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using contacts

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1 enchufar

v.

1 to plug in (aparato).

El adaptador conecta los dos cables The adapter connects both cables.

2 to pull strings for (informal) (colocar en un trabajo).

* * *

enchufar

► verbo transitivo

1 ELECTRICIDAD to connect, plug in

2 (unir) to join, connect, fit

3 familiar figurado to pull strings for

■ no consigo trabajo porque no tengo a nadie que me enchufe I can't get a job because I have nobody to pull strings for me

■ enchufó a su hija en su empresa he got his daughter a job in his company

► verbo pronominal enchufarse

1 familiar figurado to get a job

* * *

1. VT

1) (Elec) to plug in

2) (Téc) [gen] to join, fit together, fit in; [+ dos tubos] to telescope together

3) * [en un trabajo]

la han enchufado para el puesto de secretaria — they have set o lined her up for the secretary's job ( using contacts), they pulled strings to get her the secretary's job

2.

See:

enchufarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

b) (fam) ( encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on

2) (fam) < persona>

me enchufó en la empresa — he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)
2.
enchufarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) ( adaptarse)

enchufarse en algo — to settle into something

b) (Esp fam) ( en puesto)

se ha enchufado en el Ministerio — he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

* * *

= plug in/into, turn on.

Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

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* estar enchufado = be on.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

b) (fam) ( encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on

2) (fam) < persona>

me enchufó en la empresa — he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)
2.
enchufarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) ( adaptarse)

enchufarse en algo — to settle into something

b) (Esp fam) ( en puesto)

se ha enchufado en el Ministerio — he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

* * *

= plug in/into, turn on.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

* estar enchufado = be on.

* * *

enchufar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

2 ( fam) (encender) ‹radio/televisión› to switch o turn o put on

B ( fam) ‹persona›

enchufó a su hermano en la empresa he fixed o set his brother up with a job in the company ( colloq), he used his influence o he pulled some strings to get his brother a job in the company

no consiguió el puesto por méritos, lo enchufaron he didn't get the job on merit, he pulled some strings ( colloq)

■ enchufarse

v pron

A ( AmL fam) (adaptarse) to settle in enchufarse EN algo to settle INTO sth

B

( Esp fam) (en puesto): se ha enchufado en el Ministerio he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

* * *

enchufar ( conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹ persona›:
◊ me enchufó en la empresa he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
' enchufar' also found in these entries:
English:
plug in
- plug

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enchufar

♦ vt

1. [aparato] [conectar] to plug in;
Fam [encender] to turn o put on
2. [acoplar] [a un tubo, boca de riego] to connect

3. Fam [colocar en un trabajo]
su padre lo enchufó en la compañía his father got him a job in the company by pulling strings

4. Fam [dirigir] [manguera, reflector] to point;

no me enchufes la linterna don't shine that Br torch o US flashlight at me

5. RP Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);
me enchufó al bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinema

6. RP Fam [dar, engañar con] to palm off;

le enchufaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him

♦ vi
Informát
enchufar y usar plug and play

♦ See also the pronominal verb enchufarse

* * *

enchufar

v/t EL plug in

* * *

enchufar vt

1) : to plug in

2) : to connect, to fit together

* * *

enchufar vb

1. (conectar) to plug in [pt. & pp. plugged]

¿has enchufado el ordenador? have you plugged the computer in?

2. (colocar a una persona) to get a job for

ha enchufado a su sobrino en la oficina he got his nephew a job in the office

Spanish-English dictionary > enchufar
2 контакт с двумя контакт-деталями
1. twin contact
2. bifurcated contact
контакт с двумя контак-деталями
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EN

bifurcated contact
contact containing forked/branched contact members with one contact point on each branch, designed to improve the reliability of contacting by establishing two conductive paths in parallel
[IEV number 444-04-08]

FR

contact jumelé, m
contact comportant des éléments de contact en fourche avec une pièce de contact sur chaque branche, conçus pour assurer la fiabilité du contact par l'établissement de deux chemins conducteurs en parallèle
[IEV number 444-04-08]

Рис. Tyco Electronics

Параллельные тексты EN-RU

Twin contacts (or bifurcated contacts) are contacts with two contact tips per contact spring. Both tips operate in parallel, are electrically connected, and switch simultaneously.
The main advantage of using bifurcated contacts over single contacts is a substantial increase in contact reliability, particularly when switching low level or signal currents.
Another advantage of bifurcated contacts is increased vibration resistance.
[Tyco Electronics]

Двойной (парный, раздвоенный) контакт представляет собой контактный элемент с двумя контакт-деталями на контактной пружине. Обе контакт-детали работают параллельно, т. е. они электрически соединены и коммутирую электрическую цепь одновременно.
Основное преимущество таких контактов относительно контактов с одной контак-деталью заключается в значительно большей надежности контактирования особенно при коммутации слаботочных (сигнальных) цепей.
Другим преимуществом является более высокая вибростойкость.
[Перевод Интент]

Тематики
- контакт
- реле электрическое
Синонимы
EN
- bifurcated contact
- twin contact
DE
- Doppelkontakt
FR
- contact jumelé, m
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > контакт с двумя контакт-деталями
3 palanca

f.

1 lever (barra, mando).

palanca de cambio (automobiles) gear lever (British), gear shift, stick shift (United States)

palanca de mando joystick

2 diving board.

3 pull, influence, political influence.

4 leverage, sway.

* * *

palanca

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) lever

2 (manecilla) handle

3 DEPORTE diving board

4 figurado (influencia) contacts plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer palanca to lever

tener palanca to have contacts, know people in the right places

palanca de cambio gearstick

* * *

noun f.

lever

* * *

SF

1) (=barra) lever

palanca de arranque — kick-starter

palanca de cambio — gear lever, gearshift (EEUU)

palanca de freno — brake lever

palanca de mando — joystick

2) * (=influencia) pull, influence

mover palancas — to pull strings

tener palanca — to have pull, know people in the right places

palancas del poder — levers of power

3) And, Méx [de barca] punting pole

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (para levantar, mover algo) lever; (para forzar, abrir algo) crowbar

es más fácil levantarlo haciendo palanca — it's easier to lift it using a lever

abrir algo haciendo palanca — baúl/ventana to lever something open; tarro/lata to pry something open

b) ( de control) lever

- palanca de cambios

- palanca de mando

2) (fam)

a) ( influencia) influence

hay que tener palanca — you have to be able to pull a few strings (colloq)

b) ( persona influyente) influential person, contact

* * *

= lever.

Ex. A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.

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* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.

* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.

* extraer con palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* palanca de cambio = shifter.

* palanca de mando = joystick.

* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (para levantar, mover algo) lever; (para forzar, abrir algo) crowbar

es más fácil levantarlo haciendo palanca — it's easier to lift it using a lever

abrir algo haciendo palanca — baúl/ventana to lever something open; tarro/lata to pry something open

b) ( de control) lever

- palanca de cambios

- palanca de mando

2) (fam)

a) ( influencia) influence

hay que tener palanca — you have to be able to pull a few strings (colloq)

b) ( persona influyente) influential person, contact

* * *

= lever.

