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  • 41 atolondrado

    adj.
    1 bewildered, perplexed, at a loss, rattled.
    2 reckless, muddle-headed, harebrained, mindless.
    3 careless, thoughtless.
    f. & m.
    confused person, muddler, scatterbrain.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: atolondrar.
    * * *
    1→ link=atolondrar atolondrar
    1 (desatinado) scatterbrained, reckless, silly
    2 (aturdido) stunned, bewildered
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=aturdido) bewildered, stunned
    2) (=irreflexivo) thoughtless, reckless; (=casquivano) scatterbrained; (=tonto) silly
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained
    b) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunned
    II
    - da masculino, femenino scatterbrain
    * * *
    = reckless, harebrained, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, haywire.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
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    * atolondrado con = besotted with.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained
    b) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunned
    II
    - da masculino, femenino scatterbrain
    * * *
    = reckless, harebrained, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, haywire.

    Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.

    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
    * atolondrado con = besotted with.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] (alocado) impetuous; (despistado) scatterbrained
    2 [ ESTAR] (por un golpe) dazed, stunned
    masculine, feminine
    scatterbrain
    * * *

    Del verbo atolondrar: ( conjugate atolondrar)

    atolondrado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    atolondrado    
    atolondrar
    atolondrado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous;

    ( despistado) scatterbrained
    b) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunned

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    scatterbrain
    atolondrar ( conjugate atolondrar) verbo transitivo


    atolondrarse verbo pronominal


    ◊ no te atolondres, piénsalo bien don't rush into it, think it over carefully

    atolondrado,-a adjetivo foolish, feather-brained,
    ' atolondrado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atolondrada
    English:
    scatterbrained
    * * *
    atolondrado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [precipitado] foolish, thoughtless
    2. [aturdido] bewildered, confused
    ♦ nm,f
    [precipitado]
    es un atolondrado he's rather foolish, he's a bit of a fool
    * * *
    adj scatterbrained
    * * *
    atolondrado, -da adj
    1) aturdido: bewildered, dazed
    2) despistado: scatterbrained, absentminded

    Spanish-English dictionary > atolondrado

  • 42 ayuda económica

    f.
    1 economic aid, development aid, financial assistance.
    2 economic aid, contribution, financial support, donation.
    * * *
    (n.) = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant
    Ex. In its early years it benefited from a variety of grants to support activities and developments, but since 1971, OCLC has been supported by membership fees and grants for specific research and development projects.
    Ex. By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
    Ex. The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    Ex. The library now receives financial assistance from the local authority and the collection totals 7,000 vols.
    Ex. The article 'Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' provides information to teachers who need grant money to fund projects their schools cannot afford.
    Ex. The cash grant will be awarded based on usefulness of the project or goal to the field of study, the school, profession, or to the public.
    * * *
    (n.) = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant

    Ex: In its early years it benefited from a variety of grants to support activities and developments, but since 1971, OCLC has been supported by membership fees and grants for specific research and development projects.

    Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
    Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    Ex: The library now receives financial assistance from the local authority and the collection totals 7,000 vols.
    Ex: The article 'Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' provides information to teachers who need grant money to fund projects their schools cannot afford.
    Ex: The cash grant will be awarded based on usefulness of the project or goal to the field of study, the school, profession, or to the public.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ayuda económica

  • 43 ayuda financiera

    f.
    financial assistance, financial aid.
    * * *
    = financial assistance, fund assistance
    Ex. The library now receives financial assistance from the local authority and the collection totals 7,000 vols.
    Ex. The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    * * *
    = financial assistance, fund assistance

    Ex: The library now receives financial assistance from the local authority and the collection totals 7,000 vols.

    Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ayuda financiera

  • 44 barredera mecánica

    (n.) = sweeper, mechanical sweeper, mechanised sweeper, road sweeper, street sweeper
    Ex. The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.
    Ex. Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers.
    Ex. The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed.
    Ex. From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation.
    Ex. The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.
    * * *
    (n.) = sweeper, mechanical sweeper, mechanised sweeper, road sweeper, street sweeper

    Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.

    Ex: Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers.
    Ex: The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed.
    Ex: From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation.
    Ex: The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.

    Spanish-English dictionary > barredera mecánica

  • 45 barredora mecánica

    (n.) = sweeper, mechanical sweeper, mechanised sweeper, road sweeper, street sweeper
    Ex. The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.
    Ex. Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers.
    Ex. The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed.
    Ex. From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation.
    Ex. The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.
    * * *
    (n.) = sweeper, mechanical sweeper, mechanised sweeper, road sweeper, street sweeper

    Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.

