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  • 41 decoración

    f.
    decoration, ornament, ornamentation.
    * * *
    1 (gen) decoration
    2 TEATRO scenery, set
    \
    decoración de escaparate window dressing
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=adorno) decoration

    decoración de interiores, decoración del hogar — interior decorating

    2) (Cine, Teat) set, scenery
    * * *
    a) (de pasteles, platos) decoration; ( de habitación) decor; ( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decoration

    decoración de vitrinas or escaparates — window dressing

    b) ( interiorismo) tb
    * * *
    = décor, decoration, ornament, display, adornment.
    Ex. A 'House maintenance' exhibition gives an opportunity to bring together books dealing with such varied subjects as décor, electricity, joinery and soft furnishing.
    Ex. There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.
    Ex. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
    Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
    Ex. In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
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    * decoración con banderitas = bunting.
    * decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.
    * decoración del hogar = home decorating.
    * decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.
    * decoración de paredes = wall covering.
    * decoración de temporada = seasonal decor.
    * decoración interior = interior decoration.
    * decoración típica escandinava = rosemaling.
    * mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.
    * tejidos de decoración = soft furnishing.
    * * *
    a) (de pasteles, platos) decoration; ( de habitación) decor; ( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decoration

    decoración de vitrinas or escaparates — window dressing

    b) ( interiorismo) tb
    * * *
    = décor, decoration, ornament, display, adornment.

    Ex: A 'House maintenance' exhibition gives an opportunity to bring together books dealing with such varied subjects as décor, electricity, joinery and soft furnishing.

    Ex: There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.
    Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
    Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
    Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
    * decoración con banderitas = bunting.
    * decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.
    * decoración del hogar = home decorating.
    * decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.
    * decoración de paredes = wall covering.
    * decoración de temporada = seasonal decor.
    * decoración interior = interior decoration.
    * decoración típica escandinava = rosemaling.
    * mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.
    * tejidos de decoración = soft furnishing.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de pasteles, platos) decoration
    decoración de escaparates or vitrinas window dressing
    decoración de interiores interior decoration
    B
    1 (efecto) decor
    2 ( Cin, Teatr) scenery, set
    * * *

     

    decoración sustantivo femenino
    a) (de pasteles, platos) decoration;

    ( de habitación) decor;
    ( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decoration
    b) ( interiorismo) tb


    decoración sustantivo femenino decoration: se dedica a la decoración de interiores, he's an interior designer
    la decoración del hotel es de pésimo gusto, the hotel decoration is so tacky
    ' decoración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ambiente
    - coqueta
    - coqueto
    - escobilla
    - recargada
    - recargado
    - rústica
    - rústico
    - sobria
    - sobrio
    - adorno
    - chabacano
    - clásico
    - cursi
    - encajar
    - frío
    - variar
    English:
    decoration
    - fulsome
    - window dressing
    - decor
    * * *
    1. [acción] decoration
    decoración de escaparates window-dressing;
    decoración de interiores interior design
    2. [conjunto de adornos] décor;
    me gusta mucho la decoración de esta habitación I really like the way this room is decorated
    3. [arte, técnica] decorative arts
    4. [adornos] decorations
    5. [decorado] scenery, set
    * * *
    f decoration
    * * *
    1) : decoration
    2) : decor
    3) : stage set, scenery
    * * *
    decoración n (acción, adorno) decoration

    Spanish-English dictionary > decoración

  • 42 defender

    v.
    1 to defend.
    defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments
    Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.
    Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.
    2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)
    2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support
    3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)
    4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend
    1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along
    ■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?
    \
    defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

    el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

    defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.
    Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
    Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    ----
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

    Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

    Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

    * * *
    defender [E8 ]
    vt
    1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend
    siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister
    defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb
    la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers
    2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend
    3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend
    4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend
    defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
    1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb
    2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)
    me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French
    ¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
    to defend;
    ‹ intereses› to protect;
    defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
    defenderse verbo pronominal
    a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

    (Der) to defend oneself;
    defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);


    defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
    ' defender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    defensa
    - defensor
    - defensora
    - muerte
    - resguardar
    - uña
    - unirse
    - valedor
    - valedora
    - defienda
    English:
    argue
    - defend
    - defender
    - guard
    - leg
    - plead
    - speak up
    - stand up
    - stick up for
    - uphold
    - advocate
    - champion
    - speak
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [país, ideas] to defend;
    [amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
    defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;
    defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;
    defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
    Dep
    defender el título to defend the title;
    defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail
    2. [reo, acusado] to defend
    3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)
    ♦ vi
    Dep to mark;
    defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;
    defender en zona to use a zone defence
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 defend (de against)
    2 en fútbol mark
    II v/i en fútbol mark
    * * *
    defender {56} vt
    : to defend, to protect
    * * *
    1. (en general) to defend
    2. (proteger) to protect