Ex: A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.

* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.

* extraer con palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.

* palanca de cambio = shifter.

* palanca de mando = joystick.

* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* * *

palanca

feminine

A

1 (para levantar, mover algo) lever; (para forzar, abrir algo) crowbar

usa esta barra como palanca use this bar as a lever

forzaron la puerta con una palanca de hierro they forced the door with a crowbar, they levered the door open with an iron bar

2 (de control) lever

la palanca del freno de mano the handbrake (lever)

3 (en una piscina) diving platform

Compuestos:

● palanca de cambios

gearshift, shift lever ( AmE), gear lever o stick ( BrE)

● palanca de mando

joystick

B ( fam)

1 (influencia) influence

hay que tener palanca you have to be able to pull a few strings ( colloq)

2 (persona influyente) influential person, contact

enchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1)

CULTURAL NOTE

palanca

enchufe y enchufismo (↑ enchufe a1).

* * *

palanca sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) lever;
(para forzar, abrir algo) crowbar;
◊ lo levanté haciendo palanca I lifted it using a lever;

palanca de cambios gearshift (AmE), gear lever o stick (BrE);
palanca de mando joystick
2 (AmL fam) ( influencia) influence;
( persona influyente) contact
palanca sustantivo femenino
1 lever
hacer palanca, to lever
2 (de un aparato, de un control de mandos) handle, stick
tirar de la palanca, to pull the handle
3 (influencia) leverage
' palanca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reventar
- accionar
- acomodado
- cuña
- punto
English:
act
- crowbar
- gearshift
- gearstick
- handle
- joystick
- lever
- leverage
- prise
- shift
- work
- crow
- joy
- prize
- pry
- stick

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palanca nf

1. [barra, mando] lever;

tuvimos que hacer palanca para levantar la piedra we had to use a lever to lift the rock

Comp
palanca de arranque kick-starter;
palanca de cambio [de automóvil] Br gear lever, gearstick, US gearshift, stick shift;

palanca de freno brake lever;

palanca de mando joystick

2. [trampolín] diving board;
[en la parte más alta] high board
3. Am Fam
tener palanca [enchufe] to have friends in high places

* * *

palanca

f lever;

tener palanca Méx fig have pull o

clout

* * *

palanca nf

1) : lever, crowbar

2) fam : leverage, influence

3)

palanca de cambio or

palanca de velocidad : gearshift

* * *

palanca n lever

Spanish-English dictionary > palanca
4 пневматический контактор
1. pneumatic contactor
пневматический контактор
Контактор, в котором сила, необходимая для замыкания замыкающих главных контактов или размыкания размыкающих главных контактов, создается устройством, работающим на сжатом воздухе, без применения управляющего электрического устройства.
[ ГОСТ Р 50030.4.1-2002 (МЭК 60947-4-1-2000)]

пневматический контактор
-
[IEV number 442-05-17]

EN

pneumatic contactor
contactor in which the force for closing the normally open main contacts or opening the normally closed main contacts is provided by a device using compressed air, without the use of electrical means
[IEC 60947-4-1, ed. 3.0 (2009-09)]
[IEV number 442-05-17]

FR

contacteur pneumatique
contacteur pour lequel l'effort nécessaire à la fermeture des contacts principaux normalement ouverts ou à l'ouverture des contacts principaux normalement fermés est fourni par un dispositif utilisant de l'air comprimé sans utilisation de moyens électriques
[IEC 60947-4-1, ed. 3.0 (2009-09)]
[IEV number 442-05-17]

Тематики
- контакторы и пускатели
EN
- pneumatic contactor
DE
- Schütz mit Druckluftantrieb
FR
- contacteur pneumatique
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > пневматический контактор
5 размыкающий контакт
1. termination contact
2. rest contact
3. normally-on contact
4. normally closed contact
5. NC contact
6. form-b relay
7. form b relay
8. cutoff contact
9. clearing contact
10. circuit-opening contact
11. break contact
12. BC
13. b-contact
14. b contact
15. assistance switch b contact
16. "b" contact
размыкающий контакт электрической цепи
Контакт электрической цепи, замкнутый в начальном положении устройства и размыкающийся при переходе устройства в конечное положение
[ ГОСТ 14312-79]

контакт b — размыкающий контакт
Контакт управления или вспомогательный контакт, разомкнутый, когда главные контакты контактного коммутационного аппарата замкнуты, и замкнутый, когда они разомкнуты.
МЭК 60050(441-15-13)
[ ГОСТ Р 50030. 1-2000 ( МЭК 60947-1-99)]

контакт «b»
размыкающий контакт
-
[IEV number 442-05-32]

EN

break contact
a contact which is opened when the relay is in its operate condition and which is closed when the relay is in its release condition
[IEV number 446-16-16]

b-contact
break contact
a control or auxiliary contact which is open when the main contacts of the circuit-breaker or contactor are closed and closed when they are open
Source: 441-15-13 MOD
[IEV number 442-05-32]

FR

contact de repos
contact à ouverture
contact ouvert lorsque le relais est à l'état de travail et fermé lorsque le relais est à l'état de repos
[IEV number 446-16-16]

contact d'ouverture
contact "b"
contact de commande ou contact auxiliaire qui est ouvert lorsque les contacts principaux du disjoncteur ou du contacteur sont fermés et qui est fermé lorsque ces contacts sont ouverts
Source: 441-15-13 MOD
[IEV number 442-05-32]

Размыкающий контакт
(условное обозначение)

Параллельные тексты EN-RU

This setting defines whether there is an intervention in the control process of external switchgear units by using external termination contacts.
[Schneider Electric]

Данный параметр определяет возможность вмешательства в процесс управления внешними коммутационными аппаратами с помощью внешних размыкающих контактов.
[Перевод Интент]

Недопустимые, нерекомендуемые
- Н.З. контакт
- нормально-закрытый контакт
Тематики
- контакт
Обобщающие термины
- контакт электрической цепи
Синонимы
- контакт «b»
- размыкающий контакт электрической цепи
EN
DE
- Ausschaltkontakt
- Öffner
FR
- contact "b"
- contact d'ouverture
- contact de repos
- contact à ouverture
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > размыкающий контакт
6 электропневматический контактор
1. electro-pneumatic contactor
электропневматический контактор
Контактор, в котором сила, необходимая для замыкания замыкающих главных контактов или размыкания размыкающих главных контактов, создается устройством, работающим на сжатом воздухе, с управлением от электрических клапанов.
[ ГОСТ Р 50030.4.1-2002 (МЭК 60947-4-1-2000)]

EN

electro-pneumatic contactor
contactor in which the force for closing the normally open main contacts or opening the normally closed main contacts is provided by a device using compressed air under the control of electrically operated valves
[IEV number 442-05-18]
[IEC 60947-4-1, ed. 3.0 (2009-09)]

FR

contacteur électropneumatique
contacteur pour lequel l'effort nécessaire à la fermeture des contacts principaux normalement ouverts ou à l'ouverture des contacts principaux normalement fermés est fourni par un dispositif utilisant de l'air comprimé, la commande s'effectuant au moyen d'électrovalves
[IEV number 442-05-18]
[IEC 60947-4-1, ed. 3.0 (2009-09)]

Тематики
- аппарат, изделие, устройство...
- контакторы и пускатели
EN
- electro-pneumatic contactor
DE
- Schütz mit elektrisch betätigtem Druckluftantrieb
FR
- contacteur électropneumatique
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > электропневматический контактор
7 ayudante

adj.

assistant.

ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant

f. & m.

1 assistant, helper, auxiliary, aide.

2 attendant.

* * *

ayudante

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 assistant

2 MILITAR adjutant

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ayudante de dirección (en teatro, cine) production assistant

ayudante técnico sanitario nurse

* * *

noun mf.

assistant, helper

* * *

SMF (=que ayuda) helper, assistant; (Mil) adjutant; (Téc) technician; (Golf) caddie; (Escol, Univ) assistant

ayudante de dirección — (Teat etc) production assistant

ayudante de laboratorio — lab(oratory) assistant, lab(oratory) technician

ayudante del electricista — electrician's assistant, electrician's helper (EEUU)

ayudante de realización — (TV) production assistant

ayudante ejecutivo — executive assistant

ayudante técnico sanitario — Registered Nurse

* * *

masculino y femenino assistant

- ayudante de campo

- ayudante de cátedra

- ayudante de cocina

- ayudante de dirección/producción

- Ayudante Técnico Sanitario

* * *

= assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.

Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.

Ex. However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.

Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.

Ex. The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.

Ex. The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.

Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.

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* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].

* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.

* ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.

* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.

* ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.

* profesor ayudante = teacher aide.

* * *

masculino y femenino assistant

- ayudante de campo

- ayudante de cátedra

- ayudante de cocina

- ayudante de dirección/producción

- Ayudante Técnico Sanitario

* * *

= assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.

Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.

Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.

Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.

Ex: The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.

Ex: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.

Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.

* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].

* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.

* ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.

* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.

* ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.

* profesor ayudante = teacher aide.

* * *

ayudante

masculine and feminine

assistant

ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant

ayudante de cocina kitchen assistant

Compuestos:

● ayudante de campo

aide-de-camp

● ayudante de cátedra

assistant professor ( AmE), (junior) lecturer ( BrE)

● ayudante de dirección

assistant to the director, director's assistant

● ayudante de producción

production assistant

● ayudante digital personal

personal digital assistant, PDA

● ayudante técnico sanitario

( Esp) Registered Nurse

* * *

ayudante sustantivo masculino y femenino
assistant;
◊ ayudante de cátedra assistant professor (AmE), (junior) lecturer (BrE);

ayudante de cocina kitchen assistant
ayudante mf assistant

' ayudante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asistente
- ATS
- script
English:
aide
- assistant
- bulk
- busboy
- confidential
- deputy
- dresser
- helper
- mate
- PA
- willing
- motion

* * *

ayudante

♦ adj

assistant

♦ nmf

assistant

Comp
Mil ayudante de campo aide-de-camp; Cine ayudante de dirección director's assistant; Cine ayudante del electricista best boy;
ayudante de investigación research assistant;

ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant;
Esp ayudante técnico sanitario qualified nurse
* * *

ayudante

m/f assistant

* * *

ayudante nmf

: helper, assistant

* * *

ayudante n assistant

Spanish-English dictionary > ayudante
8 muñeca

f.

1 doll, toy doll, dolly.

2 wrist, carpus.

3 doll, attractive girl, attractive young woman, attractive woman.

4 baby corn.

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muñeca

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA wrist

2 (juguete) doll

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FRASEOLOGÍA

muñeca de trapo rag doll

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noun f.

1) doll

2) wrist

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SF

1) (Anat) wrist

2) (=juguete) doll

muñeca de trapo — rag doll

muñeca rusa — Russian doll

3) ** (=chica) doll **, chick (EEUU) **

4) (=trapo) polishing rag

5) And, Cono Sur (=mutualidad) friendly society, benefit society (EEUU)

6) Cono Sur * (=influencia) pull, influence

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femenino

1)

a) (Jueg) doll

jugar a las muñecas — to play with dolls

ser/parecer una muñeca — to be a little doll

b) (fam) ( como apelativo) honey, darling (colloq)

- muñeca de trapo

- muñeca rusa

2) (Anat) wrist

3) (RPl fam) ( influencia) pull (colloq)

tiene muñeca — he has a lot of pull o contacts (colloq)

consiguió el puesto por muñeca — he got the job by pulling strings (colloq)

4) (Méx) ( mazorca nueva) baby corn

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femenino

1)

a) (Jueg) doll

jugar a las muñecas — to play with dolls

ser/parecer una muñeca — to be a little doll

b) (fam) ( como apelativo) honey, darling (colloq)

- muñeca de trapo

- muñeca rusa

2) (Anat) wrist

3) (RPl fam) ( influencia) pull (colloq)

tiene muñeca — he has a lot of pull o contacts (colloq)

consiguió el puesto por muñeca — he got the job by pulling strings (colloq)

4) (Méx) ( mazorca nueva) baby corn

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muñeca¹

¹ = doll.

Ex: The Fairy Game is a means of getting to know a book or fairy story, often through play with dolls and toys.

* casa de muñecas = doll's house.

muñeca²

² = wrist.

Nota: Parte del brazo.

Ex: The CD-ROM includes the images of several thousand hand/ wrist and dental X-rays (over 100 MBytes).

* reloj de muñeca = wristwatch [wrist watch].

* soporte para la muñeca = wrist rest.

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muñeca

feminine

A

1 ( Jueg) doll

una muñeca que habla/anda a talking/walking doll

jugar a las muñecas to play with dolls

ser/parecer una muñeca to be a little doll

2 ( fam) (como apelativo) honey ( colloq); darling

Compuestos:

● muñeca de trapo

rag doll

● muñeca rusa

Russian doll

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) wrist

C

1 ( RPl fam) (influencia) pull ( colloq)

tiene muñeca en la organización he has a lot of pull o clout o contacts in the organization ( colloq)

consiguió el puesto por muñeca he got the job by pulling strings ( colloq)

2

(CS) (habilidad): ¡qué bien te quedaron los estantes! — muñeca ¿viste? you've done a really good job on those shelves — pretty good o not bad, huh?

tiene muñeca para negociar he has a real talent for negotiating

D ( Méx) (mazorca nueva) baby corn

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muñeca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Jueg) doll;

◊ muñeca de trapo rag doll;

jugar a las muñecas to play with dolls;
ser or parecer una muñeca to be a little doll
b) (fam) ( como apelativo) darling, honey (colloq)

2 (Anat) wrist
muñeca sustantivo femenino
1 (juguete) doll
2 Anat wrist
' muñeca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escoñarse
- menear
- otra
- otro
- sentar
- torcer
- vestir
- zafar
English:
doll
- flick
- hug
- rag doll
- sprain
- wrist
- break
- rag

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muñeca nf

1. [del cuerpo] wrist

2. [juguete] doll

Comp
muñeca rusa Russian doll;
muñeca de trapo rag doll

3. Fam [como apelativo] darling, US doll;

¿cómo te llamas, muñeca? what's your name, darling o US doll?

