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  • 1 versátil

    adj.
    1 versatile, which may be turned readily.
    2 versatile, protean.
    3 changeable, variable.
    4 versatile, plastic.
    * * *
    1 (gen) versatile
    2 figurado (voluble) changeable, fickle
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=adaptable) versatile
    2) pey (=inconstante) fickle, changeable
    3) (Anat) mobile, loose
    * * *
    a) ( polifacético) versatile
    b) ( inconstante) fickle, changeable
    * * *
    = versatile, adaptable.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    * * *
    a) ( polifacético) versatile
    b) ( inconstante) fickle, changeable
    * * *
    = versatile, adaptable.

    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.

    Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.

    * * *
    A
    1 (inconstante) fickle, changeable
    2 (polifacético) ‹persona› versatile; ‹camión/aparato› versatile
    B ( Zool) versatile
    * * *

    versátil adjetivo
    1 (inconstante) changeable
    2 (con diversas aplicaciones, capacidades) versatile
    ' versátil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    completa
    - completo
    English:
    all-round
    - versatile
    * * *
    1. [voluble] changeable, fickle
    2. [polifacético] versatile
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( voluble) fickle
    2 ( polivalente) versatile
    * * *
    1) : versatile
    2) : fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > versátil

  • 2 polifacético

    adj.
    versatile, multifaceted, many-sided, polymath.
    * * *
    1 versatile
    * * *
    (f. - polifacética)
    adj.
    versatile, many-sided
    * * *
    ADJ multi-faceted, versatile
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo versatile, multifaceted
    * * *
    = omnibus, multifaceted [multi-faceted], versatile, well-rounded.
    Ex. Even in the 1850s, when such firms as Ticknor & Fields of Boston were developing as specialist publishers, the Harper establishment of New York was still an omnibus firm which not only published large numbers of books and periodicals but also printed, bound, and wholesaled them as well.
    Ex. Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo versatile, multifaceted
    * * *
    = omnibus, multifaceted [multi-faceted], versatile, well-rounded.

    Ex: Even in the 1850s, when such firms as Ticknor & Fields of Boston were developing as specialist publishers, the Harper establishment of New York was still an omnibus firm which not only published large numbers of books and periodicals but also printed, bound, and wholesaled them as well.

    Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.
    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

    * * *
    versatile, multifaceted
    * * *

    polifacético
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    versatile, multifaceted
    polifacético,-a adjetivo versatile, many-sided

    ' polifacético' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    polifacética
    English:
    all-round
    - versatile
    - versatility
    * * *
    polifacético, -a adj
    [persona] multifaceted; [actor] versatile
    * * *
    adj versatile, multifaceted

    Spanish-English dictionary > polifacético

  • 3 adaptable

    adj.
    adaptable.
    * * *
    1 adaptable
    * * *
    ADJ (=versátil) adaptable, versatile; (Tip) compatible
    * * *
    adjetivo adaptable
    * * *
    = adaptable, adaptive, deployable, versatile, flexible, resilient, conformable.
    Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex. We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.
    Ex. In addition, it should be deployable for new languages an order of magnitude more quickly than traditional technologies.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    ----
    * adaptable a = accommodative to.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].
    * hacer que sea adaptable = render + adaptable.
    * * *
    adjetivo adaptable
    * * *
    = adaptable, adaptive, deployable, versatile, flexible, resilient, conformable.

    Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.

    Ex: We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.
    Ex: In addition, it should be deployable for new languages an order of magnitude more quickly than traditional technologies.
    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    * adaptable a = accommodative to.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].
    * hacer que sea adaptable = render + adaptable.

    * * *
    adaptable
    * * *

    adaptable adjetivo
    adaptable
    adaptable adjetivo adaptable
    ' adaptable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acomodaticia
    - acomodaticio
    - amoldable
    English:
    adaptable
    * * *
    adaptable
    * * *
    adj adaptable
    * * *
    : adaptable

    Spanish-English dictionary > adaptable

  • 4 completo

    adj.
    1 complete, entire, integral, uncut.
    2 complete, total, exhaustive, out-and-out.
    3 complete, full-length, all-inclusive, all-round.
    4 complete, concluded, done, finished.
    5 square, hearty.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: completar.
    * * *
    1 (terminado) finished, completed
    2 (lleno) full
    \
    al completo full up, filled to capacity
    por completo completely
    * * *
    (f. - completa)
    adj.
    2) full
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=entero) [dieta] balanced; [colección] complete; [texto, informe] full, complete; [felicidad] complete, total; [panorama] full
    jornada 1), obra 2), b), pensión 3)
    2) (=lleno) full; [hotel] full, fully booked

    completo — [en pensión, hostal] no vacancies; [en taquilla] sold out

    al completo: el tren está al completo — the train is full

    3) (=total) [éxito, fracaso] complete, total

    por completo — [desaparecer, desconocer] completely

    su partido apoyaba por completo la iniciativa — his party fully supported the initiative, his party gave its full support to the initiative

    4) (=terminado)
    5) (=bien hecho)

    este libro es pequeño, pero bastante completo — this book is small, but quite comprehensive

    6) (=polifacético) [actor, deportista] all-round
    2.
    SM Chile hot dog ( with salad)
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( entero) complete
    b) (total, absoluto) complete, total
    c) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thorough
    d) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile
    2) ( lleno) full

    completo — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out

    II
    masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)
    * * *
    = complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.
    Ex. The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.
    Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
    Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex. The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.
    Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
    Ex. Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
    Ex. By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
    Ex. The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
    Ex. Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.
    Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
    Ex. Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
    Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.
    Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
    Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
    Ex. 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.
    Ex. Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.
    Ex. The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
    Ex. One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
    Ex. There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.
    Ex. It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
    Ex. Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
    Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
    Ex. This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
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    * alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * base de datos completa = full-provision database.
    * base de datos de texto completo = full text database.
    * catalogación completa = full cataloguing.
    * catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.
    * curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de página completa = full-page.
    * de pantalla completa = full-screen.
    * detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * dominar por completo = sweep + the board.
    * edición completa = full edition.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * estar al completo = overbook.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.
    * información de texto completo = full-text information.
    * letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.
    * nombre completo = full name.
    * obras completas = collected works.
    * pagar por completo = pay off.
    * pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.
    * pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.
    * por completo = fully.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * texto completo = full text.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( entero) complete
    b) (total, absoluto) complete, total
    c) ( exhaustivo) < explicación> detailed; <obra/diccionario> comprehensive; <tesis/ensayo> thorough
    d) <deportista/actor> complete, very versatile
    2) ( lleno) full

    completo — ( en hostal) no vacancies; ( en taquilla) sold out

    II
    masculino (Chi) hot dog (with all the trimmings)
    * * *
    = complete, comprehensive, entire, exhaustive, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], full-blown, full-bodied, full-featured, full-fledged, full-length, full-scale, full-service, thorough, total, well-rounded, end to end, supine, enriched, all-round, whole, utter, all-inclusive, fully formed, fully featured, the works!, unmitigaged, fully blown.

    Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.

    Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
    Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.
    Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
    Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
    Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
    Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
    Ex: Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.
    Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
    Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
    Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
    Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.
    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
    Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
    Ex: 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.
    Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.
    Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
    Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
    Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.
    Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
    Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
    Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
    Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
    * alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * base de datos completa = full-provision database.
    * base de datos de texto completo = full text database.
    * catalogación completa = full cataloguing.
    * catálogo de obras completas = back catalogue.
    * curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de página completa = full-page.
    * de pantalla completa = full-screen.
    * detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * dominar por completo = sweep + the board.
    * edición completa = full edition.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * estar al completo = overbook.
    * fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.
    * información de texto completo = full-text information.
    * letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.
    * nombre completo = full name.
    * obras completas = collected works.
    * pagar por completo = pay off.
    * pantalla de información completa = full information display, full information screen.
    * pararse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * pensión completa = food and board, bed and board, full board, full-board accommodation.
    * por completo = fully.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * texto completo = full text.

    * * *
    completo1 -ta
    A
    esta baraja no está completa this deck isn't complete, there's a card/there are some cards missing from this deck
    las obras completas de Neruda the complete works of Neruda
    la serie completa the whole series
    la gama más completa the fullest o most complete range
    2 (total, absoluto) complete, total
    no hay felicidad completa there's no such thing as complete happiness
    por completo completely
    lo olvidé por completo I completely forgot about it, I forgot all about it
    3
    (exhaustivo): una explicación muy completa a very full o detailed explanation
    uno de los diccionarios más completos one of the most comprehensive dictionaries
    un trabajo muy completo a very thorough piece of work
    4 ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatile
    B (lleno) full
    el tren iba completo the train was full
    el hotel está completo the hotel is full o fully booked
    [ S ] completo (en un hostal) no vacancies; (en una taquilla) sold out
    ( Chi)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo completar: ( conjugate completar)

    completo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    completó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    completar    
    completo
    completar ( conjugate completar) verbo transitivo

    b) (AmL) ‹cuestionario/impreso› to complete, fill out o in

    completo
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1


    b) (total, absoluto) complete, total;



    ‹obra/diccionario› comprehensive;
    ‹tesis/ensayo› thorough
    d) ‹deportista/actor› complete, very versatile

    2 ( lleno) ‹vagón/hotel› full;
    ( on signs) completo ( en hostal) no vacancies;
    ( en taquilla) sold out
    completar verbo transitivo to complete
    completo,-a adjetivo
    1 (entero, total) complete
    2 (lleno) full
    3 (versátil) versatile, complete
    4 (exhaustivo) comprehensive
    ♦ Locuciones: al completo, full up o to capacity
    por completo, completely
    ' completo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    absoluta
    - absoluto
    - acabada
    - acabado
    - calcinar
    - completa
    - entera
    - entero
    - íntegra
    - íntegro
    - parcial
    - plena
    - pleno
    - radical
    - tiempo
    - toda
    - todo
    - alimento
    - integral
    - trabajar
    - trabajo
    English:
    book up
    - clam up
    - clean
    - collected
    - complete
    - completely
    - dedication
    - entirely
    - envelop
    - forge
    - full
    - full-time
    - groundwork
    - outright
    - slip
    - stranglehold
    - strength
    - utter
    - all
    - book
    - capacity
    - comprehensive
    - reversal
    - strict
    - uncut
    * * *
    completo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [entero] complete;
    nombre completo full name;
    las obras completas de un autor the complete works of an author;
    vino toda la familia al completo the entire family came
    2. [lleno] full;
    [en cartel] [hotel] no vacancies; [aparcamiento] full; [en taquilla] sold out
    el vagón está o [m5] va completo the Br carriage o US car is full;
    todos los hoteles de la ciudad están al completo all the hotels in town are full
    3. [perfecto] complete;
    un deportista muy completo an all-round athlete o Br sportsman;
    un espectáculo muy completo a very well-rounded production
    4. [rotundo] complete;
    un completo silencio complete o total silence;
    fue un completo éxito/fracaso it was a complete success/a complete o total failure;
    es un completo caballero he's an absolute o the complete gentleman;
    es un completo mentiroso he's a complete liar
    5. CSur [café, té, chocolate] = served with toast, butter, cakes and pastries
    ♦ nm
    Chile = hot dog with all the trimmings
    ♦ por completo loc adv
    completely;
    han desaparecido por completo they have completely disappeared;
    se dedica por completo a la música she devotes herself full-time to music
    * * *
    adj complete; autobús, teatro full;
    por completo completely;
    al completo whole, entire
    * * *
    completo, -ta adj
    1) : complete
    2) : perfect, absolute
    3) : full, detailed
    * * *
    1. (entero) complete
    2. (lleno) full

    Spanish-English dictionary > completo

  • 5 flexible

    adj.
    flexible.
    * * *
    1 flexible
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [material, actitud] flexible; [cuerpo] supple; (Téc) pliable; [sombrero] soft
    2) [persona] flexible, open-minded; pey compliant
    2. SM
    2) (Elec) flex, cord
    * * *
    adjetivo flexible
    * * *
    = elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.
    Ex. Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
    Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex. Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    ----
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * disco flexible = floppy disc.
    * encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.
    * encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.
    * hacer flexible = limber up.
    * hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.
    * * *
    adjetivo flexible
    * * *
    = elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.

    Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.

    Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * disco flexible = floppy disc.
    * encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.
    * encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.
    * hacer flexible = limber up.
    * hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

    * * *
    1 ‹material› flexible, pliable
    2 ‹cuerpo› supple, flexible
    3 ‹norma/horario› flexible
    4 ‹actitud/enfoque› flexible; ‹carácter/personalidad› easygoing, flexible
    * * *

    flexible adjetivo
    flexible
    flexible adjetivo
    1 flexible: no se puede decir que el cristal sea un material flexible, we couldn't class glass as a flexible material
    2 lax, tolerant, mellowed: con la edad se ha vuelto más flexible, she has mellowed with age
    ' flexible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adaptable
    - flexibilidad
    - goma
    - cerrazón
    - disco
    - elástico
    - horario
    - trampolín
    English:
    adaptable
    - elastic
    - flexible
    - floppy
    - fluid
    - lissom
    - lissome
    - lithe
    - pliable
    - supple
    - flex
    - versatile
    * * *
    1. [material] flexible;
    [cuerpo] supple
    2. [actitud] flexible
    3. [horario] flexible
    * * *
    I adj flexible
    II m EL cord, Br tb
    flex
    * * *
    : flexible
    1) : flexible electrical cord
    2) : soft hat
    * * *
    flexible adj flexible

    Spanish-English dictionary > flexible

  • 6 polivalente

    adj.
    polyvalent (vacuna, suero).
    * * *
    1 (en química) polyvalent
    2 figurado (versátil) versatile, multipurpose
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Quím, Med) polyvalent
    2) (=versátil) [gen] multi-purpose; [avión] multi-role
    3) (=con varios aspectos) multi-faceted, many-sided
    * * *
    adjetivo (Quím) polyvalent; ( versátil) multipurpose
    * * *
    = multipurpose [multi-purpose].
    Ex. The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
    * * *
    adjetivo (Quím) polyvalent; ( versátil) multipurpose
    * * *
    = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

    Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

    * * *
    1 ( Quím) polyvalent
    2 (versátil) multipurpose
    * * *

    polivalente adjetivo
    1 (de varios usos) all-purpose: es un jugador de fútbol polivalente, he's a versatile football player
    un detergente polivalente, an all-purpose detergent
    2 Med Quím polyvalent
    ' polivalente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    BUP
    English:
    versatile
    * * *
    [vacuna, suero] polyvalent; [sala, espacio, edificio] multipurpose; [sistema, jugador] versatile
    * * *
    adj
    1 QUÍM polyvalent
    2 fig: objeto multipurpose; persona versatile

    Spanish-English dictionary > polivalente

  • 7 abrirse camino

    v.
    1 to push through, to get somewhere, to make headway, to hack one's way through.
    Ellos se abrieron camino fácilmente They pushed through easily.
    2 to bulldoze through, to burst through.
    La maquinaria se abre camino The machines bulldoze through.
    3 to get one's way paved.
    Se nos abre camino We get our way paved.
    * * *
    to make one's way
    * * *
    (v.) = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world
    Ex. The article has the title ' Plowing through Chicago: SLJ's report on ALA's midwinter meeting '78'.
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
    Ex. Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
    Ex. He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
    * * *
    abrirse camino (a empujones)
    (v.) = push + Posesivo + way across/into

    Ex: Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.

    (v.) = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world

    Ex: The article has the title ' Plowing through Chicago: SLJ's report on ALA's midwinter meeting '78'.

    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
    Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
    Ex: He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrirse camino

  • 8 abrirse paso

    v.
    1 to make way for oneself, to break through, to edge one's way, to force one's way.
    Ella se abre paso con tenacidad She makes way for herself tenaciously.
    2 to get one's way paved.
    Se nos abre paso We get our way paved.
    3 to break forth, to push forward, to break through.
    * * *
    to force one's way through
    * * *
    (v.) = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into
    Ex. In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.
    Ex. Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
    * * *
    (v.) = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into

    Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.

    Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrirse paso

  • 9 amplio

    adj.
    1 ample, extensive, broad, roomy.
    2 ample, generous, broad, free-handed.
    3 wide, diverse, varied.
    4 liberal-minded, liberal, tolerant, all-round.
    5 spacious, capacious.
    6 free-ranging.
    * * *
    1 (extenso) large
    2 (espacioso) roomy, spacious
    3 (ancho) wide, broad
    4 (holgado) loose
    \
    en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word
    * * *
    (f. - amplia)
    adj.
    ample, wide, spacious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=espacioso) [habitación, interior] spacious; [avenida, calle] wide
    2) [ropa] loose(-fitting), roomy *; [falda] full
    3) [margen] wide
    4) [conocimiento, vocabulario, poder, gama] wide, extensive

    un amplio surtido de productos — a wide o extensive range of products

    5) [sentido] broad
    6) [repercusión] far-reaching

    la noticia tuvo amplia difusión o amplio eco en la prensa — the news was widely o extensively reported

    7) [informe] full, detailed
    * * *
    - plia adjetivo
    a) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting
    b) <criterio/sentido> broad
    c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive
    * * *
    = vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].
    Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
    Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
    Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
    Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
    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. In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
    Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
    Ex. This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
    Ex. With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
    Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
    Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
    Ex. The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.
    Ex. Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
    Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.
    Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
    Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    ----
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.
    * en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.
    * una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).
    * * *
    - plia adjetivo
    a) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting
    b) <criterio/sentido> broad
    c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive
    * * *
    = vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

    Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

    Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
    Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
    Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
    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: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
    Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
    Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
    Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
    Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
    Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
    Ex: The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.
    Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
    Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.
    Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
    Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.
    * en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.
    * una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

    * * *
    1 ‹calle› wide; ‹valle› wide, broad; ‹casa› spacious; ‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting; ‹falda/manga› full
    con una amplia sonrisa with a broad smile
    2 ‹criterio› broad; ‹margen› wide
    en el sentido amplio de la palabra in the broad sense of the word
    por amplia mayoría by a large majority
    tiene amplias facultades para decidir sobre este punto he has full authority to make a decision on this point
    una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors
    les ofrecemos las más amplias garantías we offer comprehensive guarantees o the fullest possible guarantees
    un tema que tuvo una amplia difusión an issue that received wide media coverage
    un amplio programa de reformas a full o wide-ranging o comprehensive program of reforms
    * * *