    Spanish-English dictionary > defender

  • 43 derechos de la mujer

    Ex. The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.
    * * *

    Ex: The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > derechos de la mujer

  • 44 desarrollarse

    1 (crecer) to develop
    2 (transcurrir) to take place
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=madurar) [adolescente] to develop, reach puberty; [planta, animal] to develop, reach maturity; [país] to develop
    2) (=ocurrir) [suceso, reunión] to take place; [trama] to unfold, develop
    3) (=desenrollarse) [algo enrollado] to unroll; [algo plegado] to unfold, open (out)
    * * *
    (v.) = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up
    Ex. Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.
    Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
    Ex. The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.
    Ex. The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.
    Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.
    Ex. In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.
    Ex. Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.
    Ex. A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.
    * * *
    (v.) = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up

    Ex: Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.

    Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
    Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.
    Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.
    Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.
    Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.
    Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.
    Ex: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.

    * * *

    ■desarrollarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (crecer una persona, enfermedad, etc) to develop
    2 (suceder, tener lugar) to take place: el espectáculo se desarrolló en un parque público, the show took place in a park
    ' desarrollarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    evolucionar
    - desarrollar
    - formar
    - ir
    English:
    develop
    - evolve
    - progress
    - shape up
    - smoothly
    - unfold
    - grow
    - mature
    - shape
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [crecer, mejorar] to develop;
    la proteína es imprescindible para desarrollarse protein is essential for development o growth
    2. [suceder] [reunión, encuentro, manifestación] to take place;
    [película, obra, novela] to be set;
    la manifestación se desarrolló sin incidentes the demonstration went off without incident;
    la acción de la novela se desarrolla en el siglo XIX the novel is set in the 19th century
    3. [evolucionar] to develop;
    ¿cómo se desarrollarán los acontecimientos? how will events develop?
    * * *
    v/r
    1 develop, evolve
    2 ( ocurrir) take place
    * * *
    vr
    : to take place
    * * *
    1. (en general) to develop
    2. (suceder) to take place [pt. took; pp. taken] / to go off

    Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollarse

  • 45 diseñador de curso

    Ex. The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.
    * * *

    Ex: The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.

    Spanish-English dictionary > diseñador de curso

  • 46 débil

    adj.
    1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.
    Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.
    2 atonic.
    * * *
    1 (persona) weak, feeble
    2 (ruido) faint; (luz) dim, feeble
    1 weak person
    1 the weak
    \
    débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person
    * * *
    adj.
    1) weak
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frail

    se encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health

    2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted
    3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim
    2.
    SMF
    económicamente
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.
    Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
    Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    ----
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.

    Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.

    Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weak
    es de complexión débil she has a very weak constitution
    aún está débil he's still weak
    es muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character
    2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lame
    da una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light
    3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    los débiles the weak
    es un débil mental ( fam); he's soft in the head ( colloq)
    eres un debilucho ( fam); you're a wimp ( colloq)
    los económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes
    * * *

     

    débil adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/economía/gobierno› weak

    b) ‹sonido/voz› faint;

    ‹moneda/argumento› weak;
    ‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
    ‹ luz› dim, faint;
    ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    débil
    I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
    es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
    es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
    (intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
    punto débil, weak spot
    II mf
    1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
    2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
    ' débil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - alicaída
    - alicaído
    - flaca
    - flaco
    - flojear
    - goteo
    - talón
    - tenue
    - blando
    - flojo
    - lánguido
    - pelele
    - sexo
    English:
    A
    - an
    - anaemic
    - and
    - as
    - be
    - chink
    - dim
    - do
    - failing
    - faint
    - feather
    - feeble
    - frail
    - from
    - infirm
    - limp
    - link
    - shaky
    - shall
    - should
    - tenuous
    - than
    - that
    - them
    - thin
    - to
    - weak
    - were
    - what
    - whatever
    - wimp
    - wimpish
    - would
    - you
    - your
    - yourself
    - fragile
    - glimmer
    - hole
    - low
    - muted
    - run
    - spindly
    - spineless
    - weakly
    - weakness
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;
    [condescendiente] lax, lenient;
    de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;
    débil de carácter of weak character
    2. [voz, sonido] faint;
    [luz] dim, faint;
    una débil mejoría a slight improvement;
    una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains
    3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;
    [argumento, teoría] weak, lame
    4. [sílaba] unstressed
    5. [vocal] weak [i, u]
    ♦ nmf
    weak person;
    ser un débil to be weak;
    una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable
    * * *
    adj weak
    * * *
    débil adj
    : weak, feeble
    ♦ débilmente adv
    * * *
    débil adj
    1. (en general) weak
    2. (ruido) faint
    3. (luz) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > débil

