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2 vagabunda
adj.vagabond, idle vagrant, loitering about: having no fixed abode.f.bag lady.* * *f., (m. - vagabundo)* * *= bag lady, shopping-bag lady.Nota: Mujer que vive en las calles de las ciudades y que suele llevar sus posesiones en bolsas, a veces en un carrito de la compra.Ex. A sample of New York City's vagrant females were interviewed in the main bag lady territory in Manhattan.Ex. Shopping-bag ladies do not overtly beg, but they do not refuse what is offered.* * *= bag lady, shopping-bag lady.Nota: Mujer que vive en las calles de las ciudades y que suele llevar sus posesiones en bolsas, a veces en un carrito de la compra.Ex: A sample of New York City's vagrant females were interviewed in the main bag lady territory in Manhattan.
Ex: Shopping-bag ladies do not overtly beg, but they do not refuse what is offered.* * *
vagabundo,-a
I adj (sin rumbo cierto) wandering
(perro) stray dog
II m,f (errante) wanderer
(sin hogar) vagrant, tramp
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4 corriente vagabunda
spa corriente (f) vagabundarus блуждающий ток (м)Seguridad y salud en el trabajo. Traducido al ruso > corriente vagabunda
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spa corriente (f) vagabundadeu vagabundierender Strom (m), Streustrom (m), Irrstrom (m)Seguridad y salud en el diccionario Español-Alemán > corriente vagabunda
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spa corriente (f) vagabundaeng stray currentБезопасность и гигиена труда. Испано-английский > corriente vagabunda
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7 corriente vagabunda
spa corriente (f) vagabundafra courant (m) vagabondБезопасность и гигиена труда. Испано-французский > corriente vagabunda
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10 vagabundo
adj.vagabond, do-nothing, stray, footloose.m.vagabond, loafer, bum, do-nothing.* * *► adjetivo1 wandering, roving2 peyorativo vagrant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (trotamundos) wanderer, rover2 peyorativo vagrant, tramp, US hobo3 (sin casa) tramp, US hobo\perro vagabundo stray dog* * *(f. - vagabunda)nounrover, vagabond* * *vagabundo, -a1. ADJ1) (=errante) [persona] wandering, roving; [perro] stray2) (=pordiosero) vagabond frm; pey vagrant2. SM/ F1) (=persona errante) wanderer, rover2) (=pordiosero) vagabond frm, tramp, bum (EEUU); pey vagrant* * *I II- da masculino, femenino tramp, vagrant* * *= vagabond, transient, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.], tramp, vagrant, rover, errant, swagman, hobo [hoboes/hobos, -pl.], bagman.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND vagabonds.Ex. The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.Ex. This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.Ex. These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.Ex. This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex. After colonisation, swagmen wandered the countryside looking for work, looking for gold, running from something, seeking inspiration, or just living off the land.Ex. Chicago became the " Hobo Capital of America" during the late nineteenth century.Ex. His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.----* hacerse un vagabundo = take to + the road.* pensión para vagabundos = flophouse.* vagabundos = homeless people.* vagabundos, los = homeless, the.* * *I II- da masculino, femenino tramp, vagrant* * *= vagabond, transient, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.], tramp, vagrant, rover, errant, swagman, hobo [hoboes/hobos, -pl.], bagman.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND vagabonds.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.Ex: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.Ex: This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex: After colonisation, swagmen wandered the countryside looking for work, looking for gold, running from something, seeking inspiration, or just living off the land.Ex: Chicago became the " Hobo Capital of America" during the late nineteenth century.Ex: His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.* hacerse un vagabundo = take to + the road.* pensión para vagabundos = flophouse.* vagabundos = homeless people.* vagabundos, los = homeless, the.* * *‹perro› strayniños vagabundos street urchinsmasculine, feminine* * *
vagabundo
niños vagabundos street urchins
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
tramp, vagrant
vagabundo,-a
I adj (sin rumbo cierto) wandering
(perro) stray dog
II m,f (errante) wanderer
(sin hogar) vagrant, tramp
' vagabundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vagabunda
- atorrante
English:
bum
- down-and-out
- hobo
- roaming
- runabout
- tramp
- vagrant
- vagabond
* * *vagabundo, -a♦ adj[persona] vagrant; [perro] stray♦ nm,f1. [sin domicilio] tramp, vagrant, US bum* * *I adj perro strayII m, vagabunda f hobo, Brtramp* * *vagabundo, -da adj1) errante: wandering2) : strayvagabundo, -da n: vagrant, bum, vagabond* * *vagabundo n tramp -
11 vagabundo
baɡ̱a'bunđomHerumtreiber m, Landstreicher m, Vagabund m————————vagabundovagabundo , -a [baγa'βuDC489F9Dn̩DC489F9Ddo, -a]I adjetivovagabundierend; (perro) streunend; (figurativo) rastlosII sustantivo masculino, femeninoLandstreicher(in) masculino (femenino) -
12 errante
adj.1 wandering.2 errant, wandering, strolling, vagabond.f. & m.wanderer, rambler, rover, gallivanter.* * *► adjetivo1 wandering, vagrant, errant* * *ADJ1) (=ambulante) [trovador] wandering; [reportero] roving; [vida] nomadic; [animal] stray, lost2) (=infiel) errant* * *b) < mirada> faraway, distant* * *= wandering, errant.Ex. I've tolerated his remarks and his wandering hands because, frankly, I need the job.Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.----* mente errante = meandering mind.* pensamiento errante = meandering thought.* * *b) < mirada> faraway, distant* * *= wandering, errant.Ex: I've tolerated his remarks and his wandering hands because, frankly, I need the job.
Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.* mente errante = meandering mind.* pensamiento errante = meandering thought.* * *‹persona› wandering ( before n), roaming ( before n), roving ( before n) ( liter); ‹pueblo› wandering ( before n); ‹mirada› faraway, distantllevó una vida errante she led a nomadic existence* * *
errante adjetivo
‹ pueblo› wandering ( before n)
errante adjetivo wandering
' errante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vagabunda
- vagabundo
English:
roaming
- roving
- traveler
* * *errante adjwandering;una estrella errante a wandering star* * *adj wandering* * *errante adjerrabundo, vagabundo: errant, wandering -
13 hogar
m.1 home (casa).su marido trabaja fuera y ella se ocupa del hogar her husomebodyand goes out to work and she's a housewifemás de la mitad de los hogares del país in more than half of the households in the countrylos jóvenes sin hogar young homeless peoplehogar dulce hogar home sweet homehogar de acogida foster home2 fireplace.* * *1 (de chimenea) hearth, fireplace\crear un hogar / formar un hogar to start a familyhogar dulce hogar familiar home sweet homesin hogar homelessla vida del hogar family life, home life* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=casa) homeartículos del o para el hogar — household goods
hogar, dulce hogar — home, sweet home
hogar de acogida — [para huérfanos, refugiados] home
hogar de ancianos — old folk's home, old people's home
2) (=chimenea) hearth liter3) (Téc) furnace; (Ferro) firebox4) Esp (Educ) home economics* * *a) ( residencia) homeformar or fundar un hogar — to set up home
hogar, dulce hogar — (fr hecha) home sweet home
b) (liter) ( chimenea) hearth* * *= home, household, fireside, hearth.Ex. It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.Ex. For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.Ex. One will therefore be able to access the library catalogue from the comfort of one's own fireside.Ex. The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.----* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = domestic appliances, home appliances.* arreglos del hogar = home repair.* automatización del hogar = home automation.* decoración del hogar = home decorating.* decorar el hogar = decorate + the house.* escolarización en el hogar = homeschool, homeschooling [home schooling].* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* hogar de beneficiencia = almshouse.* hogar de convalecencia = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar del jubilado = retirement centre.* hogar del pensionista = day centre for the elderly, old people's day centre, retirement centre.* hogar de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar deshecho = broken home.* invasión del hogar = home invasion.* mobiliario del hogar = home furniture.* muebles del hogar = home furniture.* no tener hogar = be homeless.* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.* producto para el hogar = household product.* sin hogar = homeless.* tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.* vida en el hogar = home life.* violencia en el hogar = domestic violence.* * *a) ( residencia) homeformar or fundar un hogar — to set up home
hogar, dulce hogar — (fr hecha) home sweet home
b) (liter) ( chimenea) hearth* * *= home, household, fireside, hearth.Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.Ex: One will therefore be able to access the library catalogue from the comfort of one's own fireside.Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = domestic appliances, home appliances.* arreglos del hogar = home repair.* automatización del hogar = home automation.* decoración del hogar = home decorating.* decorar el hogar = decorate + the house.* escolarización en el hogar = homeschool, homeschooling [home schooling].* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* hogar de beneficiencia = almshouse.* hogar de convalecencia = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar del jubilado = retirement centre.* hogar del pensionista = day centre for the elderly, old people's day centre, retirement centre.* hogar de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar deshecho = broken home.* invasión del hogar = home invasion.* mobiliario del hogar = home furniture.* muebles del hogar = home furniture.* no tener hogar = be homeless.* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.* producto para el hogar = household product.* sin hogar = homeless.* tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.* vida en el hogar = home life.* violencia en el hogar = domestic violence.* * *1 (residencia) homeformar or fundar un hogar to set up homeartículos para el hogar household goodslas labores del hogar houseworkmiles de personas se han quedado sin hogar thousands of people have been left homelessla mayoría de estos niños provienen de hogares deshechos most of these children come from broken homeshogar, dulce hogar ( fr hecha); home sweet home2 ( liter) (chimenea) hearthCompuestos:residential home for the elderly, old people's home ( colloq)women's refuge, women's shelter* * *