     

    Del verbo ampliar: ( conjugate ampliar)

    amplío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    amplió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    ampliar    
    amplio
    ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹local/carretera› to extend;

    ‹ negocio› to expand
    b) ‹capital/personal› to increase

    c) ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase;

    ‹ explicación› to expand (on);
    ‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;

    d) ‹plazo/período› to extend


    amplio
    ◊ - plia adjetivo

    a) ‹calle/valle/margen› wide;

    ‹ casa› spacious;
    ‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting;
    ‹ sonrisa› broad
    b) ‹criterio/sentido› broad;


    una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors
    c) ‹garantías/programa› comprehensive

    ampliar verbo transitivo
    1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
    2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
    3 (extender un negocio) to expand
    4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
    5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
    amplio,-a adjetivo
    1 large, roomy
    2 (ancho, profundo, variado) wide, broad ➣ Ver nota en ancho
    ' amplio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amplia
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - dilatada
    - dilatado
    - espectro
    - nave
    English:
    ample
    - extensive
    - large
    - roomy
    - spacious
    - sweep
    - vocabulary
    - wide
    - all
    - broad
    - comfortable
    - smock
    - sweeping
    * * *
    amplio, -a adj
    1. [grande] [sala, maletero] roomy, spacious;
    [avenida] wide;
    una amplio sonrisa a broad smile
    2. [ropa] loose
    3. [extenso] [explicación, cobertura] comprehensive;
    [ventaja, capacidad] considerable;
    en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word;
    ganaron por una amplia mayoría they won with a large majority;
    hubo un amplio consenso there was a broad consensus;
    ofrecen una amplia gama de servicios they offer a wide range of services;
    gozan de una amplia aceptación they enjoy widespread approval;
    tiene una amplia experiencia she has wide-ranging experience
    4. [abierto]
    una persona de amplias miras o [m5] amplia de miras a broad-minded person
    * * *
    adj casa spacious; gama, margen wide; falda full
    * * *
    amplio, - plia adj
    : broad, wide, ample
    ♦ ampliamente adj
    * * *
    amplio adj
    1. (gama, margen) wide
    2. (valor, cantidad) large
    3. (espacioso) spacious
    4. (ropa) baggy [comp. baggier; superl. baggiest] / loose

    Spanish-English dictionary > amplio

  • 10 cómico

    adj.
    comic, comical, funny, risible.
    m.
    comedian, stand-up comedian, comic, funnyman.
    * * *
    1 (divertido) comic, comical, funny
    2 (de comedia) comedy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (actor) comedian, comic
    \
    actor cómico comedian
    cómico,-a de la legua strolling player
    * * *
    1. (f. - cómica)
    noun
    comedian / comedienne
    2. (f. - cómica)
    adj.
    comic, comical
    * * *
    cómico, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=gracioso) comic(al), funny
    2) (Teat) comedy antes de s
    2. SM / F
    1) (Teat) (comic) actor/actress
    2) (=humorista) comedian/comedienne
    CÓMICO ¿"Comic" o "comical"? El adjetivo cómico se puede traducir por comic y comical, pero estos no son intercambiables. Comic ► Algo que es cómico porque se hace o se dice con la intención de hacer reír a la gente se traduce al inglés por comic: El efecto cómico se consigue poniéndose ropa que te queda grande Comic effect is achieved by wearing clothes that are too big ► Cómico también se traduce por comic para describir algo perteneciente o relativo a la comedia: ... un actor cómico...... a comic actor... Hay que tener en cuenta que en este caso comic nunca funciona como atributo. Comi cal ► Cómico se traduce por comical para describir algo o a alguien que resulta gracioso o absurdo (a menudo porque es raro o inesperado): Su gesto rozaba lo cómico Her expression was almost comical Hay algo en él ligeramente cómico There is something slightly comical about him Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo <actor/género/obra> comedy (before n); <situación/mueca> comical, funny

    lo cómico de la historia es... — the funny thing about the story is...

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino ( actor) comedy actor, comic actor; ( humorista) comedian, comic
    * * *
    = laughable, slapstick, hilarious, humorous, comedian, comic, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], joky [jokey], comedic, comical.
    Ex. It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
    Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.
    Ex. In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
    Ex. Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
    Ex. This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
    Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    Ex. In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.
    Ex. Even so, the ' comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
    ----
    * actor cómico = comedian, actor-comedian.
    * actriz cómica = comedienne.
    * de modo cómico = comically.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo <actor/género/obra> comedy (before n); <situación/mueca> comical, funny

    lo cómico de la historia es... — the funny thing about the story is...

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino ( actor) comedy actor, comic actor; ( humorista) comedian, comic
    * * *
    = laughable, slapstick, hilarious, humorous, comedian, comic, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], joky [jokey], comedic, comical.

    Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.

    Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.
    Ex: In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
    Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
    Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
    Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    Ex: In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.
    Ex: Even so, the ' comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
    * actor cómico = comedian, actor-comedian.
    * actriz cómica = comedienne.
    * de modo cómico = comically.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.

    * * *
    cómico1 -ca
    ‹actor/género/obra› comedy ( before n), comic ( before n); ‹situación/mueca› comical, funny
    lo cómico de la historia es … the funny thing about the story is …
    cómico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    1 (actor) comedy actor, comic actor
    2 (humorista) comedian, comic
    * * *

    cómico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹actor/género/obra› comedy ( before n);


    ‹situación/mueca› comical, funny
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( actor) comedy actor, comic actor;
    ( humorista) comedian, comic
    cómico,-a
    I adjetivo (gracioso) comical, funny
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino comic
    (hombre) comedian
    (mujer) comedienne
    ' cómico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cómica
    - humorista
    English:
    comedian
    - comic
    - stand-up comic
    - comical
    - hokum
    - humorous
    * * *
    cómico, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [de la comedia] comedy, comic;
    actor cómico comedy actor;
    cine cómico comedy movies o Br films
    2. [gracioso] comic, comical
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [actor de teatro] actor, f actress
    2. [humorista] comedian, comic, f comedienne
    * * *
    I adj comical
    II m, cómica f comedian
    * * *
    cómico, -ca adj
    : comic, comical
    cómico, -ca n
    humorista: comic, comedian, comedienne f
    * * *
    cómico1 adj
    1. (divertido) funny [comp. funnier; superl. funniest]
    2. (de la comedia) comedy
    cómico2 n comedian

    Spanish-English dictionary > cómico

  • 11 de acuerdo con

    in accordance with
    * * *
    * * *
    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from
    Ex. The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
    Ex. As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex. If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex. It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex. The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex. Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex. The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex. There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex. In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex. Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex. The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex. As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex. New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex. In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex. The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex. To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex. The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
    * * *
    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from

    Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).

    Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex: The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex: In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex: The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex: As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex: New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de acuerdo con

  • 12 de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión

    = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
    * * *
    = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion

    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.

    Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión

  • 13 de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer

    = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
    * * *
    = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion

    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.

    Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer

  • 14 desahogado

    adj.
    1 unencumbered.
    2 roomy, spacious.
    3 introduced.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desahogar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desahogar desahogar
    1 (espacioso) roomy, spacious
    2 (con dinero) well-off, well-to-do, comfortable
    3 figurado (descarado) cheeky, shameless, insolent
    * * *
    (f. - desahogada)
    adj.
    comfortable, well-off
    * * *
    desahogado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=amplio) [habitación, casa, apartamento] spacious; [vestido] loose-fitting; [espacio] clear, free
    2) [vida, situación] comfortable
    3) (=con dinero) comfortably off
    4) (=descarado) brazen

    él, tan desahogado, se lo comió todo — he was brazen enough to eat it all up

    2.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <posición económica/vida> comfortable
    b) <casa/habitación> uncluttered, spacious
    c) ( de tiempo)
    * * *
    = roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].
    Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <posición económica/vida> comfortable
    b) <casa/habitación> uncluttered, spacious
    c) ( de tiempo)
    * * *
    = roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

    Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

    * * *
    1 ‹posición económica/vida› comfortable
    viven bastante desahogados they're comfortably off
    2 ‹jersey/camisa› loose
    3 ‹casa/habitación› uncluttered, spacious
    ahora la oficina queda más desahogada there's more room in the office now, the office is/seems more spacious now
    4
    (de tiempo): cuando terminemos éste estaremos más desahogados once we've finished this one things will be more relaxed o we'll have more time
    * * *

    Del verbo desahogar: ( conjugate desahogar)

    desahogado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desahogado    
    desahogar
    desahogado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹posición económica/vida› comfortable;


    ‹casa/habitación› uncluttered, spacious
    desahogar ( conjugate desahogar) verbo transitivo ‹penas/ira› to give vent to
    desahogarse verbo pronominal
    to let off steam ;
    ◊ se desahogó dándole patadas a la rueda he vented his anger (o frustration etc) by kicking the wheel;

    desahogadose con algn to pour one's heart out to sb
    desahogado,-a adjetivo
    1 (adinerado) well-off, well-to-do
    2 (holgado, espacioso) spacious, roomy
    desahogar verbo transitivo to vent, give vent to: desahogó su frustración golpeando la mesa, she took her frustration out on the table

    ' desahogado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desahogada
    * * *
    desahogado, -a adj
    1. [de espacio] spacious, roomy;
    corre la mesa, así estaremos más desahogados move the table, we'll have more room that way
    2. [de dinero] well off, comfortable;
    ahora estamos más desahogados we're better off now;
    llevan una vida bastante desahogada they're quite comfortably off
    3. [de tiempo]
    tengo un trabajo muy desahogado there's no rush in my job;
    vamos muy desahogados de tiempo we have more than enough time
    * * *
    adj spacious
    * * *
    desahogado, -da adj
    1) : well-off, comfortable
    2) : spacious, roomy

    Spanish-English dictionary > desahogado

  • 15 disco

    adj.
    disco.
    f.
    m.
    1 disk (anatomy, Astron & Geom).
    disco solar the sun
    2 record.
    disco compacto compact disk
    disco de éxito hit (record)
    disco de larga duración LP, long-playing record
    3 (traffic) light.
    4 discus (sport).
    5 disk (computing).
    disco de arranque/del sistema startup/system disk
    disco duro/flexible hard/floppy disk
    disco magnético magnetic disk
    disco óptico optical disk
    disco removible/rígido removable/hard disk
    disco virtual virtual disk
    6 dial.
    7 disco music, disco.
    8 hard disk, harddisk, disc, disk.
    9 dish.
    * * *
    1 disc
    2 DEPORTE discus
    3 (de música) record
    \
    disco duro hard disk
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) disc, disk
    •
    - disco sencillo
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (Mús) record

    siempre está con el mismo disco, no cambia de disco — * he's like a cracked record *

    2) (Inform) disk

    disco de arranque — startup disk, boot disk

    disco flexible, disco floppy — floppy disk

    3) (Dep) discus
    4) (=señal) (Ferro) signal
    5)

    disco de freno — (Aut) brake disc

    6) (Telec) dial
    7)
    II
    * SF (=discoteca) disco
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (Audio) record, disc (colloq)

    parecer un disco rayado — (fam) to be like a worn-out gramophone record (colloq)

    b) (Inf) disk
    2)
    a) (Dep) discus
    b) (Med) disk*
    c) (Auto, Mec)