4. Andes, RP Fam
tener muñeca [enchufe] to have friends in high places;

llegó hasta ahí por muñeca he got there by using his influence o by pulling strings o US wires

5. Andes, RP Fam
tener muñeca (para hacer algo) [habilidad] to have the knack (of doing sth)

6. Méx [mazorca] baby sweetcorn

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muñeca

f

1 juguete doll

2 de sastre dummy

3 ANAT wrist

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muñeca nf

1) : doll

2) maniquí: mannequin

3) : wrist

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muñeca n

1. (parte del brazo) wrist

2. (juguete) doll

una muñeca de trapo a rag doll

Spanish-English dictionary > muñeca
9 medio

adj.

1 half a, half, half an, mid.

2 average.

3 half-way, halfway.

4 one-half.

adv.

half-way, half, kind of, partially.

m.

1 means, manner, mode, way.

2 center, midway, midst.

3 medium, instrument, means.

4 environment.

5 halfback.

6 medium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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medio

► adjetivo

1 (mitad) half

■ las dos y media half past two

■ media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs

■ un año y medio a year and a half

2 (intermedio) middle

■ a media tarde in the middle of the afternoon

3 (de promedio) average

■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...

► adverbio

1 half

■ medio terminado,-a half-finished

■ he dejado los platos a medio lavar I've left the washing-up half-done

► nombre masculino medio

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural medios

1 (recursos) means

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FRASEOLOGÍA

equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrong

estar (todo) por el medio to be in the way

ponerse en medio to get in the way

por medio de through, by means of

por todos los medios by all means

quitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the way

media aritmética arithmetic mean

medio ambiente environment

medio fondo middle-distance

■ una carrera de medio fondo a middle-distance race

medios de comunicación (mass) media

medios de transporte means of transport

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medio

► nombre masculino

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - media)
adj.

1) middle

2) half

3) average

4) medium
2. adv.
1) half

2) rather
3. noun m.
1) middle

2) element

3) medium

4) means

•

- medio ambiente

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1. ADJ

1) (=la mitad de) half

nos queda media botella — we've half a bottle left

medio limón — half a lemon

medio litro — half a litre

acudió media ciudad — half the town turned up

medio luto — half-mourning

media pensión — [en hotel] half-board

• media hora — half an hour

estuve esperando media hora — I was waiting for half an hour

el enfermo ha empeorado en la última media hora — the patient has got worse in the last half hour

una hora y media — an hour and a half

tardamos tres horas y media en llegar — we took three and a half hours to get there

son las ocho y media — it's half past eight

• media luna — (Astron) half-moon

en forma de media luna — crescent-shaped

la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
asta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)
2) (=intermedio)

la clase media — the middle class

café de media mañana — mid-morning coffee

a media tarde — halfway through the afternoon

• a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there

a medio camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — halfway between Madrid and Barcelona
plazo
3) (=promedio) average

la temperatura media — the average temperature
término 2)
4) (=normal) average

el francés medio — the average Frenchman

el hombre medio — the man in the street

5)

• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done

está escrito a medias — it's half-written

estoy satisfecho solo a medias — I am only partly satisfied

una verdad a medias — a half truth

ir a medias — to go fifty-fifty

lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] half

está medio borracha — she's half drunk

medio dormido — half asleep

es medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side

2) [con verbo, adverbio]

está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished

medio se sonrió — she gave a half-smile

lo dijo medio en broma — he was only half-joking

Ana medio se enamoró de Gonzalo — Ana kind of fell in love with Gonzalo

eso no está ni medio bien — that isn't even close to being right

3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *

fue medio difícil — it was pretty hard

3. SM

1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)

justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square

coger algo por el medio — to take sth round the middle

el justo medio — a happy medium

• de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house

quitar algo de en medio — to get sth out of the way

quitarse de en medio — to get out of the way

• de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involved

hay dificultades de por medio — there are difficulties in the way

meterse de por medio — to intervene

día (de) por medio — LAm every other day

• en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us

no dejes las cosas por en medio — don't leave your things in the middle of the floor

en medio de la plaza — in the middle of the square

en medio de tanta confusión — in the midst of such confusion

en medio de todos ellos — among all of them

• por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)

de medio a medio —

equivocarse de medio a medio — to be completely wrong

2) (Dep) midfielder

medio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half

medio centro — centre-half

medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half

3) (=método) means pl, way

lo intentaré por todos los medios (posibles) — I'll try everything possible

no hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get

poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth

• por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley system

me avisó por medio de mi vecino — she let me know through my neighbour

respira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills

lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail

medio de transporte — means of transport

4) pl los medios (tb: los medios de comunicación ó difusión) the media

los medios de comunicación de masas — the mass media

los medios informativos — the news media

5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources

es un hombre de (muchos) medios — he's a man of means

no tienen medios económicos suficientes — they do not have sufficient financial resources

6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment

7) (=círculo) circle

en los medios financieros — in financial circles

encontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

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medio¹

= middle, one-half (1/2).

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* clase media = middle class.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

* comprendido a medias = half-understood.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* del medio = middle.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* de media jornada = half-day [half day].

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de talla media = middle-sized.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.

* edición media = medium edition.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entre medias = in between.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.

* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.

* media hora = half-hour.

* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.

* media luz = half-light.

* media pensión = half board.

* media tinta = Mezzotint.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.

* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.

* medio día = one-half day.

* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.

* Medio Oriente = Middle East.

* medio pliego = half-sheet.

* medio sumergido = half-submerged.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.

* nacido en medio = middleborn.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* punto medio = mid-point.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

medio²

² = average, mainline, mainstream.

Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* como término medio = on average.

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* por término medio = on average.

* precio medio = average price.

* tener por término medio = average.

* término medio = compromise, balance.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

medio³

³ = instrumentality, means, vehicle.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.

* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.

* dotar de medios = resource.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.

* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.

* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* equipar de medios = resource.

* exceso de medios = overkill.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.

* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.

* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.

* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].

* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.

* medio de transmisión = conduit.

* medio físico = physical medium.

* medios = ways and means.

* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.

* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.

* medios de comunicación = news media.

* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.

* medios de producción = means of production.

* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.

* medios económicos = economic resources.

* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.

* medios oficiales = official channels.

* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.

* medios visuales = visual media.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].

* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* streaming media = streaming media.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* * *

medio¹ - dia

adjective

A ( delante del n)

(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo de harina half a kilo of flour

media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs

¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?

los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portrait

llevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hour

la última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaining

hay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow

la bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mast

la falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon

¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly lit

Compuestos:

● media lengua

feminine:

habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby language

la deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talks

● media luna feminine

A ( Astron) half-moon

en forma de medioa luna crescent-shaped

la Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile Crescent

B (de las uñas) half-moon

C ( RPl) ( Coc) croissant ( often with ham and cheese)

D

(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescent

● media manga

feminine short sleeve

llevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dress

● media naranja

masculine and feminine ( fam hum):

todavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yet

vino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)

● media pensión

feminine (en hoteles) half board

(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinners

● medias palabras

fpl:

me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many words

● media suela

feminine half sole, sole

● media volea

feminine half volley

● media voz

feminine:

a medioa voz in a low voice

hablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices

● media vuelta

feminine ( Mil) about-face ( AmE), about-turn ( BrE)

(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and left

● medio apertura

masculine and feminine fly half, outside half

● medio campo

masculine midfield

● medio del melé

masculine and feminine scrum half

● medio fondista

masculine and feminine middle-distance runner

● medio fondo

masculine middle-distance

● medio hermano, media hermana

masculine, feminine

( masculine) half-brother; ( feminine) half-sister

● medio luto

masculine half-mourning

● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupila

masculine, feminine (CS) day pupil

los medio pupilos the day pupils

● medio tiempo

( AmL) half-time

B (mediano, promedio) average

el cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexican

barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrid

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term

técnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course

la temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degrees

clase¹ (↑ clase (1)), edad, término, etc

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medios to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medios we did it between us

D

( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!

medio²

adverb

half

está medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazy

lo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half dead

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him there

me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finished

medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)

medio³

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat) (mitad) half

B

1 (centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middle

el justo medio the happy medium

quítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't see

quitar a algn de en medio ( euf); to get rid of sb ( euph), bump sb off ( colloq)

2 los medios mpl ( Taur) center* ( of the ring)

C

1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)

lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating him

hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal

como medio de coacción as a means of coercion

2 ( Art) (vehículo) tb

medio de expresión medium

3 medios mpl (recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios he spared no expense

a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited means

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do it

Compuestos:

● medio de comunicación

la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)

los medios de comunicación the media

los medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass media

● medio de difusión

medio de comunicación

● medio de transporte

means of transport

● medio impugnativo

( Méx) legal challenge

● medio informativo

medio de comunicación

● medios audiovisuales

mpl audiovisual aids (pl)

● medios de producción

mpl:

los medio de producción the means of production

D ( en locs):

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of

hay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involved

en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this mess

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion

en medio de todo all things considered

en medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this way

por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week

dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses

por medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousin

atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincers

se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system

obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contacts

de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken

le acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely right

E

1

(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles

no está en su medio he's out of his element

un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …

2 ( Biol) environment

estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat

la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

Compuesto:

medio ambiente

environment

que no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly

F (dedo) middle finger

G (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries

ni medio ( RPl fam): no se ve/no entendí ni medio you can't see/I didn't understand a thing

el que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

* * *

Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

medio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

medió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;

medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo

1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
◊ medio kilo half a kilo;

media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
◊ el ciudadano medio the average citizen;

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
◊ está medio loca she's half crazy;

todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;
◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;

quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
a) (recurso, manera) means (pl);

◊ como medio de coacción as a means of coercion;

los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transport
b)

◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

4 ( en locs)
◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5
a) (círculo, ámbito):

◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;

no está en su medio he's out of his element
b) (Biol) environment;

◊ la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment;

medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television

* * *

medio, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual a la mitad] half;

media docena half a dozen;

media hora half an hour;

medio litro half a litre;

el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;

medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;

medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;

la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;

a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;
[en trabajo] halfway through;
a media luz in the half-light;

nos salimos a media película we left halfway through the movie o Br film;

como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;

docena y media one and a half dozen;

un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;

son las dos y media it's half past two;

son y media it's half past

Comp
Andes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;
la media luna the crescent;

la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;
Fam Fig media naranja:
mi/su/ etc[m5]. media naranja my/your/ etc other o better half;

media pensión half board;
CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;
media suela half-sole;

media volea half volley

2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;
[posición, punto] middle;
de una calidad media of average quality;

a medio plazo in the medium term;

de clase media middle-class;

a media distancia in the middle distance

Comp
medio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time
3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;
Mat mean;
el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;

a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h

4. [corriente] ordinary, average;

el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people

♦ adv

half;

medio borracho half drunk;

estaba medio muerto he was half dead;

a medio hacer half done;

han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;

aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;

pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake

♦ nm

1. [mitad] half;

uno y medio one and a half

2. [centro] middle, centre;

íbamos por el carril del medio o [m5] de en medio we were driving in the middle lane;

en medio (de) in the middle (of);

estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;

está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;

no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;

han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;

si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;

quítate de en medio get out of the way;

siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;

estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;

hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;

meterse o [m5] ponerse (de) por medio [estorbar] to get in the way;
Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;
Comp

equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;

Comp
Fam
quitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;

Comp

quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself

3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;

utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;

encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;

no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;

por medio de by means of, through;

ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;

por todos los medios by all possible means;

intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;

su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metal

Comp
los medios de comunicación the media;
medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;

los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;

los medios de difusión the media;

medio de expresión medium;

los medios de información the media;

medios de producción means of production;

medio de transporte means of transport o US transportation

4.
medios [recursos] means, resources;

no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it

5. [elemento físico] environment;

animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environment

Comp
medio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;
medio físico physical environment

6. [ámbito]
el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;

en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;

en medios bien informados in well-informed circles

7. Dep [en fútbol, hockey] midfielder;
[en rugby] halfback
Comp
medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;
medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half

8. Taurom
los medios = centre of bullring

9. Comp
CSur Fam
ni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;

no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;

por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day

* * *

medio

I adj

1 half;

las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;

a medio camino halfway

2 tamaño medium

3 (de promedio) average

4 posición middle

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 en fútbol midfielder

3 ( centro) middle;

en medio de in the middle of

4 ( manera) means;

por medio de by means of;

medios pl dinero means, resources

III adv half;

hacer algo a medias half do sth;

ir a medias go halves;

a medio hacer half done;

de medio a medio completely;

día por medio L.Am. every other day;

quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;

quitarse de en medio get out of the way

* * *

medio adv

1) : half

está medio dormida: she's half asleep

2) : rather, kind of

está medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring

medio, - dia adj

1) : half

una media hora: half an hour

medio hermano: half brother

a media luz: in the half-light

son las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty

2) : midway, halfway

a medio camino: halfway there

3) : middle

la clase media: the middle class

4) : average

la temperatura media: the average temperature

medio nm

1) centro: middle, center

en medio de: in the middle of, amid

2) ambiente: milieu, environment

3) : medium, spiritualist

4) : means pl, way

por medio de: by means of

los medios de comunicación: the media

5) medios nmpl

: means, resources

* * *

medio¹ adj

1. (mitad) half

pesa medio kilo it weighs half a kilo

tardaré media hora I'll be half an hour

un litro y medio de agua a litre and a half of water

2. (promedio, normal) average

el español medio the average Spaniard

medio² adv half

las manzanas estaban medio podridas the apples were half rotten

medio³ n

1. (centro) middle

hay una fuente en medio de la plaza there's a fountain in the middle of the square

