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61 inquietud

f.

1 worry, anxiety.

tener inquietudes to have an inquiring mind (afán de saber)

2 restlessness, unrest, anxiety, concern.

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inquietud

► nombre femenino

1 (agitación) restlessness

2 (preocupación) worry, anxiety

3 (interés) interest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener inquietudes to have many interests

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noun f.

1) restlessness

2) concern, uneasiness

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SF

1) (=preocupación) concern

expresaron su inquietud por el futuro de sus hijos — they expressed their concern for their children's future

los rumores han provocado inquietud entre los inversores — the rumours have aroused concern among investors

aumenta la inquietud por la proliferación de armas nucleares — concern is growing over the proliferation of nuclear weapons

esperaban su llamada con inquietud — they anxiously awaited her call

2) (=interés) interest

mi hijo no tiene ninguna inquietud — my son isn't interested in anything, my son has no interest in anything

es persona de inquietudes culturales — she has an interest in culture, she has cultural interests

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femenino

a) ( preocupación) worry

inquietud por algo — concern about something

b) ( interés)

es una persona sin inquietudes — she has no interest in anything

su inquietud filosófica — his philosophical preoccupations

c) ( agitación) restlessness

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= concern, disquiet, agitation, unrest, trepidation, uneasiness, worry, fidgets, the, fidgeting, restlessness, interest, unsettling.

Ex. There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.

Ex. There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.

Ex. Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.

Ex. Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.

Ex. Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.

Ex. Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.

Ex. But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.

Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.

Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex. Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.

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* inquietud motora = akathisia.

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femenino

a) ( preocupación) worry

inquietud por algo — concern about something

b) ( interés)

es una persona sin inquietudes — she has no interest in anything

su inquietud filosófica — his philosophical preoccupations

c) ( agitación) restlessness

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= concern, disquiet, agitation, unrest, trepidation, uneasiness, worry, fidgets, the, fidgeting, restlessness, interest, unsettling.

Ex: There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.

Ex: There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.

Ex: Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.

Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.

Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.

Ex: Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.

Ex: But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.

Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.

Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

Ex: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.

* inquietud motora = akathisia.

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inquietud

feminine

1 (preocupación) worry

una serie de inquietudes relacionadas con la ecología a series of ecology-related worries o concerns

existe gran inquietud por el futuro de los astilleros there is a great deal of anxiety o concern over the future of the shipyards

la creciente inquietud por su estado the increasing worry o anxiety o uneasiness over its state

2

(interés): es una persona sin inquietudes she has no interest in anything

la inquietud filosófica del poeta the poet's philosophical preoccupations

3 (agitación) restlessness

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inquietud sustantivo femenino
a) ( preocupación) worry;

inquietud por algo concern about sth
b) ( interés):

◊ es una persona sin inquietudes she has no interest in anything;

su inquietud filosófica his philosophical preoccupations
inquietud sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de sosiego) worry
2 (falta de quietud) restlessness
3 (interés, inclinación) (más en pl) no tiene inquietudes, he has no interest in anything
' inquietud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malestar
- menear
- preocupación
English:
agitation
- alarm
- anxiety
- legitimate
- queasiness
- worry
- concern
- discomfort
- disquiet
- disturb
- trepidation
- unease

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inquietud nf

1. [preocupación] worry, anxiety;

esperan el resultado con inquietud they are anxiously awaiting the result;

hay inquietud por el comportamiento de la inflación people are worried o concerned about inflation

2. [afán de saber]
desde pequeño mostró sus inquietudes musicales she showed musical leanings from an early age;

tener inquietudes to have an inquiring mind;

tiene inquietudes por la botánica he's very interested in botany;

mis alumnos no tienen inquietudes de ningún tipo my pupils aren't interested in anything

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inquietud

f

1 worry, anxiety

2 intelectual interest

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inquietud nf

1) : anxiety, uneasiness, worry

2) agitación: restlessness

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inquietud n (preocupación) worry [pl. worries]

Spanish-English dictionary > inquietud
62 jovial

adj.

1 jovial, cheerful.

2 jolly, funny, happy, merry.

3 sunny.

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jovial

► adjetivo

1 jovial, cheerful, good-humoured

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ADJ jolly, cheerful

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adjetivo jovial, cheerful

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= cheerful, jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], blithe, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.

Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.

Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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adjetivo jovial, cheerful

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= cheerful, jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], blithe, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.

Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.

Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

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jovial

adjective

jovial, cheerful

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jovial adjetivo
jovial, cheerful
jovial adjetivo jovial, good-humoured: nos lo dijo en un tono jovial, he told us about it in a jovial manner
' jovial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salada
- salado
English:
good-humoured
- jolly
- jovial
- rollicking
- good

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jovial adj

jovial, cheerful

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jovial

adj cheerful

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jovial adj

: jovial, cheerful

♦ jovialmente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > jovial
63 laguna

f.

1 lagoon (lago).

2 gap.

3 blank, void, gap, lacuna.

4 Laguna.

5 loophole.

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laguna

► nombre femenino

1 small lake, lagoon

2 figurado (de conocimiento) gap; (de la memoria) memory lapse

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SF

1) (Geog) [en el interior] pool; [en la costa] lagoon

2) [en conocimientos] gap

sabe bien el inglés, pero tiene muchas lagunas — he knows English well but has many gaps

laguna legal — (legal) loophole, loophole in the law

3) [en libro, manuscrito] gap, lacuna frm

4) [en proceso] hiatus, gap, break

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femenino

1) ( de agua dulce) lake, pool; ( de agua salada) lagoon

2)

a) (vacío, imperfección) gap

las lagunas de la legislación — the omissions in the legislation

b) ( en la memoria) memory lapse

•

- laguna jurídica

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= gap, pond, loophole, lagoon, gaping hole.

Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex. This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.

Ex. Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.

Ex. The author describes a technique for processing the collected data concerning water, particulate and sediments in the lagoon of Venice.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

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* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* laguna informativa = information gap.

* laguna legal = loophole.

* lagunas = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.].

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femenino

1) ( de agua dulce) lake, pool; ( de agua salada) lagoon

2)

a) (vacío, imperfección) gap

las lagunas de la legislación — the omissions in the legislation

b) ( en la memoria) memory lapse

•

- laguna jurídica

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= gap, pond, loophole, lagoon, gaping hole.

Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex: This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.

Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.

Ex: The author describes a technique for processing the collected data concerning water, particulate and sediments in the lagoon of Venice.

Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

* cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.

* cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.

* laguna informativa = information gap.

* laguna legal = loophole.

* lagunas = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.].

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laguna

feminine

A (de agua dulce) lake, pool; (de agua salada) lagoon

B

1 (vacío, imperfección) gap, lacuna ( frml)

este caso demuestra las lagunas que existen en nuestra legislación this case demonstrates the lacunae o the omissions o the gaps in our legislation

la laguna informativa sobre el tema the lack of information on the subject

tengo una gran laguna en historia there are huge gaps in my knowledge of history

2 (en la memoria) memory lapse

se me hizo una laguna my mind went blank

¿cuando toma, sufre lagunas? ( Col); when you drink, do you suffer from loss of memory?