  • 47 emisora

    f.
    1 radio station.
    2 broadcasting station, emitter, radio station, station.
    * * *
    1 broadcasting station, radio station
    * * *
    SF radio station, broadcasting station
    * * *
    Ex. As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.
    ----
    * emisora de radio = radio station.
    * emisora de televisión = television station.
    * * *

    Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.

    * emisora de radio = radio station.
    * emisora de televisión = television station.

    * * *

    emisora sustantivo femenino (Rad) radio station
    emisor,-ora
    I adjetivo
    1 Téc transmitting, radiating
    2 Fin issuing bank
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Fin issuer
    2 Ling speaker
    III m Téc emitter, transmitter
    emisora sustantivo femenino radio o television station
    emisora pirata, pirate radio
    ' emisora' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    radiar
    - sintonía
    - alcance
    - captar
    - coger
    - estación
    - radio
    - sintonizar
    English:
    radio station
    - station
    - transmitter
    * * *
    [de radio] radio station;
    cambiar de emisora to change stations
    emisora pirata pirate radio station
    * * *
    f radio station
    * * *
    : radio station
    * * *
    emisora n radio station

    Spanish-English dictionary > emisora

  • 48 en cambio

    on the other hand, but, whereas
    ■ tú no puedes cantar, en cambio él sí you can't sing, but he can
    * * *
    * * *
    = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison
    Ex. By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
    Ex. In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex. In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
    Ex. He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
    Ex. By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
    * * *
    = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison

    Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.

    Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
    Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
    Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en cambio

  • 49 en estado embrionario

    = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage
    Ex. This article describes an embryo training scheme for librarians.
    Ex. This illustrates both the complexity and the interdependent nature of what is still an embryonic industry.
    Ex. Major conclusions were that services by college libraries for external students were varied and in an embryonic stage.
    Ex. These can be regarded as reference works in embryo.
    Ex. A European Information Network is still in the embryo stage and major problems, both practical and political, face the planners.
    * * *
    = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage

    Ex: This article describes an embryo training scheme for librarians.

    Ex: This illustrates both the complexity and the interdependent nature of what is still an embryonic industry.
    Ex: Major conclusions were that services by college libraries for external students were varied and in an embryonic stage.
    Ex: These can be regarded as reference works in embryo.
    Ex: A European Information Network is still in the embryo stage and major problems, both practical and political, face the planners.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en estado embrionario

  • 50 en un estado embrionario

    Ex. The major conclusion was that services by college libraries for external students were varied and in an embryonic stage.
    * * *

    Ex: The major conclusion was that services by college libraries for external students were varied and in an embryonic stage.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en un estado embrionario

  • 51 enano

    adj.
    1 dwarf, midget, dwarfish, pygmy.
    2 miniature.
    m.
    1 dwarf, midget, runt, small person.
    2 dwarf, nanosomus.
    * * *
    1 dwarf
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 dwarf
    \
    divertirse como un,-a enano,-a familiar to have a whale of a time
    trabajar como un,-a enano,-a familiar to work like a slave
    * * *
    (f. - enana)
    noun
    * * *
    enano, -a
    1.
    ADJ dwarf antes de s
    2.
    SM / F dwarf, midget; pey runt
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo <especie/planta> dwarf (before n); < ración> (fam) minute, tiny
    II
    - na masculino, femenino

    disfrutar or divertirse como un enano — to have a whale of a time (colloq)

    ser un trabajo de enanos — (CS, Esp fam) to be very hard work

    b) (fam) ( niño) little one (colloq), nipper (colloq)
    * * *
    = dwarf [dwarves, -pl.], runt.
    Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    ----
    * disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.
    * enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo <especie/planta> dwarf (before n); < ración> (fam) minute, tiny
    II
    - na masculino, femenino

    disfrutar or divertirse como un enano — to have a whale of a time (colloq)

    ser un trabajo de enanos — (CS, Esp fam) to be very hard work

    b) (fam) ( niño) little one (colloq), nipper (colloq)
    * * *
    = dwarf [dwarves, -pl.], runt.

    Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.

    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    * disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.
    * enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

    * * *
    enano1 -na
    dwarf ( before n)
    un árbol enano a dwarf tree
    las raciones son realmente enanas ( fam); the portions are minute o tiny
    enano2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    Blancanieves y los siete enanitos Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarves
    disfrutar or divertirse como un enano to have a whale of a time ( colloq)
    ser un trabajo de enanos (CS fam); to be very hard work
    trabajar vi B. (↑ trabajar)
    2 ( fam) (niño) little one ( colloq), nipper ( colloq)
    3 ( fam hum) (como apelativo) shrimp ( colloq), titch ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    feminine white dwarf
    feminine (AmC, Chi, Méx) brown dwarf
    feminine brown dwarf
    * * *

     

    enano
    ◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de proporciones normales) midget;


    ( de cabeza más grande) dwarf;
    ( en los cuentos) dwarf
    ■ adjetivo ‹especie/planta› dwarf ( before n);
    ‹ ración› (fam) minute, tiny
    enano,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 Med dwarf
    2 pey (muy pequeño) midget: se compraron un coche enano, they bought a small compact car
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Med dwarf
    2 familiar tengo que dar de comer al enano, I've got to feed the little one
    3 (de los cuentos) dwarf
    ♦ Locuciones: como un enano, a lot: lo pasamos como enanos, we had a great time
    ' enano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enana
    English:
    dwarf
    - midget
    - pygmy
    - runt
    - shrimp
    - toy
    - miniature
    * * *
    enano, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [menor de lo normal] dwarf;
    un arbusto enano a dwarf shrub
    2. Fam [pequeñísimo] tiny
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [persona pequeña, en cuentos] dwarf;
    Pey [como insulto] midget; Fam
    como un enano: disfruté como un enano I had a whale of a time;
    me lo pasé como un enano I got a real kick out of it;
    trabajar como un enano to slog one's guts out;
    Fam
    crecerle los enanos a alguien: siempre le crecen los enanos his bread always falls butter side down
    2. Fam [niño] kid
    * * *
    I adj
    1 tiny
    2 perro, árbol miniature, dwarf atr
    II m dwarf;
    trabajar como un enano fig fam work like a dog fam
    * * *
    enano, -na adj
    : tiny, minute
    enano, -na n
    : dwarf, midget
    * * *
    enano1 adj tiny [comp. tinier; superl. tiniest]
    enano2 n dwarf [pl. dwarves]

    Spanish-English dictionary > enano

  • 52 enciclopedia especializada

    Ex. The knowledge base includes a whole range of widely varied knowledge representation techniques from permuted keyword lists, and universal classification schemes to alphabetical indexes and specialised encyclopedias.
    * * *

    Ex: The knowledge base includes a whole range of widely varied knowledge representation techniques from permuted keyword lists, and universal classification schemes to alphabetical indexes and specialised encyclopedias.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enciclopedia especializada

  • 53 enclenque

    adj.
    1 sickly, frail.
    2 feeble, feeblish, frail, puny.
    3 lank.
    f. & m.
    weakling, feeble person, weak person, weed.
    * * *
    1 (flaco) skinny
    2 (débil) weak, puny; (enfermizo) sickly
    1 (flaco) skinny person
    2 (débil) weak person, puny person; (enfermizo) sickly person
    * * *
    ADJ weak, sickly
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( enfermizo) sickly; ( delgado) weak, weedy (colloq)
    b) < estructura> rickety
    * * *
    = weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.
    Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( enfermizo) sickly; ( delgado) weak, weedy (colloq)
    b) < estructura> rickety
    * * *
    = weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.

    Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.