2. (entorno) environment

los anfibios necesitan un medio húmedo amphibians need a damp environment

3. (recurso, método) means

han utilizado medios dudosos they used doubtful means

media de transporte means of transport

medio ambiente environment

medios de comunicación media

Spanish-English dictionary > medio
10 усилие (сила)

force
- (сила, потребная для перемещения органа управления ла) — control force
- (давление или нагрузка, создаваемая на органе управления ла) — pressure, load
-, большое (на рычаге управления) — heavy (control) force
-, возникающее на поверхности управления — force exerted on control surface
-, загрузочное (создаваемое автоматом усилий или загрузочным механизмом) — (artificial) feel
усилие, создаваемое механизмами, включенными в необратимую (бустерную) систему управления ла, при которой усилие (нагрузка) на поверхность управления не ощущается на органах управления, расположенных в кабине экипажа. — a control feel simulated by mechanisms incorporated in the control system of an aircraft where the forces acting on the control surfaces are not transmitted to the cockpit controls, as in the case of an irreversible control system or a power-operated system.
- летчика (прикладываемое к органу управления) — pilot-applied force
- летчика, физическое — pilot's (physical) effort
при наличии гидроусилителей отклонение поверхностей управления не требует физических усилий со стороны летчика. — power-operated controls are moved hydraulically with the pilot's physical effort making no contribution.
- механизма загрузки (руля высоты) — (elevator) feel load
- (летчика) на органах управления — pilot control force, pilot force (for controls)

the pilot control force of the ailerons is provided by a load feel mechanism.
- на органах управления, предельное — limit pilot force
предельные усилия на педалях управления рн не должны превышать 60 кг, на ручке (штурвальной колонке) - 45 кг при продольном н 30 кг при поперечном управлении, и 45 кг на штурвале. — the limit pilot forces are as follows: for foot controls, 130 pounds, for stick controls, 100 pounds fore and aft and 67 pounds laterally, for wheel controls, 100 pounds.
- на органах управления, создаваемое летчиком — pilot-applied force the design loads resulting from 0.60 of the pilot-applied forces are acceptable minimum design loads.
- на педалях — pedal force
усилие на педалях не должно превышать 80 кг. — rudder pedal force of 180 pounds need not be exceeded.
- на поверхности управления (напр., рв, снимаемое триммерам) — control surface (elevator) pressure (relieved by using trim tab)
- на руле высоты (нагрузка, вызывающая кабрирование) — backpressure on elevator (to rise nose)
- на ручке управления — stick force
усилие, которое необходимо приложить к ручке (штурвалу) управления самолетом при отклонении руля высоты (элеронов) на заданный угол при данной скорости полета. — a force required to be applied to the stick (control column, wheel) to deflect the elevator (ailerons) through a desired angle at a given speed.
- на ручке управления в направлении на себя — back pressure on control stick relieve the back pressure on the stick.
- на ручке управпения (или штурвале) в направлении от себя — control stick (or wheel) for-ward pressure
- на ручке управления, небольшое — low stick force (load, pressure)
- на ручке от руля высоты (элеронов) — stick force /pressure/ caused from movement of elevator (ailerons)
- на ручке управления (или штурвале), толкающее ("от себя") — control stick (or wheel) forward pressure
- на ручке управления (или штурвале), тянущее ("на себя") — control stick (or wheel) back pressure
- на штурвале (создаваемое внешней аэродинамической нагрузкой на рв) — control column pressure /load/ relieve the control column (or elevator) pressure by the elevator trim tab.
- на штурвале (по крену) — aileron control wheel force /pressure/
- на штурвале (по тангажу) — elevator control column /wheel/ force /pressure/
- на штурвале на единицу перегрузки — control column force per unit of normal acceleration
- от руки — manual effort
при сборке деталей требуется небольшое усилие от руки. — slight manual effort is required to assemble the parts.
- от руля высоты — elevator pressure
- от элерона — aileron pressure
- перекладки рычага (переключателя) управления — (switch) lever actuating force
- пересиливания (рулевых машинок автопилота) — pilot overpower
- при размыкании и замыкании контактов штепсельного разъема — connector contacts engagement and separation force
- пружинного механизма загрузки (в системе управления ла) — (artificial) spring feel load
- пружины — spring force
-, рабочее (на валу) — (shaft) operating torque
- разъема шр(дпя рассоединения) — connector contacts separation force
-, тормозное — braking force
-, тяговое — tractive force
-, тяговое (при буксировке) — tawing force
-, тянущее (на ручке управления или штурвале) — backpressure
- управления — control force
(пере)балансировать самолет для снятия усилий с руля высоты — (re)trirn aircraft to reduce pressure on elevator
не прикладывать большого — do not strain tool by tightening
у. при затяжке гайки (винта) — nut (screw) severely
предупреждение: не прилагать значительных у. — caution: do not force.
передавать у. (нагрузку) — transmit load
передавать у. (механизма, человека) — transmit effort
преодолевать у. (пружины) — overcome spring force
прикладывать у. к... — apply force to...
регулировать у. (руля высоты) триммером — adjust elevator trim tab to relieve elevator pressure
снимать. у. с органа управления — relieve /relax/ control pressure, trim out control force /pressure/
снимать у. с (рв или рн) триммированием — relieve /relax/ (elevator, ruder) pressure by adjusting trim control
создавать у. — create /produce/ force /load, pressure/
создавать у. на руле высоты взятием штурвала на себя — apply backpressure on elevator
увеличивать у. на руле высоты (отклонением рв вверх) — increase back elevator pressure

Русско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > усилие (сила)
11 электропневматический пускатель
1. electro-pneumatic starter
электропневматический пускатель
Пускатель, у которого сила, необходимая для замыкания главных контактов, обеспечивается сжатым воздухом, с управлением от электроклапанов.
[ ГОСТ Р 50030.4.1-2002 (МЭК 60947-4-1-2000)]

EN

electro-pneumatic starter
starter in which the force for closing the main contacts is provided by using compressed air under the control of electrically operated valves
[IEC 60947-4-1, ed. 3.0 (2009-09)]

FR

démarreur électropneumatique
démarreur pour lequel l'effort nécessaire à la fermeture des contacts principaux est fourni par de l'air comprimé, la commande s'effectuant au moyen d'électrovalves
[IEC 60947-4-1, ed. 3.0 (2009-09)]

Тематики
- аппарат, изделие, устройство...
- контакторы и пускатели
EN
- electro-pneumatic starter
FR
- démarreur électropneumatique
Русско-английский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > электропневматический пускатель
12 Muybridge, Eadweard

SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics

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b. 9 April 1830 Kingston upon Thames, England

d. 8 May 1904 Kingston upon Thames, England

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English photographer and pioneer of sequence photography of movement.

