,000 copies of their latest recordcopia de evaluación [libro] Br inspection o US examination copy; [software] evaluation copy;copia maestra master copy;Informát copia de seguridad backup (copy);hacer una copia de seguridad de algo to back sth up, to make a backup of sth3. [imitación] copy;es una copia de un cuadro de Monet it's a copy of a painting by Monet4. [acción] copying5. [persona] (spitting) image6. [de fotografía] copy;quería dobles copias de este carrete, por favor I'd like an extra set of prints of this film, pleaseFot copia de contacto contact print* * *f copy* * *copia nf1) : copy2) : imitation, replica* * * -
30 creador
adj.creative, originative.m.1 creator, developer, maker, originator.2 Creator, God, Maker.* * *► adjetivo1 creative► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 creator, maker* * *(f. - creadora)noun* * *creador, -a1.ADJ creative2. SM / F1) [de movimiento, organización, personaje] creator2) (=artista) artist; (=diseñador) designer3.SMel Creador — (Rel) the Creator
* * *I- dora adjetivo creativeII- dora masculino, femenino1) creator2) (Relig) el Creador the Creator* * *= creator, framer, maker, originator, Maker, begetter, builder, originating.Ex. An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.Ex. It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex. No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.Ex. Refinements allow the user to search for: the originating agency; the date of exposure; the image format; the cloud cover; satellite; etc..----* creador de bases de datos = database producer.* creador de contenido = content creator.* creador de imagen = image maker.* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].* programa creador de informes = report writer.* * *I- dora adjetivo creativeII- dora masculino, femenino1) creator2) (Relig) el Creador the Creator* * *= creator, framer, maker, originator, Maker, begetter, builder, originating.Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
Ex: It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.Ex: Refinements allow the user to search for: the originating agency; the date of exposure; the image format; the cloud cover; satellite; etc..* creador de bases de datos = database producer.* creador de contenido = content creator.* creador de imagen = image maker.* creador de leyes = rule-maker [rulemaker].* programa creador de informes = report writer.* * *creativemasculine, feminineA creatoruno de los grandes creadores de la moda italiana one of the great Italian fashion designersB ( Relig)el Creador the Creator* * *
creador◊ - dora adjetivo
creative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) (Relig)
creador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino creator
' creador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
creadora
- padre
English:
creator
- maker
- turn against
- originator
* * *creador, -ora♦ adjcreative♦ nm,fcreator;fue uno de los grandes creadores de este siglo he was one of the great creative geniuses of this centurycreador gráfico creator [of cartoon etc]; Bolsa creador de mercado market maker;creador de moda fashion designer♦ nmRelel Creador the Creator* * *I adj creativeII m, creadora f creator* * *: creative, creating: creator -
31 código de campo
(n.) = field codeEx. A user-defined format uses two-letter display codes, which in most cases are identical to the database's field codes (without the slash or equal sign, eg., TI, AU).* * *(n.) = field codeEx: A user-defined format uses two-letter display codes, which in most cases are identical to the database's field codes (without the slash or equal sign, eg., TI, AU).
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32 de forma significativa
= to any significant extent, to a significant extentEx. This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent.Ex. The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent.* * *= to any significant extent, to a significant extentEx: This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent.
Ex: The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent. -
33 de manera significativa
= to any significant extent, to a significant extentEx. This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent.Ex. The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent.* * *= to any significant extent, to a significant extentEx: This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent.