Compuestos:

● laguna fiscal

tax loophole

● laguna jurídica

legal loophole

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laguna sustantivo femenino
1 ( de agua dulce) lake, pool;
( de agua salada) lagoon
2
a) (en estudio, artículo) gap

b) ( en la memoria) memory lapse

laguna sustantivo femenino
1 small lake
2 fig (de la memoria, de un trabajo) gap: su tesis tiene enormes lagunas, his thesis is incomplete
esta biblioteca tiene enormes lagunas en literatura, there is a lack of literature in this library
' laguna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salina
- estero
English:
gap
- lagoon
- loophole
- loop
- pond

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laguna nf

1. [lago] [de agua salada] lagoon;
[de agua dulce] pool
2. [en memoria] gap;

tengo lagunas importantes en latín I have some major gaps in my knowledge of Latin

3. [en colección] gap

4. [en leyes, reglamento] loophole

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laguna

f

1 lagoon

2 fig

gap

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laguna nf

1) : lagoon

2) : lacuna, gap

Spanish-English dictionary > laguna
64 lógica

f.

logic, method, logicality.

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lógica

► nombre femenino

1 logic

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lógica matemática mathematical logic

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1. noun f.
logic
2. f., (m. - lógico)
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SF logic

- ser de una lógica aplastante

lógica booleana — Boolean logic

lógica borrosa, lógica difusa — fuzzy logic

lógica simbólica — symbolic logic
lógico
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femenino

a) ( coherencia) logic

carece de toda lógica — there is no logic to it

b) (Fil) logic

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= logic, ratio decidendi, reasonability.

Ex. For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.

Ex. An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.

Ex. A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.

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* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa = random fuzzy set.

* conjunto de lógica difusa = fuzzy set.

* conjuntos de lógica difusa = fuzzy clustering.

* especialista en la lógica = logician.

* lógica booleana = Boolean logic.

* lógica borrosa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica contextual = contextual logic.

* lógica de búsqueda = search logic.

* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación = weighted-term search logic.

* lógica de términos ponderados = weighted term logic.

* lógica difusa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica imprecisa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica matemática = mathematical logic.

* lógica modal = modal logic.

* lógica simbólica = symbolic logic.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* operador de lógica booleana = Boolean logic operator.

* procesador de lógica difusa = fuzzy query processor.

* recuperación de información de lógica difusa = fuzzy data retrieval.

* señal lógica = logical signal.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sistema de lógica difusa = fuzzy system.

* suma lógica = logical sum.

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

* variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.

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femenino

a) ( coherencia) logic

carece de toda lógica — there is no logic to it

b) (Fil) logic

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= logic, ratio decidendi, reasonability.

Ex: For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.

Ex: An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.

Ex: A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa = random fuzzy set.

* conjunto de lógica difusa = fuzzy set.

* conjuntos de lógica difusa = fuzzy clustering.

* especialista en la lógica = logician.

* lógica booleana = Boolean logic.

* lógica borrosa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica contextual = contextual logic.

* lógica de búsqueda = search logic.

* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación = weighted-term search logic.

* lógica de términos ponderados = weighted term logic.

* lógica difusa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica imprecisa = fuzzy logic.

* lógica matemática = mathematical logic.

* lógica modal = modal logic.

* lógica simbólica = symbolic logic.

* modelo de lógica difusa = fuzzy model.

* operador de lógica booleana = Boolean logic operator.

* procesador de lógica difusa = fuzzy query processor.

* recuperación de información de lógica difusa = fuzzy data retrieval.

* señal lógica = logical signal.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sistema de lógica difusa = fuzzy system.

* suma lógica = logical sum.

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

* variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.

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lógica

feminine

1 (coherencia) logic

lo que hizo carece de toda lógica there was no logic to what she did, what she did was completely illogical

2 ( Fil) logic

Compuestos:

● lógica matemática

mathematical logic

● lógica simbólica

formal o symbolic logic

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lógica sustantivo femenino
logic
lógico,-a adjetivo logical: es lógico que te enfades, it's natural for you to get angry
lógica sustantivo femenino logic: está fuera de toda lógica, it's completely illogical
' lógica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sentida
- sentido
- aplastante
- encontrar
English:
add up
- logic
- rationale
- hold

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lógica nf

1. [ciencia] logic

Comp
Informát lógica booleana Boolean logic; Informát lógica borrosa fuzzy logic; Informát lógica difusa fuzzy logic;
lógica matemática mathematical logic

2. [coherencia] logic;

por lógica obviously;

tener lógica to make sense;

eso no tiene lógica that doesn't make any sense

3. ver lógico

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lógica

f logic

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lógica nf

: logic

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lógica n logic

Spanish-English dictionary > lógica
65 mucho

adj.

a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.

adv.

1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.

2 very often, too often.

m.

a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.

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mucho

► adjetivo

1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much

■ hicieron mucho ruido they made a lot of noise

■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money

■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?

2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many

■ son muchos socios en ese club the club has a lot of members

■ hay mucha gente esperando there are a lot of people waiting

■ tiene muchos discos he's got lots of records

■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses

■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?

■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold

■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty

3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many

■ es mucho trabajo para una sola persona it's too much work for just one person

■ el proyecto supone demasiados problemas the project involves too many problems

■ ya son muchas preguntas that's far too many questions

► pronombre

1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many

■ no me queda mucho por hacer I haven't got much left to do

■ muchos de ellos acudieron many of them came

■ muchos de mis amigos viven en el extranjero a lot of my friends live abroad

■ muchos dicen que no es apto para el trabajo a lot of people say he's not suitable for the job

► adverbio

1 (de cantidad) a lot, much

■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse

■ era mucho más peligroso de lo que pensábamos it was much more dangerous than we thought

■ se preocupa mucho por ellos he worries a lot about them

■ me gusta mucho I like it a lot

■ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

■ me alegro mucho de verte I'm very pleased to see you

■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much

■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good

2 (de tiempo)

■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later

■ hace mucho que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for a long time

3 (de frecuencia) often

■ no vienen mucho por aquí they don't come here often

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como mucho at the most

■ te pagarán como mucho treinta euros they'll pay you thirty euros at the most

con mucho by far

■ es con mucho el mejor concursante he's the best competitor by far

muy mucho familiar very much so

ni con mucho nowhere near as

■ no es ni con mucho tan inteligente he's nowhere near as clever

ni mucho menos far from

■ no es ni mucho menos tonto he's far from stupid

por mucho que however much

■ por mucho que lo intentes no lo conseguirás you won't get it however much you try

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1. (f. - mucha)
adj.

many, much, a lot of, plenty of
2. adv.
much, a lot

- como mucho
- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)
pron.

many, much, a lot

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, much

tengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money

había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there

¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?

no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money

hace mucho calor — it's very hot

tengo mucho frío — I'm very cold

tengo mucha hambre — I'm very hungry

tengo mucha sed — I'm very thirsty

tuve mucha suerte — I was very lucky

no hace mucho tiempo — not long ago

llevo aquí mucho tiempo — I've been here a long time

2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, many

tiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants

muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so

se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times

¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?

no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake

3) * [con singular colectivo]

había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there

hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around

mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back

4) (=demasiado)

es mucho dinero para un niño — it's too much money for a child

es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you

esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, much

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do

tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened

el plan tiene mucho de positivo — there's a lot about the plan that is positive

su discurso tiene mucho de fascista — his rhetoric contains a lot of fascist elements

¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?

no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do

-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"

b) [referido a tiempo] long

¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?

no tardes mucho — don't be long

¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?