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He was born Edward Muggeridge, but later changed his name, taking the Saxon spelling of his first name and altering his surname, first to Muygridge and then to Muybridge. He emigrated to America in 1851, working in New York in bookbinding and selling as a commission agent for the London Printing and Publishing Company. Through contact with a New York daguerreotypist, Silas T.Selleck, he acquired an interest in photography that developed after his move to California in 1855. On a visit to England in 1860 he learned the wet-collodion process from a friend, Arthur Brown, and acquired the best photographic equipment available in London before returning to America. In 1867, under his trade pseudonym "Helios", he set out to record the scenery of the Far West with his mobile dark-room, christened "The Flying Studio".

His reputation as a photographer of the first rank spread, and he was commissioned to record the survey visit of Major-General Henry W.Halleck to Alaska and also to record the territory through which the Central Pacific Railroad was being constructed. Perhaps because of this latter project, he was approached by the President of the Central Pacific, Leland Stanford, to attempt to photograph a horse trotting at speed. There was a long-standing controversy among racing men as to whether a trotting horse had all four hooves off the ground at any point; Stanford felt that it did, and hoped than an "instantaneous" photograph would settle the matter once and for all. In May 1872 Muybridge photographed the horse "Occident", but without any great success because the current wet-collodion process normally required many seconds, even in a good light, for a good result. In April 1873 he managed to produce some better negatives, in which a recognizable silhouette of the horse showed all four feet above the ground at the same time.

Soon after, Muybridge left his young wife, Flora, in San Francisco to go with the army sent to put down the revolt of the Modoc Indians. While he was busy photographing the scenery and the combatants, his wife had an affair with a Major Harry Larkyns. On his return, finding his wife pregnant, he had several confrontations with Larkyns, which culminated in his shooting him dead. At his trial for murder, in February 1875, Muybridge was acquitted by the jury on the grounds of justifiable homicide; he left soon after on a long trip to South America.

He again took up his photographic work when he returned to North America and Stanford asked him to take up the action-photography project once more. Using a new shutter design he had developed while on his trip south, and which would operate in as little as 1/1,000 of a second, he obtained more detailed pictures of "Occident" in July 1877. He then devised a new scheme, which Stanford sponsored at his farm at Palo Alto. A 50 ft (15 m) long shed was constructed, containing twelve cameras side by side, and a white background marked off with vertical, numbered lines was set up. Each camera was fitted with Muybridge's highspeed shutter, which was released by an electromagnetic catch. Thin threads stretched across the track were broken by the horse as it moved along, closing spring electrical contacts which released each shutter in turn. Thus, in about half a second, twelve photographs were obtained that showed all the phases of the movement.

Although the pictures were still little more than silhouettes, they were very sharp, and sequences published in scientific and photographic journals throughout the world excited considerable attention. By replacing the threads with an electrical commutator device, which allowed the release of the shutters at precise intervals, Muybridge was able to take series of actions by other animals and humans. From 1880 he lectured in America and Europe, projecting his results in motion on the screen with his Zoopraxiscope projector. In August 1883 he received a grant of $40,000 from the University of Pennsylvania to carry on his work there. Using the vastly improved gelatine dry-plate process and new, improved multiple-camera apparatus, during 1884 and 1885 he produced over 100,000 photographs, of which 20,000 were reproduced in Animal Locomotion in 1887. The subjects were animals of all kinds, and human figures, mostly nude, in a wide range of activities. The quality of the photographs was extremely good, and the publication attracted considerable attention and praise.

Muybridge returned to England in 1894; his last publications were Animals in Motion (1899) and The Human Figure in Motion (1901). His influence on the world of art was enormous, over-turning the conventional representations of action hitherto used by artists. His work in pioneering the use of sequence photography led to the science of chronophotography developed by Marey and others, and stimulated many inventors, notably Thomas Edison to work which led to the introduction of cinematography in the 1890s.

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Bibliography

1887, Animal Locomotion, Philadelphia.

1893, Descriptive Zoopraxography, Pennsylvania. 1899, Animals in Motion, London.

1901, The Human Figure in Motion, London.

Further Reading

1973, Eadweard Muybridge: The Stanford Years, Stanford.

G.Hendricks, 1975, Muybridge: The Father of the Motion Picture, New York. R.Haas, 1976, Muybridge: Man in Motion, California.

B.Coe, 1992, Muybridge and the Chromophoto-graphers, London.

BC

Biographical history of technology > Muybridge, Eadweard
13 Б-76

ПО БЛАТУ достать, получить что, устроить кого-что и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv
(to get, receive, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc, illicitly

by pulling strings
through
thanks to) one's connections
by (through) knowing the right people use influence (to get sth. etc) (one got (obtained etc) sth.) because one has pull (connections).
Она курила длинные иностранные сигареты, которые доставала по блату... (Войнович 6). She smoked long foreign cigarettes that she got through her connections (6a).

Мазила на выставку попасть не смог. Неврастеник, попавший на неё по блату, сказал, что выставка, конечно, любопытная. Но стоять часами в очередях из-за неё не стоит (Зиновьев 1). Dauber didn't manage to get in (to the exhibition) at all. Neurasthenic, who did manage to get in thanks to his connections, said that the exhibition was interesting enough, but not so interesting as to be worth queuing for hours to see (1a).

Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him (3a).

...Растление литературы дошло до того, что совершенно стёрлись всякие грани между профессиональным писателем и пришедшим по блату (Войнович 1). The corruption of literature has gone so far as to have obliterated all the boundary lines between the professional writer and those who are published because they have pull (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-76
14 З-160

ПО ЗНАКОМСТВУ достать что, устроить кого-что и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv
(to get, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc

through (thanks to) one's connections
by pulling strings through pull by (through) knowing the right people through some useful contact(s)).
(Алексей:) Как это ты серебряную медаль получила? (Галя:) По знакомству (Розов 1). (А.:) How did you manage to get a silver medal? (G.:) Through pull (1a).

(Колесов:) Сержант, нам бы здесь местечко - тихо, по знакомству. А, сержант? (Вам-пилов 3). (К.:) Sergeant, we wouldn't mind getting a plot here ourselves, on the side, through some useful contact. Eh, sergeant? (3a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > З-160
15 по блату

• ПО БЛАТУ достать, получить что, устроить кого-что и т.п. coll

[PrepP; Invar; adv]

=====

⇒ (to get, receive, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc, illicitly:

- by pulling strings;

- through < thanks to> one's connections;

- by (through) knowing the right people;

- use influence (to get sth. etc);

- (one got (obtained etc) sth.) because one has pull (connections).

     ♦ Она курила длинные иностранные сигареты, которые доставала по блату... (Войнович 6). She smoked long foreign cigarettes that she got through her connections (6a).

     ♦ Мазила на выставку попасть не смог. Неврастеник, попавший на неё по блату, сказал, что выставка, конечно, любопытная. Но стоять часами в очередях из-за неё не стоит (Зиновьев 1). Dauber didn't manage to get in [to the exhibition] at all. Neurasthenic, who did manage to get in thanks to his connections, said that the exhibition was interesting enough, but not so interesting as to be worth queuing for hours to see (1a).

     ♦ Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him (3a).

