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1 viabilidad
f.viability.* * *1 viability\plan de viabilidad viability study* * *SF1) [de un plan] viability, feasibility2) (Aut) road conditions [pl]* * ** * *= feasibility, viability, practicability, workability, satisfiability, tractability.Ex. However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.Ex. Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.Ex. This article analyses the feasibility, practicability, overall applicability and financial issues of constructing a library network.Ex. A unified data base of the Republic of Ukraine's information system illustrates the workability of the principles.Ex. The satisfiability of an information model in a universe of discourse can be formally checked by complementing the information model with a representation of concrete knowledge which is assumed to be complete.Ex. Experiments in automated reasoning have substantially broadened the meaning of 'practical tractability'.----* estudio de viabilidad = demonstration project, feasibility study.* * ** * *= feasibility, viability, practicability, workability, satisfiability, tractability.Ex: However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.
Ex: Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.Ex: This article analyses the feasibility, practicability, overall applicability and financial issues of constructing a library network.Ex: A unified data base of the Republic of Ukraine's information system illustrates the workability of the principles.Ex: The satisfiability of an information model in a universe of discourse can be formally checked by complementing the information model with a representation of concrete knowledge which is assumed to be complete.Ex: Experiments in automated reasoning have substantially broadened the meaning of 'practical tractability'.* estudio de viabilidad = demonstration project, feasibility study.* * *1 (de un proyecto) viability, feasibility2 (de un bebé) viability* * *
viabilidad sustantivo femenino
1 viability
2 feasibility, practicability
♦ Locuciones: Econ plan de viabilidad: ante la difícil situación de la empresa, se está elaborando un plan de viabilidad, due to the company's precarious situation a feasibility plan is going to be drawn up
' viabilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duda
English:
feasibility
- practicality
* * *viabilidad nfviability, feasibility* * *f viability, feasibility -
2 acceso mediante línea telefónica
(n.) = dial-accessEx. Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.* * *(n.) = dial-accessEx: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.
Spanish-English dictionary > acceso mediante línea telefónica
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3 ascenso vertiginoso
(n.) = spiralling [spiraling, -USA]Ex. The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.* * *(n.) = spiralling [spiraling, -USA]Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.
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4 aumentar en número
(v.) = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbersEx. Public libraries have grown in numbers in recent years, particularly in poorer urban areas.Ex. Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.* * *(v.) = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbersEx: Public libraries have grown in numbers in recent years, particularly in poorer urban areas.
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5 aumento del conocimiento
(n.) = knowledge buildingEx. It is important not to confuse specialization in the workplace with the question of the viability of disciplines of knowledge building.* * *(n.) = knowledge buildingEx: It is important not to confuse specialization in the workplace with the question of the viability of disciplines of knowledge building.
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6 aumento vertiginoso
m.escalation.* * *(n.) = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA]Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex. The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.* * *(n.) = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA]Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
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7 en metálico y de otro modo
Ex. It is anticipated that the future viability of the Archives will be dependent on the ability to attract additional funding both in cash and in kind.* * *Ex: It is anticipated that the future viability of the Archives will be dependent on the ability to attract additional funding both in cash and in kind.