-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"

hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing

2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, many

somos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us

son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to

muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...

muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent

-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"

¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?

-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"

3. ADV

1) (=en gran cantidad) a lot

come mucho — she eats a lot

te quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot

viene mucho — he comes often o a lot

me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot

sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot

- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"

alegrarse mucho — to be very glad

correr mucho — to run fast

lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry

¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *

trabajar mucho — to work hard

• mucho antes — long before

• mucho más — much o a lot more

• mucho menos — much o a lot less

• muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *

• si no es mucho pedir — if that's not asking too much

eso es mucho pedir — it's a lot to ask

• pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying

• mucho peor — much o a lot worse

2) [en respuestas]

-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"

-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"

3) [otras locuciones]

• como mucho — at (the) most

como mucho leo un libro al mes — at (the) most I read one book a month

• con mucho — by far, far and away

fue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best

no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas

• cuando mucho — frm at (the) most

• tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb

• ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he was

mi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it

• por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you study

por mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him

* * *
I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

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* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *
I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *

mucho¹

adverb

1

salen mucho they go out a lot

no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot

¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?

me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lot

ahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better now

esto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologists

trabaja mucho he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?

me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very much

por mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to you

por mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear you

después de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreement

mucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either

2

(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much

para locs ver mucho³ pron C. (↑ mucho (3))

mucho² - cha

adjective

A

1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

tiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin C

no le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for him

había mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people there

sucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago

¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?

una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life

2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?

sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attending

muchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungry

seis hijos son muchos six children's a lot

somos muchos there are a lot of us

B ( sing)

1 ( fam)

(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish it

hoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like that

mucho³ - cha

pronoun

A

(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untrue

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …

muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosen

B

mucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages

¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?

mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met you

C ( en locs):

como mucho at (the) most

costará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) most

con mucho by far, easily

fue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by far

cuando mucho at (the) most

ni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you advice

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

mucho 1 adverbio
a) ‹salir/ayudar› a lot;

‹ trabajar› hard;
◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;

me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussion
b) ( en respuestas):

◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) ( sing) a lot of;

(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
◊ mucho vino a lot of wine;

no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungry
b) (pl) many, a lot of;

◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;

hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
a) ( sing) a lot;

( en oraciones negativas) much;
◊ mucho de lo dicho a lot of what was said;

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
b) (pl) many;

◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;

muchos de nosotros many of us
2
◊ mucho

a) ( referido a tiempo):

◊ hace mucho que no la veo I haven't seen her for a long time;

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
b) ( en locs)

◊ como mucho at (the) most;

con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few

* * *

mucho, -a

♦ adj

1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;

comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;

había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;

producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;

tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;

no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;

no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;

¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;

no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;

hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;

hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;

¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;

¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!

2. (singular) [demasiado]
hay mucho niño aquí there are rather a lot of kids here;

mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;

ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;
Fam
es mucho hombre he's a real man;

es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;

es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;
Fam
mucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible

♦ pron
(singular) a lot;
* * *

mucho

I adj

1 singular a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

mucho tiempo a lot of time;

no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;

tengo mucho frío I am very cold;

es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for me

2 plural a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

muchos amigos a lot of friends;

no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friends

II pron

1 singular a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lot

2 plural a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;

muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …

III adv

1 a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;

nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;

hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;

¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?

2

:

como mucho at the most;

10 meses dan para mucho o

dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;

no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;

ni mucho menos far from it;

por mucho que however much

* * *

mucho adv

1) : much, a lot

mucho más: much more

le gusta mucho: he likes it a lot

2) : long, a long time

tardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here

3)

por mucho que : no matter how much

mucho, - cha adj

1) : a lot of, many, much

mucha gente: a lot of people

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages

2)

muchas veces : often

mucho, - cha pron

1) : a lot, many, much

hay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to do

muchas no vinieron: many didn't come

2)

cuando mucho or

como mucho : at most

3)

con mucho : by far

4)

ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it

* * *

mucho¹ adj

1. (en general) a lot of / lots of

como mucho queso I eat a lot of cheese

lee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiar

como mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tenemos mucho tiempo we haven't got much time

¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tiene muchos amigos he hasn't got many friends

¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?

2. (otras expresiones) very

hace mucho calor it's very hot

tengo muchas ganas de verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you

mucho² adv

1. (en general) a lot

esta planta ha crecido mucho this plant has grown a lot

los atletas se entrenan mucho athletes train a lot

me gusta mucho I like it a lot

trabajamos mucho we work hard

lo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry

2. (comparaciones) much

era mucho más fácil de lo que pensaba it was much easier than I thought

comes mucho más que yo you eat much more than me

3. (mucho tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no te veo I haven't see you for a long time

como mucho at the most

ni con mucho nowhere near as

ni mucho menos far from

no está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finished

por mucho que however much

mucho³ pron

1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot

aún me queda mucho por hacer I've still got a lot left to do

2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot

no es mucho lo que pides you're not asking for much

3. (con plurales) many / a lot

muchos de sus amigos acudieron many of his friends came

Spanish-English dictionary > mucho
66 método

m.

1 method, manner, mode, process.

2 procedure, specific way of performing an action.

* * *

método

► nombre masculino

1 method

2 (en pedagogía) course

* * *

noun m.

method

* * *

SM

1) (=procedimiento) method

sus métodos de enseñanza son un poco anticuados — his teaching methods are a bit old-fashioned

el mejor método para acabar con los gérmenes — the best way of killing off germs

método anticonceptivo — method of contraception

método audiovisual — audiovisual method

método del ritmo — rhythm method

2) (=organización)

no obtienen resultados porque les falta método — they don't get any results because they are not methodical (enough)

trabajar con método — to work methodically

3) (=manual) manual

* * *

masculino method

el mejor método para aprobar — the best way to pass

con método — methodically

* * *

= approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, design, mechanism, method, tack.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.

Ex. This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.

Ex. There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.

Ex. The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.

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* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.

* basado en un método empírico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* como un método para = as a means of.

* explorar métodos = explore + roads.

* indizar según el método KWIC = KWIC-index.