hogar sustantivo masculino
home;
artículos para el hogar household goods;
las labores del hogar housework;
quedarse sin hogar to be left homeless;
hogar de ancianos residential home for the elderly, old people's home (colloq)
hogar sustantivo masculino
1 (lugar en que se habita) home: no tenía hogar, he was homeless
2 (de una chimenea) hearth, fireplace
3 (asilo) home
(orfanato) orphanage
' hogar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabe
- casa
- chimenea
- empleada
- empleado
- lumbre
- nido
- nostalgia
- nostálgica
- nostálgico
- vagabunda
- vagabundo
- abandono
- artículo
- comodidad
- intemperie
- intimidad
- menaje
- techo
English:
broken
- grate
- hearth
- home
- homecoming
- house
- household
- linen
- domestic
- environment
- fire
- foster
- homeless
- homing
- hostel
- notion
- open
- waif
* * *hogar nm1. [de chimenea] fireplace;[de horno, cocina] grate;pasaron la tarde al calor del hogar they spent the afternoon in front of the hearth2. [domicilio] home;las tareas del hogar the housework;trabajaba como empleada del hogar she worked as a maid;su marido trabaja fuera y ella se ocupa del hogar her husband goes out to work and she's a housewife;en más de la mitad de los hogares del país in more than half of the households in the country;el consumo medio por hogar subió un 3 por ciento average consumption per household o family rose by 3 percent;aquí me siento como en mi propio hogar I feel at home here;el problema de los jóvenes sin hogar the problem of young homeless people;hogar dulce hogar home sweet homehogar del jubilado o pensionista = social centre for elderly people3. [familia] family;quiere casarse y formar un hogar she wants to get married and start a family4. [asignatura] home economics [singular]* * *m fighome* * *hogar nm1) : home2) : hearth, fireplace* * *hogar n1. (casa) home2. (chinenea) fireplace -
14 rumbo
m.1 course.no me gusta el rumbo que están tomando las negociaciones I don't like the direction o turn the negotiations have takenir con rumbo a to be heading forcambió el rumbo de su vida it changed the course of her lifecaminar sin rumbo (fijo) to wander aimlesslyhabrá que corregir el rumbo de la empresa (figurative) we will have to change the company's directionmantener el rumbo to maintain one's courseponer rumbo a to set course forel rumbo de los acontecimientos the course of events2 direction, bearing, destination, way.3 rhumb.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rumbar.* * *1 (dirección) course, direction\con rumbo a / rumbo a bound for, heading for, in the direction ofmarcar el rumbo to set the courseperder el rumbo to go off course 2 figurado to lose one's bearingsponer rumbo a to head for* * *noun m.course, direction, route* * *ISM1) (=dirección) (Aer, Náut) courseperder el rumbo — (Aer, Náut) to go off course
con rumbo a: acababa de despegar con rumbo a Rumanía — it had just taken off for Romania
sin rumbo (fijo) — [pasear] aimlessly; [viajar] with no fixed destination
2) (=tendencia)3) (=generosidad) generosity, lavishness4) LAm (=fiesta) party5) Cono Sur (=herida) cut (on the head)IISM And (Orn) hummingbird* * *1) ( dirección) direction, course; (Náut) coursenavegar con rumbo norte/sur — to sail a northerly/southerly course
poner rumbo a — to set a course for o head for
2) ( esplendidez) lavishness* * *= tack, sense of purpose.Ex. The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.Ex. This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.----* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* con rumbo a = bound for.* desviado de rumbo = off course.* desviarse de rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.* fuera de rumbo = off course.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.* no tener rumbo = lose + Posesivo + way.* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* perdido de rumbo = off course.* rumbo a = en route to, en route for, bound for.* rumbo de colisión = collision course.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.* trazar un rumbo = chart + course.* * *1) ( dirección) direction, course; (Náut) coursenavegar con rumbo norte/sur — to sail a northerly/southerly course