    Ex: Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers.
    Ex: The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed.
    Ex: From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation.
    Ex: The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.

    Spanish-English dictionary > barredora mecánica

  • 46 bochorno

    m.
    1 stifling or muggy heat.
    2 embarrassment (vergüenza).
    3 suffocating heat, heavy weather, oppressive heat, sultry weather.
    * * *
    1 (calor) sultry weather, close weather, muggy weather, stifling heat; (viento) hot wind
    2 figurado (rubor) embarrassment, shame
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) shame, embarrassment
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=calor) sultry weather, stuffy weather *
    2) (Med) hot flush
    3) (=vergüenza) embarrassment, shame

    ¡qué bochorno! — how embarrassing!

    * * *
    1) ( calor) sultry o muggy weather
    2) ( vergüenza) embarrassment
    * * *
    Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
    * * *
    1) ( calor) sultry o muggy weather
    2) ( vergüenza) embarrassment
    * * *

    Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

    * * *
    A (calor) sultry o muggy o sticky weather
    B (vergüenza) embarrassment
    ¡qué bochorno! how embarrassing!
    C (en la menopausia) hot flash ( AmE), hot flush ( BrE)
    * * *

    bochorno sustantivo masculino
    1 ( calor) sultry o muggy weather
    2 ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
    ◊ ¡qué bochorno! how embarrassing!

    bochorno sustantivo masculino
    1 (tiempo muy caluroso) sultry o close weather
    (calor sofocante) stifling heat
    2 fig (vergüenza) shame, embarrassment
    ' bochorno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sofoco
    English:
    close
    - muggy
    - embarrassment
    - hot
    * * *
    1. [calor] stifling o muggy heat
    2. [vergüenza] embarrassment;
    ¡qué bochorno! how embarrassing!
    * * *
    m
    1 sultry weather
    2 fig
    embarrassment
    * * *
    1) vergüenza: embarrassment
    2) : hot and humid weather
    3) : hot flash
    * * *
    1. (calor) terrible heat
    2. (vergüenza) embarrassment

    Spanish-English dictionary > bochorno

  • 47 callo

    m.
    1 callus (dureza).
    2 sight, fright (informal) (persona fea).
    3 corn, callus, clavus, callosity.
    4 unattractive person.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: callar.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA callus, corn
    2 familiar (persona fea) ugly sight
    1 COCINA tripe sing
    * * *
    noun m.
    corn, callus
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Med) [de pie] corn; [de mano] callus, callosity frm
    2) * (=persona fea)

    María/Juan es un callo — María/Juan is as ugly as sin

    3) pl callos (Culin) tripe sing
    * * *
    1) ( en los dedos del pie) corn; (en la planta del pie, en las manos) callus; ( en una fractura) callus

    dar el callo — (Esp fam) to slave away (colloq)

    2) (Esp pey) ( persona fea)
    3) callos masculino plural (Esp) (Coc) tripe
    * * *
    = corn.
    Ex. Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.
    * * *
    1) ( en los dedos del pie) corn; (en la planta del pie, en las manos) callus; ( en una fractura) callus

    dar el callo — (Esp fam) to slave away (colloq)

    2) (Esp pey) ( persona fea)
    3) callos masculino plural (Esp) (Coc) tripe
    * * *
    = corn.

    Ex: Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.

    * * *
    dar el callo ( Esp fam); to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq), to slave away ( colloq)
    Compuesto:
    B ( pey)
    (persona fea): es un callo he's so ugly
    C callos mpl ( Esp) ( Coc) tripe
    Compuesto:
    ( Méx) ( Coc) scallop
    * * *

    Del verbo callar: ( conjugate callar)

    callo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    calló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    callar    
    callo
    callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
    to be quiet, shut up (colloq);

    hacer callo a la oposición to silence the opposition
    verbo transitivo
    a) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet

    b) (AmL) ‹ persona› to get … to be quiet, to shut … up (colloq)

    callarse verbo pronominal

    ◊ ¡cállate! be quiet!, shut up! (colloq);

    cuando entró todos se calloon when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
    la próxima vez no me calloé next time I'll say something
    b) ( no decir) ‹ noticia› to keep … quiet, keep … to oneself

    callo sustantivo masculino

    (en la planta del pie, en las manos) callus;
    ( en una fractura) callus
    b)