    frenos de disco — disk* brakes

    d) ( del teléfono) dial
    3)
    a) ( señal de tráfico) (road) sign
    b) ( semáforo) (Ferr) signal; (Auto) traffic light
    II
    femenino (fam) ( discoteca) disco
    * * *
    = disc [disk], diskette, gramophone record, record, sound disc, phonodisc, puck, platter.
    Ex. Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.
    Ex. The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette.
    Ex. The majority of this schedule is devoted to various 'physical forms': globes and relief maps, gramophone records, tapes, etc.
    Ex. For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
    Ex. The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.
    Ex. For instance, a change has been introduced from phonodisc and phonotape to sound recording, a term more easily understood by the public.
    Ex. But goal-scorers don't give up the puck that easily -- especially in the offensive zone.
    Ex. Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.
    ----
    * basado en discos ópticos = optical disc based.
    * base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.
    * cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.
    * cola de discos = disc queue.
    * colección de discos = record collection.
    * coleccionista de discos = discologist.
    * controladora de disco duro = hard disc controller board.
    * deterioro de los discos = disc rot.
    * directorio del disco = diskette directory.
    * disco actualizado = current disc.
    * disco analógico = analog disc.
    * disco CD-ROM = CD-ROM disc.
    * disco compacto (CD) = compact disc (CD).
    * disco con información = data diskette, data disk.
    * disco de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage disc.
    * disco de archivo = archival disc.
    * disco de cera = wax disc.
    * disco de demostración = demonstration disc.
    * disco de larga duración = long-play record.
    * disco de larga duración (LP) = LP (long play record).
    * disco de ordenador = computer disc.
    * disco de salida = output diskette.
    * disco de sectores blandos = soft sectored disc.
    * disco de stop = stop sign.
    * disco de vinilo = vinyl record.
    * disco digital = digital disc.
    * disco duro = hard disc, hard drive.
    * disco fijo = fixed disc.
    * disco flexible = diskette, floppy disc, floppy diskette.
    * disco floppy = floppy diskette, floppy disc.
    * disco índice = index disc.
    * disco láser = laser disc.
    * disco magnético = magnetic disc.
    * disco óptico = optical disc [optical disk], videodisc [video disc].
    * disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.
    * disco óptico digital = optical digital disc.
    * disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disk.
    * disco sencillo = single.
    * disco sonoro = phonograph record, phonographic record, audio disc.
    * disco Winchester = Winchester disc.
    * edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.
    * en disco = ondisc.
    * espacio de almacenamiento en disco = drive storage space.
    * espacio en disco = disc space.
    * fichero en disco = disc file.
    * freno de disco = disc brake.
    * funda de disco = record sleeve.
    * funda de un disco = record cover.
    * guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
    * hernia de disco = spinal disc herniation, slipped disc, disc herniation.
    * insertar disco en disquetera = load + disc into drive.
    * lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.
    * lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.
    * lista de discos más vendidos, la = charts, the.
    * máquina de discos = jukebox.
    * memoria en disco = disc memory.
    * orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.
    * paquete de discos = disc pack.
    * pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.
    * Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos = Optical Disc Pilot Program.
    * sistema de discos ópticos = optical disc system.
    * sistema operativo de disco = Disc Operating System (DOS).
    * sobre disco = ondisc.
    * tecnología de discos ópticos = optical disc technology.
    * tienda de discos = record shop, record store.
    * unidad de disco = disc drive [disk drive], record deck.
    * videodisco = videodisc [video disc].
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (Audio) record, disc (colloq)

    parecer un disco rayado — (fam) to be like a worn-out gramophone record (colloq)

    b) (Inf) disk
    2)
    a) (Dep) discus
    b) (Med) disk*
    c) (Auto, Mec)

    frenos de disco — disk* brakes

    d) ( del teléfono) dial
    3)
    a) ( señal de tráfico) (road) sign
    b) ( semáforo) (Ferr) signal; (Auto) traffic light
    II
    femenino (fam) ( discoteca) disco
    * * *
    = disc [disk], diskette, gramophone record, record, sound disc, phonodisc, puck, platter.

    Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.

    Ex: The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette.
    Ex: The majority of this schedule is devoted to various 'physical forms': globes and relief maps, gramophone records, tapes, etc.
    Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
    Ex: The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.
    Ex: For instance, a change has been introduced from phonodisc and phonotape to sound recording, a term more easily understood by the public.
    Ex: But goal-scorers don't give up the puck that easily -- especially in the offensive zone.
    Ex: Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.
    * basado en discos ópticos = optical disc based.
    * base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.
    * cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.
    * cola de discos = disc queue.
    * colección de discos = record collection.
    * coleccionista de discos = discologist.
    * controladora de disco duro = hard disc controller board.
    * deterioro de los discos = disc rot.
    * directorio del disco = diskette directory.
    * disco actualizado = current disc.
    * disco analógico = analog disc.
    * disco CD-ROM = CD-ROM disc.
    * disco compacto (CD) = compact disc (CD).
    * disco con información = data diskette, data disk.
    * disco de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage disc.
    * disco de archivo = archival disc.
    * disco de cera = wax disc.
    * disco de demostración = demonstration disc.
    * disco de larga duración = long-play record.
    * disco de larga duración (LP) = LP (long play record).
    * disco de ordenador = computer disc.
    * disco de salida = output diskette.
    * disco de sectores blandos = soft sectored disc.
    * disco de stop = stop sign.
    * disco de vinilo = vinyl record.
    * disco digital = digital disc.
    * disco duro = hard disc, hard drive.
    * disco fijo = fixed disc.
    * disco flexible = diskette, floppy disc, floppy diskette.
    * disco floppy = floppy diskette, floppy disc.
    * disco índice = index disc.
    * disco láser = laser disc.
    * disco magnético = magnetic disc.
    * disco óptico = optical disc [optical disk], videodisc [video disc].
    * disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.
    * disco óptico digital = optical digital disc.
    * disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disk.
    * disco sencillo = single.
    * disco sonoro = phonograph record, phonographic record, audio disc.
    * disco Winchester = Winchester disc.
    * edición en disco compacto = cd edition, compact disc edition.
    * en disco = ondisc.
    * espacio de almacenamiento en disco = drive storage space.
    * espacio en disco = disc space.
    * fichero en disco = disc file.
    * freno de disco = disc brake.
    * funda de disco = record sleeve.
    * funda de un disco = record cover.
    * guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
    * hernia de disco = spinal disc herniation, slipped disc, disc herniation.
    * insertar disco en disquetera = load + disc into drive.
    * lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.
    * lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.
    * lista de discos más vendidos, la = charts, the.
    * máquina de discos = jukebox.
    * memoria en disco = disc memory.
    * orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.
    * paquete de discos = disc pack.
    * pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.
    * Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos = Optical Disc Pilot Program.
    * sistema de discos ópticos = optical disc system.
    * sistema operativo de disco = Disc Operating System (DOS).
    * sobre disco = ondisc.
    * tecnología de discos ópticos = optical disc technology.
    * tienda de discos = record shop, record store.
    * unidad de disco = disc drive [disk drive], record deck.
    * videodisco = videodisc [video disc].