poner rumbo a — to set a course for o head for
2) ( esplendidez) lavishness* * *= tack, sense of purpose.Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* con rumbo a = bound for.* desviado de rumbo = off course.* desviarse de rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.* fuera de rumbo = off course.* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.* no tener rumbo = lose + Posesivo + way.* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.* perdido de rumbo = off course.* rumbo a = en route to, en route for, bound for.* rumbo de colisión = collision course.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.* trazar un rumbo = chart + course.* * *A (dirección) direction, course; ( Náut) coursecaminaba sin rumbo fijo she wandered aimlesslypartió (con) rumbo a Toluca he set off for Tolucaabandonó el país (con) rumbo a Francia she left the country bound for Francenavegábamos con rumbo norte we were sailing northward(s) o north, we were sailing a northerly courseel barco puso rumbo a la costa italiana the boat set a course for o headed for the Italian coastlos acontecimientos han tomado un rumbo trágico events have taken a tragic turna partir de entonces su vida tomó un nuevo rumbo that changed the course of his lifela poesía española inició un nuevo rumbo Spanish poetry began to move in a new direction o took a new turnB (esplendidez) lavishness* * *
rumbo sustantivo masculino ( dirección) direction, course;
(Náut) course;
partió (con) rumbo a Toluca he set off for Toluca;
navegar con rumbo norte to sail a northerly course;
los acontecimientos tomaron un rumbo trágico events took a tragic turn
rumbo sustantivo masculino
1 (dirección) direction, course
poner rumbo a, to head o be bound for
Náut course
puso rumbo a Valencia, he set a course for Valencia
2 (conducta, tendencia) course
perder el rumbo, to lose one's way: deberíamos dar un nuevo rumbo a nuestra política de empleo, we should change our hiring policy
' rumbo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curso
- derrota
- destino
- dirección
- este
- giro
- marcha
- sesgo
- singladura
- vagar
- vagabunda
- vagabundear
- vagabundo
- cauce
- navegante
- navegar
- torcer
- variar
English:
aimless
- aimlessly
- course
- drift
- mooch
- northward
- route
- switch-over
- bound
- head
* * *rumbo nm1. [dirección] [al navegar] course;ir con rumbo a to be heading for;zarparon con rumbo a lo desconocido they set out into the unknown;cambió el rumbo de su vida it changed the course of her life;corregir el rumbo to correct one's course;habrá que corregir el rumbo de la empresa we will have to change the company's direction;mantener el rumbo to maintain one's course;perder el rumbo [barco] to go off course;Fig [persona] to lose one's way;puso rumbo al sur/a Terranova he set a course for the south/for Newfoundland;el rumbo de los acontecimientos the course of events;caminar sin rumbo (fijo) to wander aimlessly;Figtomar otro rumbo to take a different tack;no me gusta el rumbo que están tomando las negociaciones I don't like the direction o turn the negotiations have taken2. [ostentación] lavishness* * *m course;tomar rumbo a head for;perder el rumbo fig lose one’s way;tomar otro rumbo tb fig take a different course* * *rumbo nm1) : direction, coursecon rumbo a: bound for, heading forperder el rumbo: to go off course, to lose one's bearingssin rumbo: aimless, aimlessly2) : ostentation, pomp3) : lavishness, generosity* * *rumbo n1. (de barco, avión) course2. (dirección) direction -
15 cierto
adj.1 true, exact, definite, certain.2 certain, some.3 certain, sure, inescapable, inevitable.intj.1 right, isn't that right, correct, isn't that so.2 sure thing.* * *► adjetivo1 (seguro) certain, sure2 (verdadero) true3 (algún) certain, some1 certainly\en ciertos casos in certain cases, in some casesestar en lo cierto to be rightlo cierto es que... the fact is that...por cierto by the way————————► adverbio1 certainly* * *(f. - cierta)adj.1) certain2) true3) one, some•* * *ADJ1) (=verdadero) true¿es cierto eso? — is that really so?, is that true?