    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (enfermizo) sickly; (delgado) weak, weedy ( colloq)
    2 ‹estructura› rickety
    * * *

    enclenque adjetivo
    a) ‹ persona› ( enfermizo) sickly;

    ( delgado) weak, weedy (colloq)

    enclenque adj (debilucho) weak
    (de poca salud) sickly
    (delgaducho) puny: anda, come, que estás muy enclenque, come on, eat up, you're all skin and bone
    ' enclenque' also found in these entries:
    English:
    feeble
    - puny
    - weakling
    - weedy
    * * *
    sickly, frail
    * * *
    I adj sickly, weak
    II m/f weakling
    * * *
    : weak, sickly

    Spanish-English dictionary > enclenque

  • 54 esforzarse por

    v.
    to make an effort to, to make a great effort to, to strive to.
    Ellos andaban detrás de adquirir dinero They strived to obtain money.
    * * *
    (v.) = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to
    Ex. There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.
    Ex. Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
    Ex. The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.
    Ex. She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.
    Ex. While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement.
    Ex. She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
    Ex. This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
    Ex. Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
    * * *
    (v.) = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to

    Ex: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.

    Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
    Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.
    Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.
    Ex: While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement.
    Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
    Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
    Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.

    Spanish-English dictionary > esforzarse por

  • 55 específico de un trabajo concreto

    Ex. A survey of staff revealed a need for better and more varied training that was not job-specific.
    * * *

    Ex: A survey of staff revealed a need for better and more varied training that was not job-specific.

    Spanish-English dictionary > específico de un trabajo concreto

  • 56 espiral

    adj.
    spiral, circling, volute.
    f.
    en espiral spiral (escalera, forma)
    2 coil, intrauterine device.
    * * *
    1 spiral
    1 spiral
    2 (de reloj) hairspring
    * * *
    noun f. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [gen] spiral; [movimiento, línea] spiral; (Téc) helical
    2.
    SM [de reloj] hairspring
    3.
    SF (=forma) [gen] spiral; [anticonceptiva] coil; (Téc) whorl; [de humo] spiral; (Dep) corkscrew dive
    * * *
    a) (forma, movimiento) spiral

    escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral — spiral staircase

    b) ( muelle) hairspring
    * * *
    = spiral, coil.
    Ex. The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
    Ex. It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.
    ----
    * abrirse en espiral = spiral out.
    * encuadernación en espiral = spiral binding.
    * resistencia en espiral = heating coil.
    * resorte de espiral = slinky.
    * * *
    a) (forma, movimiento) spiral

    escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral — spiral staircase

    b) ( muelle) hairspring
    * * *
    = spiral, coil.

    Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.

    Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.
    * abrirse en espiral = spiral out.
    * encuadernación en espiral = spiral binding.
    * resistencia en espiral = heating coil.
    * resorte de espiral = slinky.

    * * *
    1 (forma, movimiento) spiral
    un cuaderno de espiral(es) a spiral-bound notebook
    una espiral de violencia a spiral of violence
    la espiral inflacionaria the inflationary spiral
    una escalera espiral or en espiral or de espiral a spiral staircase
    la avioneta cayó en espiral the plane spun o spiralled downward(s)
    2 (muelle) hairspring
    * * *

    espiral sustantivo femenino
    a) (forma, movimiento) spiral;


    escalera de espiral spiral staircase


    espiral adjetivo & sustantivo femenino spiral
    ' espiral' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuaderno
    - hornillo
    English:
    coil
    - curl
    - spiral
    - spiral down
    - spiral up
    - swirl
    - wisp
    - wreath
    - intrauterine device
    * * *
    1. [línea curva] spiral;
    un cuaderno de espiral a spiral-bound notebook;
    en espiral [escalera, forma] spiral;
    el avión descendió en espiral the plane spiralled downwards
    2. [escalada] spiral
    Econ espiral inflacionaria inflationary spiral;
    espiral de violencia spiral of violence
    3. [anticonceptivo] coil
    4. [de reloj] balance spring, hairspring
    * * *
    I adj spiral atr
    II f spiral;
    espiral precios-salarios wage-price spiral
    * * *
    espiral adj & nf
    : spiral
    * * *
    espiral adj n spiral

    Spanish-English dictionary > espiral

  • 57 estar convencido de la idea de que

    Ex. Most librarians were committed to the idea that the capabilities of men varied and were controlled by 'nature's laws'.
    * * *

    Ex: Most librarians were committed to the idea that the capabilities of men varied and were controlled by 'nature's laws'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar convencido de la idea de que