    ◊ callos sustantivo masculino plural (Esp) (Coc) tripe

    callar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
    2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
    II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
    ♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
    hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
    (silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
    quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
    callo sustantivo masculino
    1 Med callus, corn
    2 Culin callos, tripe sing
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar dar el callo, to slog
    fam pey ser un callo, to have got a face like the back end of a bus
    ' callo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    callarse
    - mejor
    English:
    beat down
    - corn
    - callus
    * * *
    callo nm
    1. [dureza] callus;
    [en el pie] corn; Fam
    dar el callo to slog;
    Fam
    tener callo [estar acostumbrado] to be hardened
    2. Med [en fractura] callus
    3. Fam [persona fea] sight, fright;
    ser un callo to look a real sight
    4. Esp
    callos tripe
    callos a la madrileña = tripe cooked with ham, pork sausage, onion and peppers
    * * *
    m
    1 callus;
    dar el callo fig fam slog away fam
    ugly man/woman;
    ser un callo be plug ugly fam, be as ugly as sin
    3
    :
    callos pl GASTR tripe sg
    * * *
    callo nm
    : callus, corn
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > callo

  • 48 conseguir

    v.
    1 to obtain, to get.
    consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do
    conseguir hacer algo to manage to do something
    no consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyed
    María consiguió un descuento grande Mary got a huge discount.
    2 to get hold of, to get over here.
    María consiguió a Ricardo al fin Mary got hold of Richard at last.
    3 to manage to, to be able to, to get to, to find a way to.
    María consiguió llegar a tiempo Mary mMaríaged to arrive on time.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir
    1 (cosa) to obtain, get; (objetivo) to attain, achieve
    2 (lograr) to manage, succeed in
    ■ ¡lo conseguí! I did it!
    * * *
    verb
    1) to achieve, attain
    2) get
    * * *
    VT [+ meta, objetivo] to achieve; [+ resultado] to obtain, achieve; [+ premio, campeonato] to win; [+ entradas, empleo, dinero] to get; [+ documento, visado, beca, permiso] to get, obtain; [+ acuerdo] to reach

    consiguieron la mayoría absoluta — they won o gained an absolute majority

    • conseguir hacer algo — to manage to do sth

    • conseguir que algn haga algo — to get sb to do sth

    al final conseguí que me devolvieran el dinero — I got them to give me my money back in the end, I got my money back from them in the end

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to get

    si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end

    b)

    conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf

    c)

    conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me

    2.
    conseguir vi (RPl)

    conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something

    * * *
    = accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.
    Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
    Ex. The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).
    Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
    Ex. In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.
    Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.
    Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.
    Ex. The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.
    Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
    Ex. The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.
    Ex. It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
    Ex. For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.
    Ex. Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
    Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
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    * casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.
    * conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.
    * conseguir admiración = gain + respect.
    * conseguir algo = get + anywhere.
    * conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.
    * conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.
    * conseguir algo de = get + something out of.
    * conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.
    * conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.
    * conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.
    * conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.
    * conseguir ayuda = secure + help.
    * conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.
    * conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.
    * conseguir con dificultad = eke out.
    * conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.
    * conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).
    * conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.
    * conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.
    * conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * conseguir éxito = achieve + success.
    * conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.
    * conseguir fondos = win + funds.
    * conseguir hablar con = catch up with.
    * conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.
    * conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.
    * conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.
    * conseguir localizar = get + hold of.
    * conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.
    * conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).
    * conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.
    * conseguir mucho = do + much.
    * conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.
    * conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.
    * conseguir que = galvanise into.
    * conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.
    * conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.
    * conseguir respeto = gain + respect.
    * conseguirse = accrue.
    * conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.
    * conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.
    * conseguir tiempo = buy + time.
    * conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.
    * conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.
    * conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.
    * conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.
    * conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.
    * conseguir un fin = secure + end.
    * conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.
    * conseguir unir = rally.
    * conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.
    * conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.
    * ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.
    * esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).
    * estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.
    * fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.
    * forma de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).
    * intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.
    * no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * para conseguir = in pursuit of.
    * pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.
    * presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.
    * que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.
    * resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to get

    si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end

    b)

    conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf

    c)

    conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me

    2.
    conseguir vi (RPl)

    conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something

    * * *
    = accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.

    Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

    Ex: The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).
    Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
    Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.
    Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.
    Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.
    Ex: The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.
    Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
    Ex: The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.
    Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
    Ex: For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.
    Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
    Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
    * casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.
    * conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.
    * conseguir admiración = gain + respect.
    * conseguir algo = get + anywhere.
    * conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.
    * conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.
    * conseguir algo de = get + something out of.
    * conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.
    * conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.
    * conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.
    * conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.
    * conseguir ayuda = secure + help.
    * conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.
    * conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.
    * conseguir con dificultad = eke out.
    * conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.
    * conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).
    * conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.
    * conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.
    * conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * conseguir éxito = achieve + success.
    * conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.
    * conseguir fondos = win + funds.
    * conseguir hablar con = catch up with.
    * conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.
    * conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.
    * conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.
    * conseguir localizar = get + hold of.
    * conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.
    * conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).
    * conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.
    * conseguir mucho = do + much.
    * conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.
    * conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.
    * conseguir que = galvanise into.
    * conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.
    * conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.
    * conseguir respeto = gain + respect.
    * conseguirse = accrue.
    * conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.
    * conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.
    * conseguir tiempo = buy + time.
    * conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.
    * conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.
    * conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.
    * conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.
    * conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.
    * conseguir un fin = secure + end.
    * conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.
    * conseguir unir = rally.
    * conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.
    * conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.
    * ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.
    * esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).
    * estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.
    * fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.
    * forma de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).
    * intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.
    * no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * para conseguir = in pursuit of.
    * pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.
    * presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.
    * que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.
    * resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain; ‹entrada/plaza/empleo› to get
    no conseguirás nada de él you won't get anything out of him
    siempre consigue lo que se propone she always achieves what she sets out to do
    si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the end
    un artista que ha conseguido un estilo propio an artist who has developed o achieved his own style
    al final consiguió un permiso de trabajo he finally got o managed to get a work permit
    todavía no ha conseguido trabajo she still hasn't got a job o found work
    consiguió el primer premio en el concurso she won first prize in the competition
    la película consiguió un gran éxito de crítica the film was very well received by the critics
    consiguieron una mayoría aplastante they obtained an overwhelming majority
    2 conseguir + INF to manage to + INF
    no consigo entenderlo I can't work it out
    al final conseguí convencer a mis padres I finally managed to talk my parents round
    consiguió clasificarse para la final she managed to qualify o she qualified for the final
    3 conseguir QUE + SUBJ:
    si sigues así vas a conseguir que me enfade if you carry on like that, you're going to get me annoyed
    al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through, I finally managed to persuade them to let me through
    conseguí que me lo prestara I got him o I managed to get him to lend it to me
    ■ conseguir
    vi
    ( RPl) conseguir CON algn/algo; to get through TO sb/sth
    no puedo conseguir con él/con ese número I can't get through to him/to that number
    * * *

     

    conseguir ( conjugate conseguir) verbo transitivo ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain;
    ‹entrada/permiso/empleo› to get;
    ‹medalla/título› to win;
    ◊ si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the end;

    la película consiguió un gran éxito the film was a great success;
    conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;
    no consigo entenderlo I can't work it out;
    conseguí que me lo prestara I got him to lend it to me
    conseguir verbo transitivo
    1 (obtener) to get, obtain
    (alcanzar) to achieve: consiguió su propósito, he achieved his purpose
    2 (con infinitivo) to manage to: consiguieron convencernos, they managed to persuade us ➣ Ver nota en manage

    ' conseguir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aliento
    - bregar
    - buscar
    - concurso
    - costar
    - frustrarse
    - hacerse
    - lince
    - método
    - obtener
    - porfiar
    - precio
    - santa
    - santo
    - trampear
    - triunfo
    - adelantar
    - alcanzar
    - cazar
    - consiga
    - lucha
    - luchar
    - pituto
    - ser
    English:
    accomplish
    - achieve
    - aim
    - apprentice
    - attain
    - autonomous
    - bargain
    - bid
    - boat
    - bring off
    - bungle
    - come by
    - contrive
    - divorce
    - fail
    - find
    - gain
    - get
    - go after
    - hold
    - influence
    - land
    - lobby
    - manage
    - mooch
    - obtain
    - obtainable
    - one-upmanship
    - per cent
    - procure
    - rally
    - running
    - seek
    - shop around
    - snatch
    - succeed
    - unobtainable
    - wangle
    - whip up
    - white elephant
    - win
    - available
    - bring
    - come
    - draw
    - drum
    - easy
    - enlist
    - have
    - nowhere
    * * *
    [obtener] to obtain, to get; [un objetivo] to achieve;
    conseguir un premio Nobel/dos Óscars to win o get a Nobel Prize/two Oscars;
    consiguieron un aumento de sueldo they got a pay Br rise o US raise;
    consiguió la mayoría absoluta he won o got an absolute majority;
    consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do;
    con esa actitud no conseguirás nada you won't get anywhere with that attitude;
    conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;
    tras un disputado esprint consiguió alzarse con el triunfo she won a very closely contested sprint;
    no consiguieron encontrar el camino they didn't manage to find the way;
    no consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyed;
    al menos conseguimos que nos escucharan at least we got them to listen to us
    * * *
    v/t
    1 get; objetivo achieve
    2
    :
    conseguir hacer algo manage to do sth
    * * *
    conseguir {75} vt
    1) : to get, to obtain
    2) : to achieve, to attain
    3) : to manage to
    consiguió acabar el trabajo: she managed to finish the job
    * * *
    1. (obtener) to obtain / to get
    el partido consiguió el 40% de los votos the party got 40% of the votes
    2. (lograr) to achieve
    ¿qué has conseguido? what have you achieved?
    3. (ganar) to win [pt. & pp. won]