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8 engrosar
v.1 to swell (increase).la herencia pasó a engrosar la fortuna familiar the inheritance went to swell the family fortune2 to thicken, to bulk, to bulk out, to bulk up.3 to join.* * *1 (hacer grueso) to thicken2 figurado (aumentar) to increase, swell1 (engordar) to get fat* * *1. VT1) [+ cantidad] to increase2) (=espesar) to thicken2.VI (=engordar) to get fat3.See:* * *verbo transitivo to swellpasaron a engrosar las filas del partido — they swelled o joined the ranks of the party
* * *= swell, increase in + numbers, increase in + size.Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex. Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.Ex. As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.* * *verbo transitivo to swellpasaron a engrosar las filas del partido — they swelled o joined the ranks of the party
* * *= swell, increase in + numbers, increase in + size.Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.Ex: As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.* * *vtto swellpasaron a engrosar las filas del partido they swelled o joined the ranks of the party12.900 personas pasaron a engrosar las cifras de desempleo the number of people out of work rose by 12,900, 12,900 people joined the ranks of the unemployedel nuevo impuesto va a engrosar considerablemente las arcas del estado the new tax will swell the state coffers considerably■ engrosarvito put on o gain weight* * *
engrosar vtr (una lista, cuenta, colección) to swell, increase
* * *♦ vt[aumentar] to swell;la herencia pasó a engrosar la fortuna familiar the inheritance went to swell the family fortune;diez mil personas pasaron a engrosar la lista de desempleados a further ten thousand people swelled the ranks of the unemployed♦ vi[engordar] to put on weight* * *I v/t swell, increaseII v/i put on weight, gain weight* * *engrosar {19} vt: to enlarge, to increase, to swellengrosar viengordar: to gain weight -
9 escalada
f.1 climb.escalada en roca rock climbing2 escalation, rise.3 climbing, escalade, scaling, escalation.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escalar.* * *1 (montaña) climb, climbing; (pendiente) scaling* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de montaña] climb, ascentes una escalada fácil — it's an easy climb o ascent
2) (=aumento) escalationúltimamente ha habido una escalada del/en el conflicto — lately there has been an escalation of/in the conflict, lately the conflict has escalated
* * *1) (Dep) ( de montaña) climb, ascent2) (aumento, subida)una escalada de or en la violencia — an escalation of violence
la escalada de los precios — the increase o escalation in prices
* * *= climbing, rock climbing, escalation, spiral, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], ascent.Ex. Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.Ex. Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.----* escalada bélica = escalation of war.* escalada libre = free-climbing.* * *1) (Dep) ( de montaña) climb, ascent2) (aumento, subida)una escalada de or en la violencia — an escalation of violence
la escalada de los precios — the increase o escalation in prices
* * *= climbing, rock climbing, escalation, spiral, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], ascent.Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.* escalada bélica = escalation of war.* escalada libre = free-climbing.* * *A ( Dep) (de una montaña) climb, ascent¿cuándo se realizó la primera escalada del Everest? when was Everest first climbed?, when was the first ascent of Everest?Compuestos:aid o peg o artificial climbingrock climbingfree climbingB(aumento, subida): su escalada hacia el poder es imparable his rise to power is unstoppablese produjo una escalada de or en la violencia there was an escalation of violencela escalada interminable de los precios the never-ending increase o escalation in pricesla escalada alcista de la Bolsa the upward trend in the Stock Market* * *
escalada sustantivo femenino
1 (Dep) ( de montaña) climb, ascent
2 (aumento, subida):
la escalada de los precios the increase o escalation in prices
escalada sustantivo femenino
1 Dep climb
2 fig (de violencia, precios) rise, increase
3 (promoción) rise: la escalada en popularidad del presentador ha sido pasmosa, the presenter's rise in popularity has been astonishing
' escalada' also found in these entries:
English:
climbing
- escalation
- scramble
- ascent
- rock
* * *escalada nf1. [a montaña] climb;la difícil escalada al Aconcagua the difficult ascent of Aconcaguaescalada artificial artificial climbing;escalada libre free climbing;escalada en roca rock climbing2. [de violencia, precios] escalation, rise (de in);se produjo una escalada de violencia/precios there was an escalation in violence/prices* * *f1 DEP climb, ascent2:escalada de los precios increase in prices, escalation of prices* * *escalada nf: ascent, climb* * *escalada n1. (subida) climb2. (deporte) climbing -
10 invisible
adj.invisible.* * *► adjetivo1 invisible* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ invisible2.SM Arg hairpin* * *adjetivo invisible* * *= invisible, intangible.Ex. Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.Ex. Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.----* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.* hielo invisible sobre la calzada = black ice.* mano invisible, la = invisible hand, the.* web invisible, la = invisible Web, the.* * *adjetivo invisible* * *= invisible, intangible.Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.* hielo invisible sobre la calzada = black ice.* mano invisible, la = invisible hand, the.* web invisible, la = invisible Web, the.* * *invisible* * *
invisible adjetivo
invisible
invisible adjetivo invisible
' invisible' also found in these entries:
English:
invisible
- disappear
- naked
- unseen
* * *invisible adjinvisible* * *adj invisible* * *invisible adj: invisible♦ invisiblemente adv* * *invisible adj invisible -
11 posibilidad de descubrir
(n.) = discoverabilityEx. This project is testing the viability of harvesting metadata, and exposing it with a search interface to enhance resource discoverability for materials that represent cultural heritage.* * *(n.) = discoverabilityEx: This project is testing the viability of harvesting metadata, and exposing it with a search interface to enhance resource discoverability for materials that represent cultural heritage.