Ex: The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent. -
34 elegido
adj.elected, favorite, chosen, elect.f. & m.designee, appointee, choice, elect.past part.past participle of spanish verb: elegir.* * *1→ link=elegir elegir► adjetivo1 (escogido) chosen2 (predilecto) preferred3 PLÍTICA elected► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 chosen one2 PLÍTICA elected person1 the chosen few* * *ADJ1) (=escogido) chosen, selected2) (Pol) elect, elected* * *- da masculino, femenino (Relig) chosen one* * *= chosen, nominated, elected.Ex. A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.Ex. In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.----* opción elegida = choice.* ser elegido = get in.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* * *- da masculino, femenino (Relig) chosen one* * *= chosen, nominated, elected.Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.* opción elegida = choice.* ser elegido = get in.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* * *elegido -damasculine, feminine( Relig) chosen onelos elegidos the chosen, the elect* * *elegido, -a♦ adj1. [escogido] selected, chosen2. [por votación] elected♦ nm,fperson chosen/elected;los elegidos the chosen few;sólo unos cuantos elegidos podrán asistir al acto only a select few will be able to attend the ceremony* * *elegido, -da adj1) : chosen, selected2) : elected -
35 en balde
in vain* * *= in vain, vainly, to no avail, of no availEx. In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex. All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.* * *= in vain, vainly, to no avail, of no availEx: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. -
36 en vano
in vain* * *= vainly, in vain, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no availEx. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.Ex. Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.Ex. So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex. All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world.* * *= vainly, in vain, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no availEx: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.Ex: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?.Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. -
37 escogido
adj.1 chosen, selected, picked, select.2 picked over.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escoger.* * *1→ link=escoger escoger► adjetivo1 chosen, selected (selecto) choice, select* * *ADJ1) (=seleccionado) [gen] chosen, selected; [mercancías] choice, select; [obras] selected2) [persona]ser muy escogido para o con algo — to be fussy about sth
* * *- da adjetivob) (Méx fam) ( manoseado) picked over* * *= chosen, selected.Ex. A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.Ex. This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.----* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* escogido con acierto = well-chosen.* escogido cuidadosamente = hand-picked.* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.* momento escogido = timing.* * *- da adjetivob) (Méx fam) ( manoseado) picked over* * *= chosen, selected.Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.
Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* escogido con acierto = well-chosen.* escogido cuidadosamente = hand-picked.* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.* momento escogido = timing.* * *escogido -da1 (selecto) ‹mercancía› choice; ‹clientela› select* * *
Del verbo escoger: ( conjugate escoger)
escogido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
escoger
escogido
escoger ( conjugate escoger) verbo transitivo
to choose;◊ escoge que quieras pick o choose whichever (one) you want;
no hay mucho (de) donde escogido there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
escogido -da adjetivo
‹ clientela› select
escoger verbo transitivo to choose [entre, between] [de, from]: escogerán a los más preparados, they'll select the best-trained ones ➣ Ver nota en choose
escogido,-a adjetivo chosen, selected
(mercancía) choice, select: el pueblo escogido, the chosen people
' escogido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escogida
- selecta
- selecto
English:
chosen
- winelist
* * *escogido, -a adj1. [elegido] selected, chosen2. [selecto] choice, select;fruta escogida selected fruit;un escogido grupo de periodistas a select group of journalists3. Méx Fam [descartado]a estas horas la fruta ya está muy escogida all the best fruit has gone by now* * *adj select* * *escogido, -da adj: choice, select -
38 escribir
v.to write.hace mucho que no me escribe she hasn't written to me for a long timetodavía no ha aprendido a escribir he still hasn't learned (how) to writeescribir a lápiz to write in pencilescribir a mano to write by handescribir a máquina to type* * *(pp escrito,-a)1 (gen) to write2 (deletrear) to spell, write1 to write1 (deletrear) to spell, be spelt■ ¿cómo se escribe? how do you spell it?2 (uso recíproco) to write to each other\escribir a mano to write in longhand, write by handescribir a máquina to type* * *verb* * *( pp escrito)1. VT VI1) [+ palabra, texto] to writeel que esto escribe — [gen] the present writer; (Prensa) this correspondent
2) [en ortografía] to spell"voy" se escribe con "v" — "voy" is spelled with a "v"
¿cómo se escribe eso? — how is that spelled?, how do you spell that?