* método analítico = analytical method.

* método anticonceptivo = contraceptive method.

* método automatizado = computer-based method.

* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* método Cloze = Cloze method.

* método cualitativo = qualitative method.

* método de actuación = clinical practice.

* método de aprendizaje = learning style, learning method.

* método de búsqueda = search paradigm.

* método de clustering aglutinador = agglomerative clustering method.

* método de comunicación = communication pathway.

* método deductivo = deductive method.

* método de enseñanza = teaching method.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* método de gestión = managerial style.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* método de la coocurrencia de términos = co-word method, co-word method, co-word method.

* método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF) = Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).

* método de la media ponderada = weighted means method.

* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.

* Método de la Secuencia Crítica = Critical Path Method (CPM).

* método Delphi, el = Delphi method, the.

* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV) = Discrimination Value model (DV).

* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.

* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* método de puntuación = scoring technique.

* método de trabajo = working method.

* método de Two-Poisson (2P) = Two-Poisson model (2P).

* método docente = teaching method.

* método escalonado = stations approach.

* método estadístico = statistical method.

* método inductivo = inductive method.

* método Maze = Maze method.

* método por simulación = simulation method, simulation approach.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* según un método prescrito = clerically.

* * *

masculino method

el mejor método para aprobar — the best way to pass

con método — methodically

* * *

= approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, design, mechanism, method, tack.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.

Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.

Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.

Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.

* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.

* basado en un método empírico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* como un método para = as a means of.

* explorar métodos = explore + roads.

* indizar según el método KWIC = KWIC-index.

* método analítico = analytical method.

* método anticonceptivo = contraceptive method.

* método automatizado = computer-based method.

* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].

* método Cloze = Cloze method.

* método cualitativo = qualitative method.

* método de actuación = clinical practice.

* método de aprendizaje = learning style, learning method.

* método de búsqueda = search paradigm.

* método de clustering aglutinador = agglomerative clustering method.

* método de comunicación = communication pathway.

* método deductivo = deductive method.

* método de enseñanza = teaching method.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* método de gestión = managerial style.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* método de la coocurrencia de términos = co-word method, co-word method, co-word method.

* método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF) = Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).

* método de la media ponderada = weighted means method.

* método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.

* Método de la Secuencia Crítica = Critical Path Method (CPM).

* método Delphi, el = Delphi method, the.

* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV) = Discrimination Value model (DV).

* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.

* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.

* método de pensamiento en voz alta = thinking aloud method.

* método de puntuación = scoring technique.

* método de trabajo = working method.

* método de Two-Poisson (2P) = Two-Poisson model (2P).

* método docente = teaching method.

* método escalonado = stations approach.

* método estadístico = statistical method.

* método inductivo = inductive method.

* método Maze = Maze method.

* método por simulación = simulation method, simulation approach.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* según un método prescrito = clerically.

* * *

método

masculine

A (procedimiento) method

métodos de tortura methods of torture

todos aplicaron el mismo método everyone used o employed the same method

el mejor método para aprobar es estudiar the best way to pass is to study

no conozco ningún método para quitar esa mancha I don't know any way of getting that stain out

Compuestos:

● método analítico

analytic method

● método anticonceptivo

contraceptive method, method of contraception

● método sintético

synthetic method

B (de aprendizaje, enseñanza) method

Compuestos:

● método audiovisual

audiovisual method

● método directo

direct method

C (libro de texto) course book; (manual) handbook

D (orden) method

trabajar/proceder con método to work/proceed methodically

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método sustantivo masculino
method;
◊ con método methodically

método sustantivo masculino
1 method: hay varios métodos para conseguir agua, there are different ways to obtain water
2 Educ course: ¿qué métodos tienen para enseñar inglés?, what English courses do you sell?

' método' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diafragma
- ensayar
- innovador
- innovadora
- litografía
- procedimiento
- superada
- superado
- técnica
- usar
- aplicación
- aplicar
- bueno
- clásico
- demostrar
- garrote
- imaginar
- implantar
- ineficacia
- ineficaz
- infalible
- ingeniar
- probar
- recomendado
- riguroso
- seguir
- seguro
- sistema
- sistemático
- votación
English:
accepted
- employ
- method
- process
- rhythm method
- system
- underhand
- wasteful
- familiarity

* * *

método nm

1. [sistema] method;

no estoy de acuerdo con sus métodos de hacer las cosas I don't agree with her way of doing things o her methods

Comp
método anticonceptivo method of contraception;
el método (de) Ogino the rhythm method

2. [modo ordenado] method;

proceder con método to proceed methodically

3. [educativo] method;

un método de mecanografía a method of teaching typing

* * *

método

m method

* * *

método nm

: method

* * *

método n method

Spanish-English dictionary > método
67 peligro

m.

1 danger.

correr peligro (de) to be in danger (of)

estar/poner en peligro to be/put at risk

en peligro de extinción endangered (especie, animal)

fuera de peligro out of danger

¡peligro de muerte! danger! (en letrero)

peligro de incendio fire hazard (en letrero)

ser un peligro to be dangerous o a menace

2 dangerous situation, hazard, hazardous situation, pitfall.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

peligro

► nombre masculino

1 danger

2 familiar (persona) menace

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FRASEOLOGÍA

correr peligro de to be in danger of

estar en peligro to be in danger

estar fuera de peligro to be out of danger

poner algo en peligro to endanger something, put something at risk

poner en peligro la vida de alguien to put somebody's life at risk

'Peligro de muerte' "Danger"

* * *

noun m.

1) danger

2) hazard

3) menace

* * *

SM [gen] danger, peril liter; (=riesgo) risk

en peligro de extinción — in danger of extinction

no hay peligro de la vida de la madre — the mother's life is not in danger

estos gases constituyen un peligro para la salud — these gases pose a risk to health, these gases pose a health hazard

¡ese niño es un peligro andante! — hum that child is a walking disaster area!

• correr peligro, corre el peligro de que lo descubran — he runs the risk of being found out

bajo esta roca no corremos peligro — we're in no danger under this rock, we're free from danger under this rock

• estar en peligro — to be in danger

está fuera de peligro — he's out of danger

• poner en peligro — to endanger, put at risk, jeopardize

peligro de incendio — fire risk, fire hazard

peligro de muerte — danger

peligro amarillo — yellow peril

* * *

masculino danger, peril (liter)

estar en or correr peligro — persona to be in danger; vida to be in danger o at risk

esta escalera es un peligro para los niños — this staircase is a hazard for children

un peligro para la salud — a health risk

poner a alguien en peligro — to put somebody at risk, to endanger somebody

poner algo en peligro — to put something at risk, to jeopardize something

correr el peligro de + inf — to be in danger of -ing

corres el peligro de que te despidan — you run the risk of being fired

estar fuera de peligro — to be out of danger

peligro de incendio — fire hazard

peligro de muerte — danger

- peligro público

* * *

= danger, hazard, risk, peril.

Ex. Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.

Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

Ex. This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.

Ex. The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.

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* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* correr el peligro de = be in danger (of), run + the danger of.

* correr peligro = be at risk.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* en peligro = endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's way.

* esconder peligros para = hold + pitfalls for.

* especie en peligro = endangered species.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* franquear un peligro = negotiate + hazard.

* fuera de peligro = out of the woods, out of harm's way.

* invitar al peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* libre de peligro = free of danger.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.

* peligro biológico = biological risk.

* peligro de incendio = fire risk, fire hazard.

* peligro oculto = hidden danger.

* peligro para el medio ambiente = environmental hazard.

* peligro para la salud = health hazard.

* peligro para la seguridad = safety hazard, security risk.

* peligro público = public danger.

* peligro + surgir = danger + arise.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* presentar peligro = present + danger.

* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.

* proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.

* puesta en peligro = endangerment.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* señal de peligro = danger signal.

* sin peligro alguno = safely.

* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* suponer peligro = hold + danger.

* * *

masculino danger, peril (liter)

estar en or correr peligro — persona to be in danger; vida to be in danger o at risk

esta escalera es un peligro para los niños — this staircase is a hazard for children

un peligro para la salud — a health risk

poner a alguien en peligro — to put somebody at risk, to endanger somebody

poner algo en peligro — to put something at risk, to jeopardize something

correr el peligro de + inf — to be in danger of -ing

corres el peligro de que te despidan — you run the risk of being fired

estar fuera de peligro — to be out of danger

peligro de incendio — fire hazard

peligro de muerte — danger

- peligro público

* * *

= danger, hazard, risk, peril.

Ex: Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.

Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

Ex: This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.

Ex: The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* correr el peligro de = be in danger (of), run + the danger of.

* correr peligro = be at risk.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* en peligro = endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's way.

* esconder peligros para = hold + pitfalls for.

* especie en peligro = endangered species.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* franquear un peligro = negotiate + hazard.

* fuera de peligro = out of the woods, out of harm's way.

* invitar al peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* libre de peligro = free of danger.

* mantener Algo fuera de peligro = keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.

* no verse en peligro = be uncompromised by.

* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.

* peligro biológico = biological risk.

* peligro de incendio = fire risk, fire hazard.

* peligro oculto = hidden danger.

* peligro para el medio ambiente = environmental hazard.

* peligro para la salud = health hazard.

* peligro para la seguridad = safety hazard, security risk.

* peligro público = public danger.

* peligro + surgir = danger + arise.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* presentar peligro = present + danger.

* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.

* proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.

* puesta en peligro = endangerment.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* señal de peligro = danger signal.

* sin peligro alguno = safely.

* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* suponer peligro = hold + danger.

* * *

peligro

masculine

danger, peril ( liter)

siempre se expone al peligro she's always exposing herself to danger

su vida está en or corre peligro his life is in danger o is threatened o at risk o ( liter) in peril

puso en peligro su propia vida she put her own life in danger, she risked her own life

esta escalera es un peligro para los niños this staircase is a hazard o is dangerous for children

el incidente puede poner en peligro las negociaciones the incident could put the negotiations at risk, the incident could jeopardize o endanger the negotiations

corres el peligro de que se te adelanten you run the risk of others beating you to it

corre el peligro de perder un ojo she is in danger of losing an eye

el enfermo está fuera de peligro the patient is out of danger

[ S ] peligro de incendio fire hazard

[ S ] peligro de muerte danger

Compuestos:

● peligro biológico

biohazard

● peligro público

( fam); menace, public nuisance

* * *

Del verbo peligrar: ( conjugate peligrar)

peligro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

peligró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
peligrar
peligro
peligrar ( conjugate peligrar) verbo intransitivo
to be at risk;
◊ hacer peligro algo to put sth at risk

peligro sustantivo masculino
danger;
estar en or correr peligro [ persona] to be in danger;

[ vida] to be in danger o at risk;
◊ un peligro para la salud a health risk;

poner algo/a algn en peligro to put sth/sb at risk;
corren el peligro de perder la final they're in danger of losing the final;
corres el peligro de que te despidan you run the risk of being fired;
estar fuera de peligro to be out of danger;

( on signs) peligro de incendio fire hazard
peligrar verbo intransitivo to be in danger, to be threatened: sus imprudencias hacen peligrar el negocio, his carelessness is jeopardizing his business
peligro sustantivo masculino
1 (situación) danger, risk: corrió el peligro de caerse por la ventana, he ran the risk of falling out of the window
2 (persona) menace: ese hombre es un peligro público, that man is a public menace
3 (amenaza, riesgo) hazard
peligro de incendio, fire hazard
' peligro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alertar
- arriesgada
- arriesgado
- calma
- comprometer
- correr
- ecologista
- enfrentarse
- exponer
- exponerse
- fuera
- hipotecar
- ingestión
- inseguridad
- pro
- remota
- remoto
- rescatar
- retroceder
- salvar
- segura
- seguro
- sortear
- volver
- zafarse
- acechar
- acobardar
- afrontar
- alarma
- atención
- confrontar
- desafiar
- desafío
- desprecio
- en
- encerrar
- enfrentar
- escapada
- escapar
- evadir
- extinción
- imperturbable
- librar
- percibir
- público
- resguardar
- seguridad
English:
avert
- brave
- clear
- compromise
- court
- danger
- danger area
- endanger
- endangered
- grave
- hazard
- in
- jeopardy
- leopard
- life-threatening
- menace
- nerve
- overhang
- peril
- premonition
- recede
- risk
- safe
- scent
- shelter
- smell
- society
- species
- breach
- health
- heedless
- imperil
- jeopardize
- line
- oblivious
- safely
- still

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peligro nm

1. [situación] danger;

ya ha pasado el peligro the danger has passed;

correr peligro (de) to be in danger (of);

corremos el peligro de que se enfade there's a danger that he'll get angry;

estar/poner en peligro to be/put at risk;

una especie en peligro de extinción an endangered species;

un animal en peligro de extinción an animal threatened with extinction;

fuera de peligro out of danger;

¡peligro de muerte! [en letrero] danger!;

peligro de incendio [en letrero] fire hazard

2. [persona, objeto]
ser un peligro to be dangerous;

ese cable eléctrico es un peligro that electric cable is dangerous;

un peligro público a public menace

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peligro

m danger;

correr peligro be in danger;

poner en peligro endanger, put at risk;

su vida no corre peligro his life is not at risk;

fuera de peligro out of danger;

sin peligro without risk

* * *

peligro nm

1) : danger, peril

2) : risk

correr peligro de: to run the risk of

* * *

peligro n (situación) danger

su vida está en peligro his life is in danger

cruzar la carretera es un peligro crossing the road is dangerous

correr peligro to be in danger

poner en peligro to endanger / to put at risk

Spanish-English dictionary > peligro
68 poner de manifiesto

poner de manifiesto

to make evident

* * *

(v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up

Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex. Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.

