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  • 41 vicerrectorado

    vice-rectorat

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  • 42 vicerrectorados

    vice-rectorats

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  • 43 vicio

    m.
    1 vice (libertinaje, actividad inmoral).
    2 bad habit, vice (mala costumbre).
    quejarse o llorar de vicio to complain for no (good) reason
    para mí, viajar es un vicio (informal) I'm addicted to traveling
    vicios posturales bad postural habits
    3 defect.
    tiene un vicio al andar he walks in a strange way
    vicio de dicción incorrect use of language
    4 immoral habit, indulgence, bad habit, evil practice.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: viciar.
    * * *
    1 (corrupción) vice, corruption
    3 (del lenguaje) incorrect usage
    4 (defecto) defect
    \
    de vicio / por vicio for no reason at all, for the sake of it
    quejarse de vicio to complain for the sake of it
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=corrupción) vice
    2) (=mala costumbre) bad habit, vice

    de o por vicio — out of sheer habit

    eso tiene mucho vicio — *that's very habit-forming *o addictive

    vicio inveterado, vicio de origen — ingrained bad habit

    3) (=adicción)

    el vicio — the drug habit, drug addiction

    4) (=defecto) defect, blemish; (Jur) error; (Ling) mistake, incorrect form
    5) [de superficie] warp; [de línea] twist, bend
    6) (con niño) excessive indulgence
    7) (Bot) rankness
    8)

    de vicio — * (=estupendo) great, super *

    9)

    estar de vicio — (LAm) (=sin trabajar) to be idle

    * * *
    1) ( corrupción) vice
    2) ( hábito)

    se queja de vicio — (fam) she complains for the sake of it

    3) ( defecto) fault, defect
    4) (Der) flaw, error
    * * *
    = vice.
    Ex. This article discusses the basis for a new code of ethics for librarians with reference to earlier ideas about virtues and vices for librarians.
    ----
    * de vicio = for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * de visio = for no reason.
    * ser un vicio = moreish.
    * * *
    1) ( corrupción) vice
    2) ( hábito)

    se queja de vicio — (fam) she complains for the sake of it

    3) ( defecto) fault, defect
    4) (Der) flaw, error
    * * *
    = vice.

    Ex: This article discusses the basis for a new code of ethics for librarians with reference to earlier ideas about virtues and vices for librarians.

    * de vicio = for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * de visio = for no reason.
    * ser un vicio = moreish.

    * * *
    darse al vicio to give oneself over to vice o evil ways
    B
    (hábito, costumbre): el juego es un vicio para él he's a compulsive gambler
    tiene el vicio de la bebida she drinks, she's a heavy drinker
    el único vicio que tengo es el tabaco smoking is my only vice o bad habit
    se queja de vicio ( fam); she complains for no reason at all o for the sake of it
    C (defecto) fault, defect
    vicio de diseño design fault
    vicios de fabricación manufacturing defects
    la vivienda puede tener vicios ocultos the house may have hidden structural defects
    D ( Der) flaw, error
    Compuestos:
    fundamental error o omission
    procedural irregularity
    * * *

     

    Del verbo viciar: ( conjugate viciar)

    vicio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    vició es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    viciar    
    vicio
    viciar ( conjugate viciar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to get … into a bad habit;
    ‹estilo/lenguaje› to mar
    viciarse verbo pronominal
    a) [ persona]: viciose con algo to become addicted to sth

    b) [estilo/lenguaje] to deteriorate

    vicio sustantivo masculino
    1 ( corrupción) vice;