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12 subida vertiginosa
f.upsurge, soaring, soar.* * *(n.) = spiralling [spiraling, -USA]Ex. The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.* * *(n.) = spiralling [spiraling, -USA]Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.
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13 sumisión
f.submission, compliance, tameness, submissiveness.* * *1 (acto) submission2 (carácter) submissiveness* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acción) submission2) (=docilidad) submissiveness* * ** * *= subjection, subservience, submissiveness.Ex. He saw an urgent need to 'assimilate the masses' and bring 'them in willing subjection to our own institutions'.Ex. The library's great social challenge lies in maintaining its viability and continuing to serve without subservience.Ex. Such women exhibit personality characteristics of low self-esteem, passivity, impersonalism, and submissiveness.* * ** * *= subjection, subservience, submissiveness.Ex: He saw an urgent need to 'assimilate the masses' and bring 'them in willing subjection to our own institutions'.
Ex: The library's great social challenge lies in maintaining its viability and continuing to serve without subservience.Ex: Such women exhibit personality characteristics of low self-esteem, passivity, impersonalism, and submissiveness.* * *1 (acción) submission2 (actitud dócil) submissiveness* * *
sumisión sustantivo femenino ( acción) submission;
( actitud dócil) submissiveness
sumisión sustantivo femenino
1 (acto) submission
2 (actitud) submissiveness
' sumisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vasallaje
- humildad
English:
resignation
- submission
- submissiveness
- subservience
* * *sumisión nf1. [obediencia] [acción] submission;[cualidad] submissiveness;con sumisión submissively2. [rendición] surrender* * *f submission* * *1) : submission2) : submissiveness -
14 téngase en cuenta
= witnessEx. Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.* * *= witnessEx: Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
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15 téngase presente
= witnessEx. Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.* * *= witnessEx: Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
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16 vulnerabilidad
f.vulnerability.* * *1 vulnerability* * *noun f.* * ** * *femenino vulnerability* * *= vulnerability, defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex. Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *femenino vulnerability* * *= vulnerability, defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex: Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *vulnerability* * *vulnerability* * *f vulnerability -
17 véase como ejemplo
= witnessEx. Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.* * *= witnessEx: Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
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18 duda
f.1 doubt.poner algo en duda to call something into questionsacar a alguien de la duda to remove somebody's doubtssalir de dudas to set one's mind at restsin duda without (a) doubttengo mis dudas I have my doubts¡la duda ofende! how could you doubt me!no cabe duda there is no doubt about itno te quepa duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it2 acatalepsia.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: dudar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: dudar.* * *1 doubt\no hay duda there is no doubtno te quepa duda make no mistake about itponer algo en duda to question somethingsacar a alguien de dudas to dispel somebody's doubtssalir de dudas to shed one's doubtssin duda no doubt, without a doubtsin la menor duda without the slightest doubt* * *noun f.1) doubt2) hesitation* * *SF1) (=incertidumbre) doubtal principio tuve muchas dudas — I had a lot of misgivings o doubts at first
queda la duda en pie sobre... — doubt remains about...
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un hecho que no admite duda — an unquestionable fact•
ante la duda, no lo hagas — if in doubt, don't•
me asaltó la duda de si... — I was suddenly seized by a doubt as to whether...•
no cabe duda de que... — there can be no doubt that...no me cabe la menor duda de que vamos a ganar — I have absolutely no doubt that we will win, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will win
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en caso de duda — if in doubt"en caso de duda, consulte a su farmacéutico" — "if in doubt, consult your pharmacist"
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estar en duda, aún está en duda si él será el nuevo director — there's still some doubt as to o about whether he will be the new managerestoy en la duda sobre si me iré de vacaciones o no — I'm undecided o in two minds about whether to go on holiday or not
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fuera de toda duda — beyond all doubt•
sin lugar a duda(s) — without doubt, undoubtedly•
poner algo en duda — to question sth, doubt sthnadie está poniendo en duda su fidelidad — nobody is questioning o doubting his fidelity
no pongo en duda que sea verdad, pero... — I don't doubt that it's true, but...