  • 58 facturación

    f.
    1 invoicing, billing, checking-in.
    2 turnover, turn-over.
    * * *
    1 COMERCIO invoicing
    2 (de equipajes) registration, check-in
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Com) (=acto) invoicing
    2) (Com) (=ventas) turnover
    3) [de mercancías, equipaje] [en aeropuerto] check-in; [en puerto, estación] registration
    * * *
    1) (Com)
    a) ( acción) invoicing
    b) ( volumen) turnover
    2) (Ferr) registration; (Aviac) check-in
    * * *
    = billing, turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.
    Ex. The availability of a range of services and many channels, and the commercial element introduce the technical problems of channel selection (by the user) and charging and billing (by the service provider).
    Ex. Yet the genuine stockholding bookseller is committed to holding good stocks of books for the customers' benefit which means that he does not aim simply at buying in the books with the quickest turnover.
    Ex. The booksellers in the sample 'turned over their stocks on average about four times a year' though rates of stock turnover varied widely.
    Ex. ' Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
    ----
    * dirección de facturación = billing address, invoice address.
    * facturación anual = annual turnover.
    * facturación directa = direct billing.
    * facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.
    * jefe de facturación = billing clerk.
    * mostrador de facturación = check-in desk.
    * sistema de facturación = billing system.
    * sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.
    * * *
    1) (Com)
    a) ( acción) invoicing
    b) ( volumen) turnover
    2) (Ferr) registration; (Aviac) check-in
    * * *
    = billing, turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.

    Ex: The availability of a range of services and many channels, and the commercial element introduce the technical problems of channel selection (by the user) and charging and billing (by the service provider).

    Ex: Yet the genuine stockholding bookseller is committed to holding good stocks of books for the customers' benefit which means that he does not aim simply at buying in the books with the quickest turnover.
    Ex: The booksellers in the sample 'turned over their stocks on average about four times a year' though rates of stock turnover varied widely.
    Ex: ' Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
    * dirección de facturación = billing address, invoice address.
    * facturación anual = annual turnover.
    * facturación directa = direct billing.
    * facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.
    * jefe de facturación = billing clerk.
    * mostrador de facturación = check-in desk.
    * sistema de facturación = billing system.
    * sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.

    * * *
    A ( Com)
    1 (acción) invoicing
    2 (volumen) turnover
    cinco millones de dólares de facturación anual annual turnover of five million dollars
    B
    1 ( Ferr) registration
    2 ( Aviac) check-in
    * * *

     

    facturación sustantivo femenino
    1 (Com)


    2 (Ferr) registration;
    (Aviac) check-in
    facturación sustantivo femenino
    1 Com invoicing
    (volumen de ingresos) turnover
    2 Av (entrega de equipaje) check-in
    ' facturación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mostrador
    English:
    check-in
    - desk
    - turnover
    - check
    - turn
    * * *
    1. [de equipaje] [en aeropuerto] checking-in;
    [en estación] registration;
    2. [ventas] turnover;
    una facturación anual de 1.000 millones an annual turnover of 1,000 million
    3. [cobro] invoicing
    * * *
    f
    1 COM invoicing
    2 ( volumen de negocio) turnover
    3 AVIA check-in
    * * *
    1) : invoicing, billing
    2) : check-in
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > facturación

  • 59 fertilizante

    adj.
    fertilizing.
    m.
    fertilizer.
    * * *
    1 fertilizing
    1 (abono) fertilizer
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < agente> fertilizing (before n); < droga> fertility (before n)
    II
    masculino fertilizer
    * * *
    = fertiliser [fertilizer, -USA].
    Ex. The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < agente> fertilizing (before n); < droga> fertility (before n)
    II
    masculino fertilizer
    * * *
    = fertiliser [fertilizer, -USA].

    Ex: The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.

    * * *
    ‹agente› fertilizing ( before n); ‹droga› fertility ( before n)
    fertilizer
    * * *

    fertilizante sustantivo masculino
    fertilizer
    fertilizante
    I sustantivo masculino fertilizer
    II adjetivo fertilizing
    ' fertilizante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    fertilizer
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    fertilizing
    ♦ nm
    fertilizer
    fertilizante orgánico organic fertilizer
    * * *
    m fertilizer
    * * *
    : fertilizing
    droga fertilizante: fertility drug
    abono: fertilizer
    * * *
    fertilizante n fertilizer

    Spanish-English dictionary > fertilizante

  • 60 forzar (a)

    (v.) = coerce (into), press into
    Ex. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
    Ex. 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
    * * *
    (v.) = coerce (into), press into

    Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.

    Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.

    Spanish-English dictionary > forzar (a)

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