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Audio) record, disk, disc ( esp BrE colloq)
    grabar un disco to make o cut a record o disk
    poner un disco to put on a record
    cambiar de or el disco ( fam); to change the subject
    parecer un disco rayado ( fam); to be like a worn-out gramophone record ( colloq)
    2 ( Inf) disk
    Compuestos:
    bar (with music, where one can dance)
    (disco) CD, compact disc; (aparato) compact disc player
    compact disc interactive
    boot disk
    album, LP
    ● disco de oro/platino
    gold/platinum disc
    ● disco de video or ( Esp) vídeo digital
    digital versatile disc, DVD
    hard disk
    fixed disk
    ● disco flexible or floppy
    floppy disk
    laser disc
    master disc
    video disk
    hard disk
    single
    digital versatile disc, DVD
    (CS) flying saucer
    B
    1 ( Dep) discus
    lanzamiento de disco the discus, throwing the discus
    2 ( Med) disk*
    3 ( Auto, Mec):
    frenos de disco disk* brakes
    C
    1 (señal de tráfico) sign, road sign
    2 (semáforo) ( Ferr) signal; ( Auto) traffic light
    * * *

    Del verbo discar: ( conjugate discar)

    disco es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    discó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    discar    
    disco
    discar ( conjugate discar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo (AmL) to dial
    disco sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (Audio) record;


    poner un disco to put on a record;
    disco compacto CD, compact disc;
    disco de larga duración album, LP;
    disco volador (CS) flying saucer
    b) (Inf) disk;


    disco flexible or floppy floppy disk
    2
    a) (Dep) discus

    b) (Anat) disk( conjugate disk);

    (Auto, Mec) disk

    3 ( señal de tráfico) (road) sign
    disco sustantivo masculino
    1 disc, US disk
    2 Mús record
    disco compacto, compact disc
    3 Inform disk
    disco duro, hard disk
    disco óptico, optical disk
    4 Anat disc
    5 Dep discus
    6 familiar traffic light
    ' disco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    boîte
    - cara
    - carátula
    - cariño
    - compacta
    - compacto
    - digitalmente
    - discotequera
    - discotequero
    - editar
    - ficha
    - forzuda
    - forzudo
    - hernia
    - lanzamiento
    - portada
    - producción
    - rayar
    - resurgimiento
    - salir
    - sencilla
    - sencillo
    - surco
    - vuelta
    - álbum
    - año
    - combarse
    - compact disc
    - duración
    - enrollar
    - funda
    - girar
    - lanzador
    - poner
    - presentar
    - que
    - repetido
    - sacar
    - stop
    - tapa
    - tejo
    - unidad
    - voltear
    English:
    badge
    - CD
    - compact disc
    - cut
    - dial
    - disc
    - disc brakes
    - disco
    - disco music
    - discus
    - disk
    - DOS
    - flip side
    - gold disc
    - groove
    - hard disk
    - make
    - making
    - play
    - plug
    - puck
    - record
    - release
    - side
    - single
    - sleeve
    - title track
    - track
    - warehouse
    - compact
    - discotheque
    - hard
    - long
    - out
    - slipped disc
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [de música] record;
    un disco de boleros/de música de cámara an album of boleros/chamber music;
    van a grabar otro disco they're going to record another album;
    pasamos la tarde poniendo discos we spent the afternoon listening to records;
    Fam
    ser como o [m5] parecer un disco rayado to go on like a broken o cracked record;
    Fam
    ¡cambia de disco, que ya aburres! give it a rest for heaven's sake, you're going on like a cracked record!
    disco compacto compact disc;
    disco de larga duración LP, long-playing record;
    disco de oro gold disc;
    disco de platino platinum disc;
    disco recopilatorio compilation album;
    2. Informát disk
    disco de alta densidad high-density disk;
    disco de arranque start-up disk;
    disco compacto compact disc;
    disco compacto interactivo interactive compact disc;
    disco de destino destination disk;
    disco de doble densidad double-density disk;
    disco duro hard disk;
    disco duro externo external hard disk;
    disco duro extraíble removable hard disk;
    disco flexible floppy disk;
    disco maestro master disk;
    disco magnético magnetic disk;
    disco óptico optical disk;
    disco RAM RAM disk;
    disco removible removable disk;
    disco rígido hard disk;
    disco del sistema system disk;
    disco virtual virtual disk
    3. [semáforo] (traffic) light;
    el disco se puso en rojo/verde the lights turned to red/green;
    saltarse un disco en rojo to jump a red light
    4. [de teléfono] dial
    5. [prueba atlética, objeto que se lanza] discus;
    lanzamiento de disco (throwing) the discus;
    6. [en hockey sobre hielo] puck
    7. Anat disc;
    una hernia de disco a slipped disc, Espec a herniated disc
    8. Astron disc;
    el disco solar/lunar solar/lunar disc
    9. Geom disc
    ♦ nf
    Fam [discoteca] club
    disco2 adj inv
    Fam Mús [de discoteca] disco;
    la música disco disco (music);
    el sonido disco de los setenta the seventies disco sound
    * * *
    m
    1 disk, Br
    disc
    2 DEP discus
    3 MÚS record;
    cambiar de disco fig fam change the record
    4 ( discoteca) disco
    * * *
    disco nm
    1) : phonograph record
    2) : disc, disk
    disco compacto: compact disc
    3) : discus
    * * *
    1. (de música) record
    3. (en deporte) discus
    disco compacto compact disc / CD

    Spanish-English dictionary > disco

  • 16 espacioso

    adj.
    roomy, capacious, ample, spacious.
    * * *
    1 (ancho) spacious, roomy
    2 (lento) slow
    * * *
    (f. - espaciosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [cuarto, casa] spacious, roomy
    2) [movimiento] slow, deliberate
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo spacious
    * * *
    = spacious, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], capacious, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].
    Ex. The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
    Ex. In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
    Ex. This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
    Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo spacious
    * * *
    = spacious, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], capacious, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

    Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.

    Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
    Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
    Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

    * * *
    ‹jardín› spacious; ‹casa/coche› spacious, roomy
    * * *

    espacioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    spacious
    espacioso,-a adjetivo spacious, roomy

    ' espacioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desahogada
    - desahogado
    - espaciosa
    English:
    spacious
    - airy
    * * *
    espacioso, -a adj
    [vivienda, habitación, vehículo] spacious, roomy; [instalaciones, jardín, patio] spacious
    * * *
    adj spacious, roomy
    * * *
    espacioso, -sa adj
    : spacious, roomy
    * * *
    espacioso adj spacious

    Spanish-English dictionary > espacioso

  • 17 extraordinariamente

    adv.
    extraordinarily, uncommonly, remarkably.
    * * *
    1 extraordinarily, unusually
    * * *
    * * *
    = remarkably, unusually.
    Ex. The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
    Ex. The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.
    ----
    * cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.
    * extraordinariamente + Adjetivo = superbly + Adjetivo.
    * * *
    = remarkably, unusually.

    Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.

    Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.
    * cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.
    * extraordinariamente + Adjetivo = superbly + Adjetivo.

    * * *
    extraordinarily
    * * *
    extraordinarily

    Spanish-English dictionary > extraordinariamente

  • 18 holgado

    adj.
    loose, loose-fitting, ample, wide.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: holgar.
    * * *
    1→ link=holgar holgar
    2 (ropa) loose, baggy
    3 (espacio) roomy
    4 (victoria) easy, comfortable; (mayoría) comfortable
    5 (posición) comfortable, well-off
    \
    andar/estar holgado,-a de tiempo to have plenty of time
    ir holgado,-a to have plenty of room
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [ropa] (=suelto) loose, comfortable, baggy
    2) (=amplio) roomy
    3) (=cómodo) comfortably off, well-to-do

    vida holgada — comfortable life, life of ease

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) < prenda> loose-fitting, baggy
    b) < posición> comfortable
    c) < victoria> comfortable, easy; < mayoría> comfortable
    * * *
    = loose fitting, loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.], loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
    Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
    Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    Ex. A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
    Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
    Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) < prenda> loose-fitting, baggy
    b) < posición> comfortable
    c) < victoria> comfortable, easy; < mayoría> comfortable
    * * *
    = loose fitting, loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.], loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

    Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

    Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
    Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
    Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
    Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.

    * * *
    holgado -da
    1 ‹vestido/camisa› loose-fitting, baggy
    2 ‹posición› comfortable
    su situación económica es holgada they're comfortably off
    3 ‹victoria› comfortable, easy; ‹mayoría› comfortable
    4
    (de espacio): si pones la maleta en la baca iremos más holgados if you put the suitcase on the roof rack we'll have more room o we'll be more comfortable
    * * *

    Del verbo holgar: ( conjugate holgar)

    holgado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    holgado    
    holgar
    holgado
    ◊ -da adjetivo




    c) ‹victoria/mayoría› comfortable

    d) ( de espacio):


    holgar ( conjugate holgar) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) (frml) ( estar de más):
    ◊ huelga decir que … it goes without saying that …;

    huelgan los comentarios what can one say?
    holgado,-a adjetivo
    1 (despegado del cuerpo) loose, baggy
    2 (sobrado: de dinero) comfortable
    (: de espacio, etc) ample, roomy: es un presupuesto holgado, it's an ample budget
    andar holgado de tiempo, to have plenty of time
    holgar vi frml
    1 (estar ocioso) to be idle
    2 (ser ocioso, estar de más) huelga decir que no estaré allí, it goes without saying that I won't be there

    ' holgado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cumplida
    - cumplido
    - desahogada
    - desahogado
    - holgada
    English:
    baggy
    - loose
    - roomy
    - shell-suit
    - comfortable
    * * *
    holgado, -a adj
    1. [ropa] baggy, loose-fitting;
    los pantalones me están muy holgados the trousers are very loose on me
    2. [habitación, espacio] roomy;
    en los asientos de atrás cabemos cuatro holgados there's (more than enough) room for four of us in the back seat
    3. [victoria, situación] comfortable;
    gobernará con una holgada mayoría he will govern with an ample o comfortable majority;
    vamos holgados de tiempo we're fine for time, we've got plenty of time
    4. [económicamente] comfortable;
    están en una posición muy holgado they're very comfortably off
    * * *
    adj ropa loose, comfortable;
    estar holgado de tiempo have time to spare
    * * *
    holgado, -da adj
    1) : loose, baggy
    2) : at ease, comfortable
    * * *
    holgado adj loose

    Spanish-English dictionary > holgado

  • 19 minivan

    = people carrier, minivan.
    Ex. Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.
    Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
    * * *
    = people carrier, minivan.

    Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.

    Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

    * * *
    minivan [.mini'ban, -'van] nf, pl - vanes : minivan

    Spanish-English dictionary > minivan

  • 20 narración

    f.
    1 story, tale, short story.
    2 account, narration, recountal, story.
    * * *
    1 (exposición) narration, account
    2 (historia) story
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF (=relato, versión) account; (Literat) narration
    * * *
    femenino ( relato) story; ( acción de contar) account
    * * *
    = narrative, telling, narrative.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
    Ex. Most authorities rightly warn us, however, that telling and reading are not the same as acting.
    Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
    ----
    * narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].
    * narración infantil = children's story.
    * narración popular = folk story.
    * narración sobre viajes = travelogue [travelog, -USA].
    * * *
    femenino ( relato) story; ( acción de contar) account
    * * *
    = narrative, telling, narrative.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.

    Ex: Most authorities rightly warn us, however, that telling and reading are not the same as acting.
    Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
    * narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].
    * narración infantil = children's story.
    * narración popular = folk story.
    * narración sobre viajes = travelogue [travelog, -USA].

    * * *
    1 (cuento, relato) story
    * * *

    narración sustantivo femenino ( relato) story;
    ( acción de contar) account
    narración sustantivo femenino narration
    ' narración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encandilar
    - fluida
    - fluido
    - leyenda
    - parabólica
    - parabólico
    - cuento
    - narrativa
    - total
    English:
    blow
    - narration
    - narrative
    * * *
    1. [cuento, relato] narrative, story
    2. [acción] narration
    * * *
    f narration
    * * *
    narración nf, pl - ciones : narration, account

    Spanish-English dictionary > narración

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