Ex. Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.

Ex. The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.

Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.

Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

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(v.) = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up

Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.

Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.

Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.

Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Spanish-English dictionary > poner de manifiesto
69 poner de relieve

poner de relieve

figurado to emphasize, highlight, underline

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poner de relieve

to emphasize

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(v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal

Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex. The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.

Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

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(v.) = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal

Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform.

Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

Spanish-English dictionary > poner de relieve
70 posición de comienzo

(n.) = offset value

Ex. Once the data diskette has been packed, records saved on it may have new offset values.

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(n.) = offset value

Ex: Once the data diskette has been packed, records saved on it may have new offset values.

Spanish-English dictionary > posición de comienzo
71 postprocesamiento

= post-processing.

Nota: Cualquier tarea relacionada con la manipulación de la información obtenida de una fuente bibliográfica.

Ex. Downloading and post-processing of information retrieved from on-line data bases adds to the value of search results.

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= post-processing.

Nota: Cualquier tarea relacionada con la manipulación de la información obtenida de una fuente bibliográfica.

Ex: Downloading and post-processing of information retrieved from on-line data bases adds to the value of search results.

Spanish-English dictionary > postprocesamiento
72 preocupación

f.

1 worry, trouble, concern, care.

2 worry, concern.

3 preoccupation, anxious care, pre-occupation, preoccupancy.

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preocupación

► nombre femenino

1 worry

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noun f.

concern, preoccupation, worry

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SF

1) (=inquietud) worry, concern; (=miedo) fear

tiene la preocupación de que su mujer le es infiel — he is worried that his wife is unfaithful to him

2) LAm (=preferencia) special consideration, priority, preference

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femenino

a) ( problema) worry

les causa muchas preocupaciones — she causes them a lot of worry o problems

b) ( inquietud) concern

un motivo de preocupación — cause for concern

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= concern, preoccupation, solicitude, worry, dismay.

Ex. There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.

Ex. In our preoccupation with technology, we must not lose sight of the ideology of the catalog.

Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

Ex. Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.

Ex. The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.

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* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.

* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* despreocupación = nonchalance.

* expresar preocupación = voice + concern.

* expresar preocupación por = express + alarm at.

* libre de preocupaciones = worry-free.

* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).

* motivo de preocupación = cause for alarm, cause for concern, cause of concern.

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* preocupación excesiva = overconcern.

* preocupación por el estatus = status-anxiety.

* preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.

* preocupación por uno mismo = self-concern.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.

* sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.

* trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.

* vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.

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femenino

a) ( problema) worry

les causa muchas preocupaciones — she causes them a lot of worry o problems

b) ( inquietud) concern

un motivo de preocupación — cause for concern

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= concern, preoccupation, solicitude, worry, dismay.

Ex: There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.

Ex: In our preoccupation with technology, we must not lose sight of the ideology of the catalog.

Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.

Ex: The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.

* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.

* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* despreocupación = nonchalance.

* expresar preocupación = voice + concern.

* expresar preocupación por = express + alarm at.

* libre de preocupaciones = worry-free.

* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).

* motivo de preocupación = cause for alarm, cause for concern, cause of concern.

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* preocupación excesiva = overconcern.

* preocupación por el estatus = status-anxiety.

* preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.

* preocupación por uno mismo = self-concern.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.

* sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.

* trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.

* vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.

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preocupación

feminine

1 (problema) worry

tiene tantas preocupaciones que no puede dormir he has so many worries that he can't sleep

les causa muchas preocupaciones she causes them a lot of worry o problems

su mayor preocupación es el bienestar de sus hijos her main worry o concern is for the well-being of her children

2 (inquietud) concern

la subida del precio del petróleo es un motivo de preocupación the rise in oil prices is cause for concern

la contaminación es una de las principales causas de preocupación en las grandes ciudades pollution is one of the main worries o one of the main causes for concern in large cities

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preocupación sustantivo femenino
a) ( problema) worry;

◊ les causa muchas preocupaciones she causes them a lot of worry o problems

b) ( inquietud) concern

preocupación sustantivo femenino worry, concern: tiene muchas preocupaciones, he has a lot of problems
' preocupación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreocuparse
- disgusto
- miedo
- mirar
- peso
- respiro
- sonar
- tranquila
- tranquilo
- vivir
- abstraerse
- ansiedad
- aprensión
- comedura de coco
- cuidado
- evitar
- inquietud
- mayor
- tranquilidad
- tranquilizar
- vela
English:
alarm
- anxiety
- care
- concern
- genuine
- nagging
- preoccupation
- worry
- anxious
- anxiously
- concerned
- do
- drinking
- sick
- troubled
- world
- worried

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preocupación nf

concern, worry;

mi mayor preocupación es no perder el empleo my main concern is not to lose my job;

su preocupación por el dinero ha llegado a alturas absurdas his preoccupation with money has reached absurd heights;

para él no existen las preocupaciones he doesn't have a care in the world

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preocupación

f worry, concern

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preocupación nf, pl - ciones inquietud: worry, concern

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preocupación n worry [pl. worries]

Spanish-English dictionary > preocupación
73 presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva

(v.) = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on

Ex. Rather it has thrown them in a new light, and provided new means of both protecting and breaching the security of data.

Ex. The research aimed to quantify the extent of the changes and to throw new light on the value of libraries.

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(v.) = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on

Ex: Rather it has thrown them in a new light, and provided new means of both protecting and breaching the security of data.

Ex: The research aimed to quantify the extent of the changes and to throw new light on the value of libraries.

Spanish-English dictionary > presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva
74 revista científica

(n.) = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journal

Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.

Ex. The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.

Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.

Ex. Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.

Ex. The studies also revealed that the research journals received highest credibility among print media for information gathering by the scientists followed by books.

Ex. The article 'Don't tax reading -- the case for a zero-rate for books' outlines the plea made by all those concerned with books in the European Economic Community that zero-rating should be applied to books and learned journals in forthcoming legislation.

Ex. This article discusses the changing role of academic libraries in the dissemination of scholarly periodical articles.

Ex. This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.

Ex. During the Second World War scientific periodicals were severely censored in many countries almost to the point of total emasculation.

Ex. The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.

Ex. The academic journal as a model of information dissemination is one of the forms of publishing being affected most dramatically by the development of the Internet.

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(n.) = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journal

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.

Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.

Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.

Ex: Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.

Ex: The studies also revealed that the research journals received highest credibility among print media for information gathering by the scientists followed by books.

Ex: The article 'Don't tax reading -- the case for a zero-rate for books' outlines the plea made by all those concerned with books in the European Economic Community that zero-rating should be applied to books and learned journals in forthcoming legislation.

Ex: This article discusses the changing role of academic libraries in the dissemination of scholarly periodical articles.

Ex: This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.

Ex: During the Second World War scientific periodicals were severely censored in many countries almost to the point of total emasculation.

Ex: The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.

Ex: The academic journal as a model of information dissemination is one of the forms of publishing being affected most dramatically by the development of the Internet.