    Spanish-English dictionary > conseguir

  • 49 discordia

    f.
    discord.
    * * *
    1 discord
    \
    ser el tercero en discordia to be awkward, complicate things
    manzana de la discordia bone of contention
    * * *
    SF discord, disagreement
    * * *
    femenino discord
    * * *
    = dissension, discord, disharmony.
    Ex. One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.
    Ex. Discord is the result of external economic and technological pressures.
    Ex. Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
    ----
    * germen de la discordia, el = seed of discord, the.
    * manzana de la discordia = bone of contention.
    * manzana de la discordia, la = apple of discord, the.
    * plantar el germen de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord, plant + the seed(s) of discord.
    * plantar la semilla de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.
    * sembrar el germen de la discordia = sow + the seed(s) of discord.
    * sembrar la discordia = sow + the seed(s) of discord, plant + the seed(s) of discord.
    * sembrar la semilla de la discordia = sow + the seed(s) of discord.
    * * *
    femenino discord
    * * *
    = dissension, discord, disharmony.

    Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.

    Ex: Discord is the result of external economic and technological pressures.
    Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
    * germen de la discordia, el = seed of discord, the.
    * manzana de la discordia = bone of contention.
    * manzana de la discordia, la = apple of discord, the.
    * plantar el germen de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord, plant + the seed(s) of discord.
    * plantar la semilla de la discordia = plant + the seed(s) of discord.
    * sembrar el germen de la discordia = sow + the seed(s) of discord.
    * sembrar la discordia = sow + the seed(s) of discord, plant + the seed(s) of discord.
    * sembrar la semilla de la discordia = sow + the seed(s) of discord.

    * * *
    discord
    sembrar la discordia to sow discord ( frml)
    * * *

    discordia sustantivo femenino
    discord
    discordia sustantivo femenino discord
    ' discordia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nido
    - semilla
    English:
    bone
    - contention
    - discord
    * * *
    discord;
    sembrar la discordia to sow discord
    * * *
    f
    1 discord
    2 ( colección de discos) record collection
    * * *
    : discord

    Spanish-English dictionary > discordia

  • 50 dosificarse

    (v.) = pace
    Ex. Reference librarians can help alleviate technostress by establishing a relaxed, psychologically supportive atmosphere, pacing their instruction, and using active learning.
    * * *
    (v.) = pace

    Ex: Reference librarians can help alleviate technostress by establishing a relaxed, psychologically supportive atmosphere, pacing their instruction, and using active learning.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dosificarse

  • 51 drenaje

    m.
    1 drainage.
    2 pipe draining.
    3 tap.
    * * *
    1 drainage
    \
    tubo de drenaje drainpipe, drain
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM (Agr, Med) drainage
    * * *
    masculino drainage
    * * *
    = draining, drainage, drain.
    Ex. Again, in Agriculture there are divisions for general Operations (Irrigation, draining, Ploughing, Stock management, etc.).
    Ex. The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    Ex. The intravenous drip replaces the fluids lost by the constant drain of diarrhoea.
    ----
    * drenaje para inundaciones = flood drainage.
    * orificio de drenaje = drain hole.
    * sistema de drenaje = drainage system.
    * tubo de drenaje = grommet.
    * * *
    masculino drainage
    * * *
    = draining, drainage, drain.

    Ex: Again, in Agriculture there are divisions for general Operations (Irrigation, draining, Ploughing, Stock management, etc.).

    Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
    Ex: The intravenous drip replaces the fluids lost by the constant drain of diarrhoea.
    * drenaje para inundaciones = flood drainage.
    * orificio de drenaje = drain hole.
    * sistema de drenaje = drainage system.
    * tubo de drenaje = grommet.

    * * *
    1 ( Agr) drainage, drain
    2 ( Med) drainage
    * * *
    1. [de terreno] drainage
    2. Med drainage
    * * *
    m drainage
    * * *
    : drainage

    Spanish-English dictionary > drenaje

  • 52 en curso

    = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation
    Ex. An obvious example is the search to establish whether a particular book is on order, in process, on the shelves, or already loaned out.
    Ex. Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
    Ex. Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress.
    Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
    Ex. There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms.
    Ex. MEDLINE includes more than 9.2 million records from 3,900 current biomedial journals published in the U.S. and 70 other countries.
    Ex. There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.
    * * *
    = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation

    Ex: An obvious example is the search to establish whether a particular book is on order, in process, on the shelves, or already loaned out.

    Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
    Ex: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress.
    Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
    Ex: There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms.
    Ex: MEDLINE includes more than 9.2 million records from 3,900 current biomedial journals published in the U.S. and 70 other countries.
    Ex: There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en curso

  • 53 en marcha

    (adj.) = underway [under way], ongoing [on-going], afoot, under preparation, moving
    Ex. Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
    Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
    Ex. There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms.
    Ex. There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.
    Ex. A newborn baby has fallen through the toilet on a moving train after being prematurely born.
    * * *
    (adj.) = underway [under way], ongoing [on-going], afoot, under preparation, moving

    Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.

    Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
    Ex: There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms.
    Ex: There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.
    Ex: A newborn baby has fallen through the toilet on a moving train after being prematurely born.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en marcha

  • 54 en plena forma

    = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition
    Ex. Nutritionally balanced foods containing the optimum level of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and minerals to help keep your pet in peak condition.
    Ex. Throughout countless interviews with experts, they all agree on one strategy for keeping your mood in tip-top form -- eat breakfast!.
    Ex. There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.
    * * *
    = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition

    Ex: Nutritionally balanced foods containing the optimum level of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and minerals to help keep your pet in peak condition.

    Ex: Throughout countless interviews with experts, they all agree on one strategy for keeping your mood in tip-top form -- eat breakfast!.
    Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en plena forma

  • 55 encontrarse con un problema

    (v.) = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem
    Ex. The problems that might be encountered in using chain indexing with DC can be grouped into three categories.
    Ex. These are circumstances in which natural language indexing meets with many problems.
    Ex. The introduction of virtual technologies in museums runs up against the issue of the situated character of information use.
    Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.
    * * *
    (v.) = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem

    Ex: The problems that might be encountered in using chain indexing with DC can be grouped into three categories.

    Ex: These are circumstances in which natural language indexing meets with many problems.
    Ex: The introduction of virtual technologies in museums runs up against the issue of the situated character of information use.
    Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.

    Spanish-English dictionary > encontrarse con un problema

  • 56 estratagema

    f.
    stratagem (military).
    * * *
    1 MILITAR stratagem
    * * *
    noun f.
    stratagem, device
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino stratagem
    * * *
    = course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
    Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
    Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    * * *
    femenino stratagem
    * * *
    = course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

    Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
    Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
    Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.

    * * *
    stratagem
    * * *

    estratagema sustantivo femenino
    stratagem
    estratagema sustantivo femenino stratagem
    ' estratagema' also found in these entries:
    English:
    device
    - frame-up
    - scheme
    - stratagem
    * * *
    1. Mil stratagem
    2. [astucia] artifice, trick
    * * *
    f stratagem
    * * *
    artimaña: stratagem, ruse

    Spanish-English dictionary > estratagema

  • 57 ganar confianza en uno mismo

    (v.) = gain + confidence (with/in)
    Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    * * *
    (v.) = gain + confidence (with/in)

    Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ganar confianza en uno mismo

  • 58 giro

    m.
    1 turn.
    2 money order.
    giro postal postal order
    3 draft.
    4 turn of phrase.
    5 industry. ( Latin American Spanish)
    6 spin, twirl, rotation, circular movement.
    7 trend, turn, tendency.
    8 idiom, expression, turn of phrase.
    9 rotexion.
    10 line of business.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: girar.
    * * *
    1 (vuelta) turn, turning
    2 (dirección) course, direction
    3 COMERCIO draft
    4 (frase) turn of phrase, expression
    \
    dar un nuevo giro a to give a new twist to, put in a new light
    tomar un nuevo giro to take a new turn
    giro postal money order
    giro telegráfico money order
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) turn
    •
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (=vuelta) [gen] turn ( sobre around)
    [de planeta] [sobre sí mismo] rotation; [alrededor de otro planeta] revolution

    giro copernicano — U-turn, complete turnabout

    giro de 180 grados — (lit) U-turn; (fig) U-turn, complete turnabout

    la situación ha dado un giro de 180 grados — the situation has taken a U-turn, there has been a complete turnabout in the situation