     ♦...Растление литературы дошло до того, что совершенно стёрлись всякие грани между профессиональным писателем и пришедшим по блату (Войнович 1). The corruption of literature has gone so far as to have obliterated all the boundary lines between the professional writer and those who are published because they have pull (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по блату
16 по знакомству

• ПО ЗНАКОМСТВУ достать что, устроить кого-что и т.п. coll

[PrepP; Invar; adv]

=====

⇒ (to get, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc:

- through (thanks to) one's connections;

- by pulling strings;

- through pull;

- by (through) knowing the right people;

- through some useful contact(s).

♦ [Алексей:] Как это ты серебряную медаль получила? [Галя:] По знакомству (Розов 1). [A.:] How did you manage to get a silver medal? [G.:] Through pull (1a).

♦ [Колесов:] Сержант, нам бы здесь местечко - тихо, по знакомству. А, сержант? (Вампилов 3). [К.:] Sergeant, we wouldn't mind getting a plot here ourselves, on the side, through some useful contact. Eh, sergeant? (3a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по знакомству
17 Schleifkontaktschweißen

Schleifkontaktschweißen n SCHW resistance welding using sliding contacts (DIN 1910)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch Engineering > Schleifkontaktschweißen
18 executive search

HR

the identification of suitable external candidates for senior positions on behalf of an organization by recruitment agents or consultants, often using headhunting techniques. Executive search consultants work from personal recommendation and lists of their own contacts, and monitor rising stars or key personnel in particular organizations or professions. The number of potential candidates is usually limited because of the specialty or seniority of the post, so that the search takes place within upper salary ranges. Executive search consultants rarely advertise because the publicity may be unfruitful or detrimental to the organization for which they are working, and they do not find posts for individual job hunters.

The ultimate business dictionary > executive search
19 Anschütz, Ottomar

SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics

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b. 1846 Lissa, Prussia (now Leszno, Poland) d. 1907

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German photographer, chronophotographer ana inventor.

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The son of a commercial photographer, Anschütz entered the business in 1868 and developed an interest in the process of instantaneous photography. The process was very difficult with the contemporary wet-plate process, but with the introduction of the much faster dry plates in the late 1870s he was able to make progress. Anschütz designed a focal plane shutter capable of operating at speeds up to 1/1000 of a second in 1883, and patented his design in 1888. it involved a vertically moving fabric roller-blind that worked at a fixed tension but had a slit the width of which could be adjusted to alter the exposure time. This design was adopted by C.P.Goerz, who from 1890 manufactures a number of cameras that incorporated it.

Anschütz's action pictures of flying birds and animals attracted the attention of the Prussian authorities, and in 1886 the Chamber of Deputies authorized financial support for him to continue his work, which had started at the Hanover Military Institute in October 1885. Inspired by the work of Eadweard Muybridge in America, Anschütz had set up rows of cameras whose focal-plane shutters were released in sequence by electromagnets, taking twenty-four pictures in about three-quarters of a second. He made a large number of studies of the actions of people, animals and birds, and at the Krupp artillery range at Meppen, near Essen, he recorded shells in flight. His pictures were reproduced, and favourably commented upon, in scientific and photographic journals.

To bring the pictures to the public, in 1887 he created the Electro-Tachyscope. The sequence negatives were printed as 90 x 120 mm transparencies and fixed around the circumference of a large steel disc. This was rotated in front of a spirally wound Geissler tube, which produced a momentary brilliant flash of light when a high voltage from an induction coil was applied to it, triggered by contacts on the steel disc. The flash duration, about 1/1000 of a second, was so short that it "froze" each picture as it passed the tube. The pictures succeeded each other at intervals of about 1/30 of a second, and the observer saw an apparently continuously lit moving picture. The Electro-Tachyscope was shown publicly in Berlin at the Kulturministerium from 19 to 21 March 1887; subsequently Siemens \& Halske manufactured 100 machines, which were shown throughout Europe and America in the early 1890s. From 1891 his pictures were available for the home in the form of the Tachyscope viewer, which used the principle of the zoetrope: sequence photographs were printed on long strips of thin card, perforated with narrow slots between the pictures. Placed around the circumference of a shallow cylinder and rotated, the pictures could be seen in life-like movement when viewed through the slots.

In November 1894 Anschütz displayed a projector using two picture discs with twelve images each, which through a form of Maltese cross movement were rotated intermittently and alternately while a rotating shutter allowed each picture to blend with the next so that no flicker occurred. The first public shows, given in Berlin, were on a screen 6×8 m (20×26 ft) in size. From 22 February 1895 they were shown regularly to audiences of 300 in a building on the Leipzigstrasse; they were the first projected motion pictures seen in Germany.

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Further Reading

J.Deslandes, 1966, Histoire comparée du cinéma, Vol. I, Paris. B.Coe, 1992, Muybridge and the Chronophotographers, London.

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Biographical history of technology > Anschütz, Ottomar
20 Pretsch, Paul

SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing, Photography, film and optics

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b. 1808 Vienna, Austria

d. 1873 Vienna, Austria

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Austrian printer and inventor of photogalvanography, one of the earliest commercial photomechanical printing processes.

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The son of a goldsmith, Pretsch learned the printing trade in Vienna, where he worked until 1831. He then took up a series of posts in Germany, Belgium and Holland before returning to Vienna, where in 1842 he joined the Imperial State Printing Office. The office was equipped with a photographic studio, and Pretsch was encouraged to explore applications of photography to printing and the graphic arts. In 1851 he was sent to London to take responsibility for the Austrian printing exhibits of the Great Exhibition. This event proved to be a significant international show case for photography and Pretsch saw a great number of recent innovations and made many useful contacts. On returning to Vienna, he began to develop a process for producing printing plates from photographs. Using Talbot's discovery that bichromated gelatine swells in water after exposure to light, he electrotyped the relief image obtained. In 1854 Pretsch resigned from his post in Vienna and travelled back to London, where he patented his process, calling it photogalvanography. He went on to form a business, the Photo-Galvano-Graphic Company, to print and market his pictures.

The Photographic Manager of the company was the celebrated photographer Roger Fenton, recently returned from his exploits on the battlefields of the Crimea. In 1856 the company issued a large serial work, Photographic Art Treasures, illustrated with Pretsch's pictures, which created considerable interest. The venture did not prove a commercial success, however, and although further plates were made and issued, Fenton found other interests to pursue and Pretsch was left to try to apply some of his ideas to lithography. This too had no successful outcome, and in 1863 Pretsch returned to Vienna. He was reappointed to a post at the Imperial State Printing Office, but his health failed and he made no further progress with his processes.

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Bibliography

9 November 1854, British patent no. 2,373. 11 August 1855, British patent no. 1,824.

Further Reading

J.M.Eder, 1945, History of Photography, trans. E. Epstean, New York.

H.Gernsheim and A.Gernsheim, 1969, The History of Photography, rev. edn, London. H.J.P.Arnold, 1977, William Henry Fox Talbot, London (an account of the relationship with Talbot's process).

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Biographical history of technology > Pretsch, Paul

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