Spanish-English dictionary > revista científica
75 riesgo

m.

risk.

a todo riesgo comprehensive (seguro, póliza)

correr (el) riesgo de to run the risk of

a riesgo de at the risk of

un riesgo calculado a calculated risk

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riesgo

► nombre masculino

1 risk, danger

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a riesgo de / con riesgo de at the risk of

a todo riesgo (seguro) fully-comprehensive

correr el riesgo de to run the risk of

por su cuenta y riesgo at one's own risk

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noun m.

risk

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SM risk (de of)

esta operación presenta mayores riesgos — the risks are higher with this operation, this operation is riskier

un riesgo para la salud — a health hazard o risk

factor de riesgo — risk factor

grupos de riesgo — risk groups

de alto riesgo — high-risk

seguro a o contra todo riesgo — fully comprehensive insurance policy

a riesgo de: a riesgo de que me expulsen — at the risk of being expelled

correr riesgos — to take risks

no quiero correr ese riesgo — I'd rather not take that risk

correr el riesgo de hacer algo — to run the risk of doing sth

corres el riesgo de que te despidan — you run the risk of being dismissed

por su cuenta y riesgo —

los que se adentren en el bosque lo harán por su cuenta y riesgo — those who enter the forest do so at their own risk

la compañía autorizó los pagos por su cuenta y riesgo, sin consultar — the company authorized the payments on their own behalf, without consulting

riesgo calculado — calculated risk

riesgo profesional — occupational hazard

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masculino risk

un riesgo para la salud — a health hazard

siempre existe el riesgo de que... — there's always a danger o a risk that...

aun a riesgo de perder su amistad — even at the risk of losing his friendship

heridas con riesgo de muerte — injuries which could prove fatal

correr el riesgo — to run the risk

de alto riesgo — high-risk

es un riesgo que hay que correr — it's a risk you have to take

por su cuenta y riesgo — at your own risk

un seguro a or contra todo riesgo — an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy

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= danger, hazard, risk, stake, peril, gamble, safety hazard.

Ex. Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.

Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

Ex. This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.

Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex. The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.

Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.

Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

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* alto riesgo = high stakes.

* análisis de riesgos = risk analysis, risk assessment, risk evaluation.

* asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.

* calcular un riesgo = calculate + risk.

* capital de riesgo = venture capital.

* capitalista que presta capital de riesgo = venture capitalist.

* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.

* correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + chances (on).

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* deporte de riesgo = extreme sport.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.

* evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* factor de riesgo = risk factor.

* libre de riesgo = riskless, risk-free.

* mitigar el riesgo = minimise + risk.

* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.

* prevención de riesgos = risk management, risk prevention.

* prevención de riesgos laborales = occupational hazard prevention.

* reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* riesgo biológico = biological risk.

* riesgo calculado = calculated risk.

* riesgo comercial = business risk.

* riesgo de incendio = fire risk, fire hazard.

* riesgo de la profesión = occupational hazard.

* riesgo del oficio = occupational hazard.

* riesgo económico = financial risk.

* riesgo financiero = financial risk.

* riesgo innecesario = unnecessary risk.

* riesgo laboral = occupational hazard.

* riesgo muy elevado = high stakes.

* riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.

* riesgo para la seguridad = security risk.

* riesgo político = political risk.

* riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.

* riesgo social = social risk.

* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.

* sin riesgo = riskless.

* sopesar riesgos = weigh up + risks.

* toma de riesgos = risk-taking, calculated risk-taking.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

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masculino risk

un riesgo para la salud — a health hazard

siempre existe el riesgo de que... — there's always a danger o a risk that...

aun a riesgo de perder su amistad — even at the risk of losing his friendship

heridas con riesgo de muerte — injuries which could prove fatal

correr el riesgo — to run the risk

de alto riesgo — high-risk

es un riesgo que hay que correr — it's a risk you have to take

por su cuenta y riesgo — at your own risk

un seguro a or contra todo riesgo — an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy

* * *

= danger, hazard, risk, stake, peril, gamble, safety hazard.

Ex: Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.

Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

Ex: This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.

Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex: The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.

Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.

Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.

* alto riesgo = high stakes.

* análisis de riesgos = risk analysis, risk assessment, risk evaluation.

* asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.

* calcular un riesgo = calculate + risk.

* capital de riesgo = venture capital.

* capitalista que presta capital de riesgo = venture capitalist.

* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.

* correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + chances (on).

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* deporte de riesgo = extreme sport.

* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.

* evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* factor de riesgo = risk factor.

* libre de riesgo = riskless, risk-free.

* mitigar el riesgo = minimise + risk.

* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.

* prevención de riesgos = risk management, risk prevention.

* prevención de riesgos laborales = occupational hazard prevention.

* reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* riesgo biológico = biological risk.

* riesgo calculado = calculated risk.

* riesgo comercial = business risk.

* riesgo de incendio = fire risk, fire hazard.

* riesgo de la profesión = occupational hazard.

* riesgo del oficio = occupational hazard.

* riesgo económico = financial risk.

* riesgo financiero = financial risk.

* riesgo innecesario = unnecessary risk.

* riesgo laboral = occupational hazard.

* riesgo muy elevado = high stakes.

* riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.

* riesgo para la seguridad = security risk.

* riesgo político = political risk.

* riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.

* riesgo social = social risk.

* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.

* sin riesgo = riskless.

* sopesar riesgos = weigh up + risks.

* toma de riesgos = risk-taking, calculated risk-taking.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

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riesgo

masculine

risk

en cualquier operación hay un componente de riesgo there's an element of risk in any operation

los riesgos que esto implica son enormes/mínimos the risks involved are enormous/minimal

siempre existe el riesgo de que no paguen there's always a danger o a risk that they won't pay up

aun a riesgo de perder su amistad even at the risk of losing his friendship

heridas con riesgo de muerte injuries which could prove fatal

lo salvó con riesgo de su propia vida she put her own life at risk o she risked her own life to save him

un riesgo que hay que correr a risk you have to take

corres el riesgo de perderlo you run the risk of losing it

una inversión de alto riesgo a high-risk investment

se encuentran entre los grupos de alto riesgo ( Med) they are in the high-risk groups

por su cuenta y riesgo at your own risk

un seguro a or contra todo riesgo an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy

riesgo no asegurable uninsurable risk

Compuestos:

● riesgo biológico

biohazard

● riesgo vital

life-threatening risk

está grave y con or en riesgo vital he is in a very serious condition and his life is at risk

asma de riesgo vital a life-threatening case of asthma

situaciones de riesgo vital life-threatening situations

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riesgo sustantivo masculino
risk;
◊ un riesgo para la salud a health hazard;

a riesgo de perder su amistad at the risk of losing his friendship;
riesgos que hay que correr risks you have to take;
corres el riesgo de perderlo you run the risk of losing it;
un seguro a or contra todo riesgo an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy
riesgo sustantivo masculino risk
deportes de alto riesgo, high-risk sports
♦ Locuciones: correr el riesgo de, to run the risk of
seguro a todo riesgo, fully-comprehensive insurance ➣ Ver nota en risk