3) [+ cheque] to write out, make out4) [+ música] to compose, write2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( anotar) to writeb) ( ser autor de) <libro/canción/carta> to write2.escribir vi to write3.nunca le escribe — she never writes him (AmE) o (BrE) writes to him
escribirse v pron (recípr)* * *= put down, set down, spell, tap out, transcribe, type, write, write down, write up, pen, put + pen to paper, set + pen to paper, register in, drop + a line, script, take down.Ex. Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.Ex. Set the components down as an ordered string of symbols, according to the filing value of the role operator.Ex. For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.Ex. When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.Ex. With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex. On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.Ex. Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.Ex. His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.Ex. Some writers of fiction write because they cannot do otherwise they have an almost uncontrollable urge to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard.Ex. Once pen was set to paper, the graphic record superseded the need to retain large amounts of information within human memory.Ex. Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.Ex. The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.Ex. The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.----* arte de escribir = penmanship.* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.* brazo de silla para escribir = writing board arm.* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* escribir a mano = handletter.* escribir a máquina = type.* escribir como negro = ghost, ghosting.* escribir con sentido = write + sense.* escribir con tiza = chalk.* escribir en coautoría = co-author [coauthor].* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].* escribir mal = misspell.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* escribir rápidamente = dash off.* escribir un artículo = write + a paper, write + piece.* escribir un trabajo = write + essay.* forma de escribir = writing style.* máquina de escribir = typewriter.* máquina de escribir de margarita = daisy-wheel typewriter.* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.* máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter, electronic typewriter.* papel de escribir = writing paper.* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas = unshifted.* saber leer y escribir = be literate.* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].* sobreescribir = type over.* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas = SHIFT key.* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( anotar) to writeb) ( ser autor de) <libro/canción/carta> to write2.escribir vi to write3.nunca le escribe — she never writes him (AmE) o (BrE) writes to him
escribirse v pron (recípr)* * *= put down, set down, spell, tap out, transcribe, type, write, write down, write up, pen, put + pen to paper, set + pen to paper, register in, drop + a line, script, take down.Ex: Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.
Ex: Set the components down as an ordered string of symbols, according to the filing value of the role operator.Ex: For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.Ex: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex: On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.Ex: Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.Ex: Some writers of fiction write because they cannot do otherwise they have an almost uncontrollable urge to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard.Ex: Once pen was set to paper, the graphic record superseded the need to retain large amounts of information within human memory.Ex: Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.Ex: The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.Ex: The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.* arte de escribir = penmanship.* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.* brazo de silla para escribir = writing board arm.* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* escribir a mano = handletter.* escribir a máquina = type.* escribir como negro = ghost, ghosting.* escribir con sentido = write + sense.* escribir con tiza = chalk.* escribir en coautoría = co-author [coauthor].* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].* escribir mal = misspell.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* escribir rápidamente = dash off.* escribir un artículo = write + a paper, write + piece.* escribir un trabajo = write + essay.* forma de escribir = writing style.* máquina de escribir = typewriter.* máquina de escribir de margarita = daisy-wheel typewriter.* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.* máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter, electronic typewriter.* papel de escribir = writing paper.* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas = unshifted.* saber leer y escribir = be literate.* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].* sobreescribir = type over.* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas = SHIFT key.* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].* * *vtA1 (anotar) to writeescribe el resultado aquí write the answer hereescríbelo antes de que se te olvide write it down before you forget itlo escribió con tiza en la puerta she chalked it on the doorhabía algunos comentarios escritos con lápiz en el margen somebody had penciled in some comments o had written some comments in pencil in the marginescribe esta frase cien veces write this sentence out one hundred times2 (ser autor de) ‹libro/canción/carta› to writeesta victoria escribe una nueva página de nuestra historia with this victory a new chapter has been written in our history3 (Inf) ‹programa› to writeB ( pas)(deletrear): se escribe como se pronuncia it's written o spelled as it's pronouncedno sé cómo se escribe su apellido I don't know how you spell his surnameestas palabras se escriben sin acento these words are written without an accent, these words don't have an accent■ escribirvito writeno sabe leer ni escribir she can't read or writeescribir a máquina to type( recípr):nos escribimos desde hace años we've been writing to each other o we've been corresponding for yearsescribirse CON algn:me escribo con ella we write to each otherse escribe con un peruano she has a Peruvian penfriend o penpal* * *
escribir ( conjugate escribir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( ortográficamente) to write;
no sé cómo se escribe I don't know how you spell it;
se escribe sin acento it's written without an accent
verbo intransitivo
to write;◊ nunca le escribe she never writes him (AmE) o (BrE) writes to him;
escribir a máquina to type
escribirse verbo pronominal ( recípr): me escribo con ella we write to each other;
se escribe con un peruano she has a Peruvian penfriend o penpal
escribir verbo transitivo to write
(a máquina, en el ordenador) to type
' escribir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- anotar
- apuntar
- carro
- cinta
- de
- decidirse
- don
- escritura
- gustar
- letra
- máquina
- margarita
- número
- pluma
- tabulador
- teclado
- teclear
- velocidad
- acentuar
- comer
- dictado
- dorso
- garabatear
- maquinilla
- plumilla
- poner
- rodillo
- tinta
English:
antiquated
- chalk
- contribute
- daisywheel
- formality
- inspiration
- intend
- keep
- literate
- make out
- neatly
- paint in
- pen
- print
- put
- quill pen
- spell
- toss off
- type
- typewriter
- waffle
- write
- write in
- write out
- writing
- can
- dash
- get
- loss
- review
- rewrite
- skill
- state
- stencil
- whichever
- writer
* * *♦ vt1. [carta, novela, canción] to write;le escribí una carta I wrote him a letter, I wrote a letter to him;escribió unas notas a lápiz she wrote some notes in pencil;escriba las instrucciones en un papel write the instructions on a piece of paper;se ha escrito mucho sobre este tema much has been written on this subject;ha escrito una página brillante en la historia del ciclismo he has added a glorious page to cycling history2. [a persona, institución] to write;hace mucho que no me escribe she hasn't written to me for a long time;nos han escrito muchos oyentes protestando many listeners have written in complaining;¡escríbenos cuando llegues! write to us when you get there!;escribir a casa to write home♦ vito write;todavía no ha aprendido a escribir he still hasn't learnt (how) to write;escribe muy mal y no se le entiende nada he has terrible handwriting and you can't understand a word of it;escribir a lápiz to write in pencil;escribir a mano to write by hand;escribir a máquina to type;¡no te olvides de escribir! don't forget to write!* * *<part escrito>I v/t1 write;escribir a mano hand-write, write by hand;escribir a máquina type2 ( deletrear) spellII v/i write* * *escribir {33} v1) : to write2) : to spell* * *escribir vb¿sabes escribirlo? can you spell it?¿cómo se escribe? how do you spell it? -
39 evitar
v.1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o preventedevitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing somethingRicardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).no puede evitarlo he can't help itJavier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me3 to save.esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go* * *1 (gen) to avoid2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid3 (ahorrar) to spare, save* * *verb1) to avoid2) prevent* * *1. VT1) (=eludir) to avoid2) (=ahorrar) to saveme evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.----* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *evitar [A1 ]vt1 (eludir, huir de) to avoidevita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with himpara evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?2 (impedir) to avoid, preventse podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o preventedharemos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent itpara evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering3 (ahorrar) to saveuna simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of troubleasí les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worrypor esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center■ evitarse‹problemas› to save oneselfevítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the storesi aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problemsme evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it* * *
Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them sufferingc) ( remediar):◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it
evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid
' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably
* * *♦ vt1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;no puede evitarlo he can't help it;no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am3. [ahorrar] to save;esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go* * *v/t1 avoid;no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it2 ( impedir) prevent3 molestias save* * *evitar vt1) : to avoid2) prevenir: to prevent3) eludir: to escape, to elude* * *evitar vb1. (en general) to avoid2. (impedir) to prevent3. (ahorrar) to save -
40 extraordinario
adj.1 extraordinary, out of the ordinary, extra, remarkable.2 extraordinary, particular.* * *► adjetivo1 (fuera de lo común) extraordinary, unusual; (sorprendente) surprising; (admirable) outstanding, exceptional2 (raro) queer, odd3 (gastos etc) additional, extra; (paga) bonus4 (revista etc) special1 (correo) special delivery2 (revista etc) special issue3 (manjar) extra dish\horas extraordinarias overtime————————1 (correo) special delivery2 (revista etc) special issue3 (manjar) extra dish* * *(f. - extraordinaria)adj.extraordinary, outstanding* * *1. ADJ1) (=especial) extraordinaryno tiene nada de extraordinario — there's nothing extraordinary o special about it
2) (=destacado) outstanding; [edición, número, descuento] special; [cobro] supplementary, extra3) (=insólito) unusual2. SM1) [para una ocasión especial] treat2) [en menú] special dish, extra dish3) [de publicación] special issue* * *- ria adjetivoa) < suceso> extraordinary, unusual; <circunstancias/facultades> extraordinary, specialb) < asamblea> extraordinary, special; < edición> special; < contribución> extra, additionalc) <belleza/fuerza/éxito> outstanding, extraordinaryla película no fue nada extraordinario — the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary
* * *= extraordinary, formidable, incredible, bumper, non-recurrent, remarkable, bionic.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex. The period of 1967 and late 1966 brought in a bumper crop of user studies.Ex. Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex. Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.----* belleza extraordinaria = scenic beauty.* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* * *- ria adjetivoa) < suceso> extraordinary, unusual; <circunstancias/facultades> extraordinary, specialb) < asamblea> extraordinary, special; < edición> special; < contribución> extra, additionalc) <belleza/fuerza/éxito> outstanding, extraordinaryla película no fue nada extraordinario — the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary
* * *= extraordinary, formidable, incredible, bumper, non-recurrent, remarkable, bionic.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex: The period of 1967 and late 1966 brought in a bumper crop of user studies.Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.* belleza extraordinaria = scenic beauty.* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.* espectáculo extraordinario = spectacular.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* * *1 ‹suceso› extraordinary, unusual; ‹circunstancias/facultades› extraordinary, specialel que no quiera venir no tiene nada de extraordinario there is nothing unusual about her not wanting to come2 ‹sesión/asamblea› extraordinary, special; ‹edición› special; ‹contribución/cuota› extra, additional3 ‹belleza/fuerza/éxito› outstanding, extraordinaryla película no fue nada extraordinario the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary* * *
extraordinario
‹ edición› special;
‹ contribución› extra, additional;◊ la película no fue nada extraordinario the movie was nothing special o nothing out of the ordinary
extraordinario,-a adjetivo (anormal) extraordinary
(estupendo) exceptional
edición extraordinaria, special edition
paga extraordinaria, Esp extra month's salary usually paid twice a year
' extraordinario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bagaje
- canela
- colosal
- extraordinaria
- particular
- única
- único
- aventura
- tremendo
English:
bumper
- extraordinary
- how
- one-off
- remarkable
- special
- spectacular
- out
- startling
* * *extraordinario, -a♦ adj1. [insólito] extraordinary2. [excelente] extraordinary3. [especial] [edición, suplemento] special;[congreso, asamblea, junta] extraordinary;hacer gastos extraordinarios to have extra expenses♦ nm1. Prensa special edition2. [correo] special delivery* * *I adj extraordinary;horas extraordinarias overtime sgII m special issue* * *extraordinario, - ria adjexcepcional: extraordinary♦ extraordinariamente adv* * *extraordinario adj1. (fuera de lo normal) extraordinary2. (excelente) exceptional / excellent3. (especial) special
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