ha mejorado mucho, ¿no es cierto? — it has improved a lot, don't you think?
es cierto, es mejor que nos vayamos — yes o you're right, I think we'd better go
cierto, es un problema grave — it's certainly a serious problem
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estar en lo cierto — to be right•
lo cierto es que — the fact is that, the truth of the matter is thatnadie habló sobre ello pero lo cierto es que todos estaban preocupados — nobody talked about it but the fact is o the truth of the matter is that everyone was worried
2) (=seguro) certain, surelo único cierto es que... — the only sure thing is that...
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saber algo de cierto — to know sth for certain3) [uso indefinido]a) [en sing] a certainen todos sus movimientos había un cierto aire de misterio — everything he did had a certain air of mystery about it
me alejé de allí con una cierta sensación de preocupación — I left there feeling a little anxious, I left there with a certain feeling of anxiety
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en cierta ocasión — on one occasion, onceedad 1), manera 2), modo 2), punto 8), sentido 2., 6)las monedas nacionales se mantendrían en uso durante un cierto tiempo — national currencies would continue to be used for a (certain) time
b) [en pl] some, certaines mejor no hablar de ciertas cosas — some o certain things are better not discussed
4)• por cierto — by the way, incidentally
por cierto, ¿qué es de tu hermano? — by the way, o incidentally, what's your brother doing now?
un libro que, por cierto, recomiendo totalmente — a book which, by the way, o incidentally, I would thoroughly recommend
* * *- ta adjetivo1) ( verdadero) trueah!, es cierto — oh yes, of course
parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? — he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?
lo cierto es que... — the fact is that...
es cierto que... — it is true that...
si bien es cierto que... — while o although it's true to say that...
por cierto — ( a propósito) by the way, incidentally; ( por supuesto) of course
dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió — money which, of course, he never paid back
2) (delante del n) (que no se especifica, define) certainen cierta ocasión... — on one occasion...
durante un cierto tiempo — for a while o a time
* * *- ta adjetivo1) ( verdadero) trueah!, es cierto — oh yes, of course
parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? — he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?
lo cierto es que... — the fact is that...
es cierto que... — it is true that...
si bien es cierto que... — while o although it's true to say that...
por cierto — ( a propósito) by the way, incidentally; ( por supuesto) of course
dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió — money which, of course, he never paid back
2) (delante del n) (que no se especifica, define) certainen cierta ocasión... — on one occasion...
durante un cierto tiempo — for a while o a time
* * *cierto11 = true [truer -comp., truest -sup.].Ex: The Concise AACR2 by Michael Gorman is not a true abridged edition of the full edition, but rather a rewritten distillation of the essential rules and principles.
* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* confirmar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.* conocer a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* demostrar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.* probar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).cierto22 = a measure of, a certain amount of, an element of, certain, some.Ex: Perhaps since they have only an inadequate measure of only one of the five characteristics, the schools ought to recognize their inability to deal with the problems and give up.