' riesgo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correr
- peligro
- segura
- seguro
- significar
- suponer
- vida
- asegurado
- asegurar
- asumir
- cubrir
- encerrar
English:
acceptable
- calculated
- chance
- comprehensive
- cover
- danger
- diminish
- fear
- gamble
- hazard
- incidental
- jeopardy
- needless
- peril
- risk
- safe
- subject
- health
- high
- low
- pit
- still

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riesgo nm

risk;

hay riesgo de inundaciones there's a danger of flooding;

a riesgo de at the risk of;

saltó por el barranco (aun) a riesgo de matarse he jumped across the ravine even though he was risking his life;

se lo contó, a riesgo de que se enfadara she told him, despite the risk of him getting annoyed;

a todo riesgo [seguro, póliza] comprehensive;

aseguró la casa a todo riesgo she took out comprehensive home insurance;

correr (el) riesgo de to run the risk of;

corremos el riesgo de no llegar a tiempo we are in danger of not arriving in time;

¿para qué correr riesgos innecesarios? why should we take unnecessary risks?;

existe el riesgo de que no queden localidades there's a risk o danger that there won't be any tickets left

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riesgo

m risk;

a riesgo de at the risk of;

correr el riesgo run the risk (de of);

correr un riesgo to take a risk;

de alto/bajo riesgo high/low risk;

riesgo de desplome danger of collapse

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riesgo nm

: risk

* * *

riesgo n risk

correr el riesgo de algo to run the risk of something

Spanish-English dictionary > riesgo
76 sin criterio alguno

= indiscriminate, indiscriminately

Ex. Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.

Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

* * *

= indiscriminate, indiscriminately

Ex: Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.

Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin criterio alguno
77 sospechar

v.

1 to suspect.

sospecho que no lo terminará I doubt whether she'll finish it

Yo sospecho que no fue ella I suspect that it wasn't her.

Ella sospecha la verdad She suspects the truth.

2 to suspect to.

Ella sospechaba ver algo She suspected to see something.

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sospechar

► verbo transitivo

1 (imaginar) to suspect, think, suppose

► verbo intransitivo

1 (desconfiar) to suspect (de, -)

* * *

verb

to suspect

* * *

1.

VT to suspect

sospecho que lo hizo él — I suspect (that) he did it

- fue él el que lo robó -ya lo sospechaba — "it was he who stole it" - "I suspected as much"

sospecho que no tardarán en llegar — I have a feeling they won't be long

2.

VI

sospechar de algn — to suspect sb, be suspicious of sb

la policía siempre sospechó del marido — the police always suspected the husband, the police were always suspicious of the husband

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to suspect

ya me lo sospechaba! — just as I suspected!
2.
sospechar vi

me hizo sospechar — it made me suspicious

sospechar DE alguien — to suspect somebody, have one's suspicions about somebody

* * *

= feel + suspicion, suspect, be suspicious, lurk + suspicion.

Ex. Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.

Ex. I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.

Ex. University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.

Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

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* hacer sospechar = misgive.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to suspect

ya me lo sospechaba! — just as I suspected!
2.
sospechar vi

me hizo sospechar — it made me suspicious

sospechar DE alguien — to suspect somebody, have one's suspicions about somebody

* * *

= feel + suspicion, suspect, be suspicious, lurk + suspicion.

Ex: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.

Ex: I suspect that this emphasis reflects the desire to have a simple rule that everybody can apply and therefore get out cataloging data quickly and cheaply.

Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.

Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

* hacer sospechar = misgive.

* * *

sospechar [A1 ]

vt

to suspect

creo que sospecha algo I think she suspects something o she's suspicious

¡ya me lo sospechaba! just as I suspected!, just as I thought!, I suspected as much!

■ sospechar

vi

me hizo sospechar it made me suspicious

sospechar DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions ABOUT sb

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sospechar ( conjugate sospechar) verbo transitivo
to suspect
verbo intransitivo sospechar DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions about sb
sospechar
I vtr (conjeturar, intuir) to suspect: sospecho que le gustas, I suspect he likes you
II vi (recelar) to suspect: sospechaba de su mujer, he suspected his wife
sospechan que tú lo planeaste todo, they suspect you of planning it all
' sospechar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrever
- intuir
- malicia
- mosquearse
- mosquear
- motivo
- olerse
- presumir
- temerse
- sobrado
- temer
English:
suspect
- unsuspecting

* * *

sospechar

♦ vt
[creer, suponer] to suspect;
sospecho que no lo terminará I doubt whether she'll finish it

♦ vi

sospechar de to suspect

* * *

sospechar

I v/t suspect

II v/i be suspicious;

sospechar de alguien suspect s.o.

* * *

sospechar vt

: to suspect

sospechar vi

: to be suspicious

* * *

sospechar vb to suspect

sospechan de él they suspect him

Spanish-English dictionary > sospechar
78 terreno desconocido

m.

unknown land, unfamiliar place, unfamiliar country, unknown country.

* * *

(n.) = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters

Ex. If the quality of information is a controversial subject, a discussion of the value of information can lead into even more uncharted territory.

Ex. The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.

Ex. The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM.

Ex. We are looking for a candidate who will be able to lead our institution through the unchartered waters of rapid change in higher education.

* * *

(n.) = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters

Ex: If the quality of information is a controversial subject, a discussion of the value of information can lead into even more uncharted territory.

Ex: The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.

Ex: The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM.

Ex: We are looking for a candidate who will be able to lead our institution through the unchartered waters of rapid change in higher education.

Spanish-English dictionary > terreno desconocido
79 territorio desconocido

(n.) = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters

Ex. If the quality of information is a controversial subject, a discussion of the value of information can lead into even more uncharted territory.

Ex. The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.

Ex. True interdisciplinary collaboration requires crossing professional boundaries into what is often unfamiliar territory.

Ex. The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM.

Ex. We are looking for a candidate who will be able to lead our institution through the unchartered waters of rapid change in higher education.

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(n.) = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters

Ex: If the quality of information is a controversial subject, a discussion of the value of information can lead into even more uncharted territory.

Ex: The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.

Ex: True interdisciplinary collaboration requires crossing professional boundaries into what is often unfamiliar territory.

Ex: The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM.

Ex: We are looking for a candidate who will be able to lead our institution through the unchartered waters of rapid change in higher education.

Spanish-English dictionary > territorio desconocido
80 tomar conciencia

(v.) = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness

Ex. I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman.

Ex. The aim was to enhance awareness of the wealth of published statistical data available and to show its value as a decision making aid for the business person.

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(v.) = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness

Ex: I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman.

Ex: The aim was to enhance awareness of the wealth of published statistical data available and to show its value as a decision making aid for the business person.

Spanish-English dictionary > tomar conciencia

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