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sacar a algn de dudas o de la duda — to clear things up for sb•
salir de dudas, pregúntaselo a él, así saldremos de dudas — ask him, then we'll knowpues no salimos de dudas — we're none the wiser, then
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sin duda — undoubtedlyesta es, sin duda alguna, una de las mejores novelas que he leído — this is, without (any) doubt, one of the best novels I've read, this is undoubtedly one of the best novels I've read
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sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubtla duda ofende —
¿cómo que si te lo voy a devolver?, por favor, la duda ofende — what do you mean am I going to give it back to you?, how could you think otherwise?
2) (=pregunta) question, query¿queda alguna duda? — are there any queries?
* * *1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubtexpuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...
¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?
no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly
ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't
2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it
* * *= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.Ex. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.----* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.* con dudas = uncertainly.* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.* en duda = in doubt.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* estar en duda = be in question.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* lleno de dudas = doubtful.* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.* * *1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubtexpuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...
¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?
no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly
ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't
2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it
* * *la duda(n.) = seed of doubt, theEx: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.
= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.
Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.* con dudas = uncertainly.* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.* en duda = in doubt.* en un mar de dudas = at sea.* estar en duda = be in question.* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* lleno de dudas = doubtful.* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.* * *A (interrogante, sospecha) doubtexisten dudas con respecto a la autoría de este poema there are doubts regarding the authorship of this poemexpuso sus dudas sobre la viabilidad del proyecto he expressed his doubts o reservations about the feasibility of the projecttengo unas dudas para consultar con el profesor I have a few points I'd like to go over with the teacherme ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure aboutno logré disipar sus dudas I was unable to dispel his doubts¿entendieron bien o tienen alguna duda? is that clear or are there any queries o questions?¿crees que lo podrá hacer él? — tengo mis dudas do you think that he will be able to do it? — I have my doubtsde pronto lo asaltó una duda suddenly he was seized by doubtno hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad there can be no doubt about his guilt, there isn't a shadow of doubt that he's guiltynunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I was never in any doubt that he was right, I never doubted that he was rightsu honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda his honesty is beyond (all) doubtde eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about thatno cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda there cannot be the slightest doubtno te quepa la menor duda make no mistake!que es buen médico no lo pongo en duda pero … I don't doubt that he's a good doctor, but …nadie pone en duda su capacidad para realizar el trabajo nobody questions o doubts his ability to do the jobfue, sin duda, uno de los mejores escritores del siglo he was undoubtedly o without doubt one of the best writers of the centurysin duda te lo has preguntado más de una vez no doubt you've asked yourself this more than once, I'm sure you've asked yourself this more than oncesin lugar a dudas without doubtsu manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas the way he behaved left little room for doubt¡la duda ofende! ( fam): ¿no habrás cogido tú el dinero? — ¡la duda ofende! you didn't take the money, did you? — how can you even think such a thing?por las dudas just in caseante or en la duda, abstente if in doubt, don'tB(estado de incertidumbre, indecisión): estaba convencido, pero ya me has hecho entrar en (la) duda I was sure, but now you've made me wonderno sé si decírselo o no, estoy en (la) duda I don't know whether to tell him or not: I'm of ( AmE) o ( BrE) in two minds about itel resultado todavía está en duda the result still isn't certain o is still in doubta ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me? o I wonder if you know o if you can tell mesi estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure o if you're in any doubt, don't buy it* * *
Del verbo dudar: ( conjugate dudar)
duda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
duda
dudar
duda sustantivo femenino
1 (interrogante, sospecha) doubt;◊ expuso sus dudas sobre … he expressed his reservations about …;
tengo unas dudas para consultar I have a few points I'd like to check;
me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about;
¿tienen alguna duda? are there any queries o questions?;
nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I never doubted that he was right;
fuera de (toda) duda beyond (all) doubt;
de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that;