Ex: 'I can do it,' he said to himself, with a certain amount of aplomb which years of dealing with problems had given him.Ex: They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.Ex: The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cierto grado de = a degree of.* conceder cierta autoridad sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.* con cierta formación = educated.* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.* con cierto detalle = at some length.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.* en ciertas circunstancias = in certain circumstances.* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.* en cierto grado = something of.* en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.* en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.* un cierto número de = a number of.* * *cierto -taA (verdadero) trueno hay nada de cierto en sus declaraciones there is no truth in his statementuna cosa es cierta: cuando vino no lo sabía one thing's certain o for sure: he didn't know when he cametengo que ir al médico — ¡ah!, es cierto I have to go to the doctor's — oh yes, of course o that's rightparece más joven, ¿no es cierto? he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?estabas en lo cierto you were rightlo cierto es que ha desaparecido the fact is that it has gone, what's certain is that it has gone, one thing's for sure o for certain and that is that it has gonepor cierto by the way, incidentallypor cierto, si la ves dile que me llame by the way o incidentally, if you see her tell her to call mele presté el dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió I lent him the money which, incidentally, he never paid backB ( delante del n)(que no se especifica, define): en cierta ocasión on one occasion, oncecierta clase de gente a certain kind of peoplela noticia causó sensación en ciertos sectores sociales the news caused a sensation in some circlesen cierto modo comprendo lo que dices in some ways I can understand what you're sayinghasta cierto punto tiene razón up to a point you're rightese pueblecito tiene un cierto encanto that little village has a certain charmse respiraba un cierto malestar en el ambiente you could sense a degree of o a slight unease in the atmospheredurante un cierto tiempo for a timecamina con cierta dificultad she has some difficulty walking, she has a certain amount of difficulty walkinguna persona de cierta edad an elderly person* * *
cierto◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ( verdadero) true;
una cosa es cierta one thing's certain;
¡ah!, es cierto oh yes, of course;
parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?;
estabas en lo cierto you were right;
lo cierto es que … the fact is that …;
si bien es cierto que … while o although it's true to say that …;
por cierto ( a propósito) by the way, incidentally
2 ( delante del n) (que no se especifica, define) certain;
de cierta edad of a certain age;
en cierta ocasión on one occasion;
en cierto modo in some ways;
hasta cierto punto up to a point;
durante un cierto tiempo for a while
cierto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no falso) true
(seguro) certain: di por cierto que vendrías, I was sure you would come
lo cierto es que..., the fact is that... yo estaba en lo cierto, I was right
2 (algún) certain: ciertas personas están interesadas, certain people are interested
estoy de acuerdo hasta cierto punto, I agree up to a point
II adverbio certainly
♦ Locuciones: por cierto, by the way
' cierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academicismo
- bien
- cierta
- de
- desahogo
- empezar
- ir
- propósito
- punto
- realidad
- relativamente
- segura
- seguro
- tal
- vagabunda
- vagabundo
- verdadera
- verdadero
- creer
- dejar
- demorar
- demostrar
- falso
- hasta
- lo
- mantener
- matiz
- modo
- parecido
- pesar
- posible
- sentido
- ser
- suponer
- tardar
- valer
English:
accent
- allow for
- by
- certain
- degree
- extent
- fact
- far-fetched
- fashion
- kind
- lip
- manner
- may
- necessarily
- point
- remain
- right
- sense
- so
- some
- something
- sort
- talk
- target
- true
- way
- belie
- certainly
- definitely
- do
- have
- measure
- remind
- strictly
- sure
- type
- untrue
* * *cierto, -a♦ adj1. [verdadero] true;estar en lo cierto to be right;lo cierto es que… the fact is that…;es cierto que… it's true (that…);no es cierto (que…) it is not true (that…);es el hijo de Javier, ¿no es cierto? he's Javier's son, isn't he?;si bien es cierto que… while it is true that…;¿qué hay de cierto en las declaraciones del presidente? what truth is there in the president's statement?2. [seguro] certain, definite;es una señal cierta de su nerviosismo it's a sure sign that they're nervous;todavía no es cierto que vaya a poder participar it's still not certain that she'll be able to take part3. [algún] certain;cierto hombre a certain man;en cierta ocasión once, on one occasion;cierto día, iba caminando por la calle, cuando… I was walking down the street one day, when…;hemos recibido un cierto número de quejas we have received a certain number of o some complaints;tuvo un cierto éxito con su primer disco his first record was a moderate success;me da cierto reparo preguntárselo I'm a bit reluctant to ask her;en cierto modo, han hecho lo que han podido in a way, they did what they could;hasta cierto punto es verdad it's true up to a point♦ advright, certainly;¿lo hizo usted? – cierto did you do it? – that's right;por cierto by the way;por cierto, ¿no te habrás acordado de comprar las entradas? by the way, did you remember to buy the tickets?;si la ves, por cierto, dile que la estoy buscando by the way, if you see her tell her I'm looking for her♦ de cierto loc advfor certain, for sure;lo sé de cierto I know for certain o for sure* * *adj1 ( seguro) certain2 ( verdadero):es cierto it’s true;lo cierto es que … the fact is that …;estar en lo cierto be right3:hasta cierto punto up to a point;un cierto encanto a certain charm;cierto día one day4:por cierto incidentally* * *cierto, -ta adj1) : true, certain, definitelo cierto es que...: the fact is that...2) : certain, onecierto día de verano: one summer daybajo ciertas circunstancias: under certain circumstances3)por cierto : in fact, as a matter of fact♦ ciertamente adv* * *cierto1 adj1. (en general) certain2. (verdadero) truecierto2 adv certainly
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