    2) (=cambio) [de conversación, acontecimientos] turn
    3) (=envío de dinero) [por correo] money order; (Com) draft

    le mandó o puso un giro de 400 euros — he sent him a money order for 400 euros

    giro bancario — bank giro, bank draft

    giro postal — postal order, money order

    giro telegráfico — = giro postal

    4) (Ling) turn of phrase, expression
    II
    ADJ LAm [gallo] with some yellow feathers
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo (AmL) speckled yellow
    II
    1) (Mec, Tec) turn
    2)
    a) (Auto) turn
    b) ( cambio) change of direction

    un giro de 180 grados — a volte-face o an about-turn

    c) ( dirección) turn
    3) (Fin)

    poner or enviar un giro — ( a través de un banco) to transfer money; ( por correo) to send a money order

    4) (Ling, Lit) expression, turn of phrase
    * * *
    = deflection, spin, idiom, twist, whirl, twirl.
    Ex. Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.
    Ex. This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.
    Ex. Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
    Ex. 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
    Ex. Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.
    Ex. Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.
    ----
    * giro bancario = bank transfer, wire transfer, credit transfer.
    * giro imprevisto en la trama = twist in the plot.
    * giro inesperado = twist.
    * giro postal = postal order, post office payment, money order.
    * giro postal internacional = international money order.
    * vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo (AmL) speckled yellow
    II
    1) (Mec, Tec) turn
    2)
    a) (Auto) turn
    b) ( cambio) change of direction

    un giro de 180 grados — a volte-face o an about-turn

    c) ( dirección) turn
    3) (Fin)

    poner or enviar un giro — ( a través de un banco) to transfer money; ( por correo) to send a money order

    4) (Ling, Lit) expression, turn of phrase
    * * *
    = deflection, spin, idiom, twist, whirl, twirl.

    Ex: Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.

    Ex: This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.
    Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
    Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
    Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.
    Ex: Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.
    * giro bancario = bank transfer, wire transfer, credit transfer.
    * giro imprevisto en la trama = twist in the plot.
    * giro inesperado = twist.
    * giro postal = postal order, post office payment, money order.
    * giro postal internacional = international money order.
    * vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

    * * *
    giro1 -ra
    ( AmL) speckled yellow
    A ( Mec, Tec) turn
    B
    1 ( Auto) turn
    hizo un giro a la derecha she turned right, she made a right turn
    2 (cambio) change of direction
    un giro en la política del país a change of direction in the country's politics
    intentan dar un giro hacia una postura más realista they are trying to move toward(s) a more realistic stance
    en cuanto al tema de los misiles ha dado un giro de 180 grados he has done a volte-face o an about-turn o ( BrE) a U-turn on the missile question
    Compuesto:
    seismic change
    no me gusta el giro que ha tomado esta conversación I don't like the direction this conversation has taken
    las relaciones entre ellos han tomado un nuevo giro relations between them have taken a new turn
    C ( Fin):
    poner or enviar un giro (a través de un banco) to transfer money; (por correo) to send a money order
    Compuestos:
    (cheque) bank draft, banker's draft; (transferencia) credit transfer
    money order, giro
    D ( Ling, Lit) expression, turn of phrase
    * * *

     

    Del verbo girar: ( conjugate girar)

    giro es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    giró es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    girar    
    giro
    girar ( conjugate girar) verbo intransitivo
    1

    [ disco] to revolve, go around;
    [ trompo] to spin;
    giro alrededor de algo/algn to revolve around sth/sb

    2 (torcer, desviarse) to turn;

    verbo transitivo
    1 ‹manivela/volante› to turn
    2 (Com, Fin) ‹cheque/letra de cambio› to draw
    giro sustantivo masculino
    1 ( en general) turn;

    un giro de 180 grados a volte-face, an about-turn;
    el giro que estaba tomando la conversación the direction the conversation was taking
    2 (Fin):


    ( por correo) to send a money order;
    ◊ giro bancario ( cheque) bank o banker's draft;


    ( transferencia) credit transfer;

    girar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (unas aspas, un trompo, etc) to spin
    2 (torcer, cambiar de dirección) girar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
    3 (tratar) to revolve: la conversación giró en torno al tiempo, the conversation revolved around the weather
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (la cabeza, llave) to turn
    2 Fin (dinero) to send by giro
    (una letra de cambio) to draw
    giro sustantivo masculino
    1 (vuelta) turn
    2 (rumbo, dirección, aspecto) turn, direction: la situación ha dado un giro de ciento ochenta grados, the situation has made a U-turn
    3 (expresión, locución) turn of phrase
    4 Fin draft
    giro postal/telegráfico, money order
    ♦ Locuciones: giro copernicano, radical change
    ' giro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enviar
    - girar
    - vuelta
    - destinatario
    - hispanismo
    - luz
    English:
    better
    - cable
    - left
    - money order
    - spin
    - swing
    - turn
    - twirl
    - twist
    - U-turn
    - veer
    - whirl
    - filter
    - flick
    - giro
    - money
    - pirouette
    - pivot
    - postal
    * * *
    Giro ['jiro] nm
    [carrera ciclista]
    el Giro (de Italia) the Giro, the Tour of Italy
    * * *
    m
    1 turn;
    giro a la derecha/izquierda right/left turn; POL shift to the right/left
    2 GRAM idiom
    * * *
    giro nm
    1) vuelta: turn, rotation
    2) : change of direction
    giro de 180 grados: U-turn, about-face
    3)
    giro bancario : bank draft
    4)
    giro postal : money order
    * * *
    giro n
    1. (movimiento) turn
    2. (manera de hablar) turn of phrase / expression