lo pongo en duda I doubt it;
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly;
sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question;
para salir de dudas just to be doubly sure
2 (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión):
a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me?;
si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure don't buy it
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it
verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
duda en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
duda de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
duda sustantivo femenino doubt: la lectura le despertó esa duda, reading aroused that doubt in him
su integridad está fuera de toda duda, her integrity is beyond question
puso en duda la viabilidad del proyecto, he questioned the viability of the project
♦ Locuciones: sin (lugar a) duda, (ciertamente) es sin duda alguna el mejor producto del mercado, it's without question the best product on the market
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize
' duda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- caber
- debatirse
- despejar
- desvanecerse
- disipar
- existir
- inseguridad
- plantear
- poner
- reconcomer
- reparo
- reserva
- sombra
- abrigar
- aclarar
- asaltar
- bueno
- consultar
- dudar
- entrar
- entredicho
- leve
- perdurar
- reflejar
- resolver
- seguro
- titubeo
English:
benefit
- burn out
- cast
- clinch
- definitely
- doubt
- doubtless
- if
- illuminate
- illumination
- misgiving
- pocket
- positively
- qualm
- query
- question
- seed
- settle
- should
- surely
- uncertainty
- vestige
- well
- bound
- definite
- doubtful
- element
- self-
- shadow
- undoubtedly
* * *duda nf1. [inseguridad, indecisión] doubt;la duda se apoderó de él he was filled with doubt;ante la duda,… if in doubt,…;sacar a alguien de la duda to remove sb's doubts2. [cuestión, problema]¿alguien tiene alguna duda? does anyone have any questions?, is there anything anyone's not clear about?;resolveré vuestras dudas al final de la clase I'll answer your questions o I'll go over anything you're not sure about at the end of the class;todavía me queda una duda, ¿por qué lo hizo? there's still one thing I don't understand, why did she do it?;me asalta una duda, ¿habré hecho bien en dejar a los niños solos? I can't help wondering whether I was right to leave the children on their own;queda la duda de qué habría pasado si… the doubt remains about what would have happened if…;salir de dudas to clear up doubts;pregúntale y así salimos de dudas ask him and that will settle the matter;con su detallada explicación salimos finalmente de dudas her detailed explanation finally cleared up our doubts3. [desconfianza, sospecha] doubt;expresó sus dudas sobre la oportunidad de celebrar un referéndum he expressed some doubt about whether it was a good idea to have a referendum;existen dudas sobre la autoría del atentado there is some doubt surrounding who was responsible for the attack;tengo mis dudas I have my doubts;nunca tuve la menor duda de que era inocente I never for one moment doubted that she was innocent, I never had the slightest doubt that she was innocent;estar fuera de toda duda to be beyond the slightest doubt;su inocencia está fuera de toda duda her innocence is not in question, there is no question that she is innocent;no cabe (la menor) duda there is (absolutely) no doubt about it;no cabe duda de que el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud there's no doubt that smoking is bad for your health;no te quepa (la menor) duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it;no dejar lugar a dudas to leave no room for doubt;poner algo en duda to put sth in doubt;dice que ha resuelto el problema – lo pongo en duda she says she has solved the problem – I would doubt that o I rather doubt that;pongo en duda que pueda hacerlo en una semana I doubt he can do it in a week, I would question whether he can do it in a week;sin duda without (a) doubt;el avión es, sin duda, el medio de transporte más cómodo the plane is undoubtedly o without doubt the most comfortable form of transport;es, sin duda, la mejor lasaña que he probado nunca it is beyond a doubt o definitely the best lasagne I've ever had;¿vendrás a la fiesta? – ¡sin duda! are you coming to the party? – of course!;sin duda alguna, sin alguna duda without (a) doubt;sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt;sin sombra de duda beyond the shadow of a doubt;¡la duda ofende!: ¿te molestaría que invitáramos a mi madre? – la duda ofende would you mind if we invited my mother? – of course you can, there's no need to ask;no creía que fueras a acabar – ¡la duda ofende! I never thought you'd finish – well thank you very much!* * *f doubt;sin duda without doubt;poner en duda call into question;estar fuera de (toda) duda be beyond (any) doubt;no cabe la menor duda there is absolutely no doubt;salir de dudas get things clear;todavía tengo mis dudas I still have (my) doubts, I’m still dubious* * *duda nf: doubtno cabe duda: there's no doubt about it* * *duda n1. (en general) doubt2. question / query [pl. queries]¡señor, tengo una duda! sir! I've got a query! -
19 practicabilidad
f.feasibility, practicability, attainability, viability.* * *1 practicability* * *Ex. This article analyses the feasibility, practicability, overall applicability and financial issues of constructing a library network.* * *Ex: This article analyses the feasibility, practicability, overall applicability and financial issues of constructing a library network.
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20 economicidad
SF1) [gen] economic nature or working etc2) (=rentabilidad) economic viability, profitability* * *economical nature (of working, running, etc)
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