    Spanish-English dictionary > giro

  • 59 impulsar

    v.
    1 to propel, to drive.
    impulsar las relaciones Norte-Sur to promote North-South relations
    las claves que impulsan el sector the key drivers for the industry
    3 to encourage, to foster, to urge, to drive.
    Ricardo impulsa a su equipo Richard encourages his team.
    4 to impulse, to propel, to motor.
    Su tecnología impulsa el programa His technology impulses the program.
    5 to boost, to drive, to force, to give a boost.
    Su energía impulsa a María His energy impels Mary.
    * * *
    1 to impel
    2 TÉCNICA to drive forward
    3 (potenciar) to promote
    4 (incitar) to drive
    \
    impulsar a alguien a hacer algo to drive somebody to do something
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (Mec) to drive, propel
    2) [+ persona] to drive, impel
    3) [+ deporte, inversión] to promote
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <motor/vehículo> to propel, drive
    b) < persona> to drive
    c) <comercio, producción> to boost, give a boost to
    * * *
    = further, impel, propel, thrust forward, drive, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], pioneer, give + impetus, power, jump-start [jump start], kick-start [kickstart], forward.
    Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex. We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
    Ex. A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.
    Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
    Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    Ex. It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
    Ex. Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
    Ex. Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.
    Ex. The other method was to increase the effective size of the press by using a cylindrical platen, powered either by hand or by steam.
    Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
    Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
    Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    ----
    * impulsado por energía eólica = wind-powered.
    * impulsar a = galvanise into.
    * impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <motor/vehículo> to propel, drive
    b) < persona> to drive
    c) <comercio, producción> to boost, give a boost to
    * * *
    = further, impel, propel, thrust forward, drive, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], pioneer, give + impetus, power, jump-start [jump start], kick-start [kickstart], forward.

    Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.

    Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
    Ex: A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.
    Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
    Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
    Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
    Ex: Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.
    Ex: The other method was to increase the effective size of the press by using a cylindrical platen, powered either by hand or by steam.
    Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
    Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
    Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    * impulsado por energía eólica = wind-powered.
    * impulsar a = galvanise into.
    * impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.

    * * *
    impulsar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹motor/vehículo› to propel, drive
    el viento impulsa la nave the wind propels the ship
    2 ‹persona› to drive
    el motivo que lo impulsó a hacerlo the motive that drove him to do it
    se sintió impulsada a decírselo she felt impelled to tell him
    3 ‹comercio› to boost, give a boost to
    para impulsar las relaciones culturales in order to promote cultural relations
    quieren impulsar la iniciativa they are trying to give impetus to o to boost the initiative
    * * *

     

    impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹motor/vehículo› to propel, drive

    b) ‹ persona› to drive

    c) ‹comercio, producción› to boost, give a boost to;

    ‹cultura/relaciones› to promote
    impulsar verbo transitivo
    1 to impel, drive: el viento impulsa la cometa, the kite is driven by the wind
    2 (estimular) to motivate: sus palabras de ánimo me impulsaron a seguir, his words of encouragement inspired me to go on
    ' impulsar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    animar
    - llevar
    English:
    drive
    - fuel
    - galvanize
    - impel
    - paddle
    - power
    * * *
    1. [empujar] to propel, to drive
    2. [incitar]
    impulsar a alguien (a algo) to drive sb (to sth);
    ¿qué te impulsó a marcharte? what drove you to leave?
    3. [promocionar] [economía] to stimulate;
    [amistad] to foster;
    debemos impulsar las relaciones Norte-Sur we should promote North-South relations;
    las claves que impulsan el sector the key drivers for the industry
    * * *
    v/t
    1 TÉC propel
    2 COM, fig
    boost
    * * *
    : to propel, to drive
    * * *
    1. (empujar) to drive forward [pt. drove; pp. driven]
    2. (animar) to encourage
    3. (promover) to boost / to stimulate

    Spanish-English dictionary > impulsar

  • 60 lima de esmeril

    (n.) = emery board
    Ex. Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.
    * * *

    Ex: Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lima de esmeril

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