    2 ( hábito):
    ◊ el único vicio que tengo my only vice o bad habit;

    el juego se convirtió en vicio para él his gambling became an addiction;
    se queja de vicio (fam) she complains for the sake of it
    viciar verbo transitivo
    1 (una persona) to get into a bad habit
    2 (un ambiente) el aire de este cuarto está muy viciado, this room is very stuffy
    vicio sustantivo masculino
    1 (afición excesiva) vice: la bebida es el peor de sus vicios, drinking is his worst vice
    su único vicio, his only vice
    2 (costumbre censurable) bad habit
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar estar algo de vicio, to be delicious: el postre estaba de vicio, the dessert was great
    quejarse de vicio, to complain for no reason at all
    ' vicio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brigada
    - desenfrenada
    - desenfrenado
    - desenfreno
    - domar
    - entregarse
    - jugador
    - jugadora
    - quitarse
    - recaer
    - renunciar
    - resabio
    - agarrar
    - arraigado
    - arraigar
    - bebida
    - coger
    - cuajo
    English:
    conquer
    - habit
    - shake off
    - unhealthy
    - vice
    * * *
    vicio nm
    1. [libertinaje] vice;
    el vicio y la virtud vice and virtue
    2. [actividad inmoral] vice;
    gasta todo lo que gana en vicios he spends everything he earns on his vices
    3. [afición excesiva]
    fuma mucho, pero quiere dejar el vicio she smokes a lot, but she wants to give up (the habit);
    Fam
    para mí, viajar es un vicio I'm addicted to travelling;
    Fam
    de vicio [fenomenal] brilliant;
    esta tarta está de vicio this cake is yummy o scrumptious;
    nos lo pasamos de vicio we had a great o fantastic time;
    quejarse o [m5] llorar de vicio to complain for no (good) reason
    4. [mala costumbre] bad habit, vice;
    vicios posturales bad postural habits
    5. [defecto, error] defect;
    tiene un vicio al andar he walks in a strange way
    vicio de dicción incorrect use of language; Der vicio de forma minor procedural irregularity
    * * *
    m
    1 vice;
    pasarlo de vicio fam have a great time
    2 COM defect;
    vicio oculto hidden defect
    * * *
    vicio nm
    1) : vice, depravity
    2) : bad habit
    3) : defect, blemish
    * * *
    vicio n (adicción) bad habit

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicio

  • 44 vicepresidente

    f. & m.
    vice-president, vice-chairman, V. P., Veep.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gen) vice-chairperson; (hombre) vice-chairman; (mujer) vice-chairwoman
    2 PLÍTICA vice president
    * * *
    vicepresidente, -a
    SM/ F (Pol) vice-president; [de comité, empresa] vice-chairman
    * * *
    - ta masculino, femenino, vicepresidente masculino y femenino (Gob, Pol) vice president; ( de empresa) vice president (AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman (BrE)
    * * *
    = vice-president, deputy head, deputy chair.
    Ex. The vice-president in charge of creative services is responsible for the overall effectiveness of the advertising produced by the agency.
    Ex. He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.
    Ex. This annual workshop is designed to provide a forum where new chairs and deputy chairs of governing bodies can meet in an informal setting.
    * * *
    - ta masculino, femenino, vicepresidente masculino y femenino (Gob, Pol) vice president; ( de empresa) vice president (AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman (BrE)
    * * *
    = vice-president, deputy head, deputy chair.

    Ex: The vice-president in charge of creative services is responsible for the overall effectiveness of the advertising produced by the agency.

    Ex: He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.
    Ex: This annual workshop is designed to provide a forum where new chairs and deputy chairs of governing bodies can meet in an informal setting.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Gob, Pol) vice president
    2 ( Adm) (de una empresa) vice president ( AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman ( BrE)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    vice presidente    
    vicepresidente
    vicepresidente
    ◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino, vicepresidente sustantivo masculino y femenino (Gob, Pol) vice president;


    ( de empresa) vice president (AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman (BrE)
    vicepresidente,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Pol vice-president
    Esp deputy prime minister
    2 (en una empresa: hombre) deputy chairman
    (: mujer) deputy chairwoman, US vice-president
    ' vicepresidente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vicepresidenta
    English:
    vice
    * * *
    vicepresidente, -a nm,f
    [de país, asociación] vice-president; [de comité, empresa] vice-chairman, US vice-president
    * * *
    1 POL vice-president
    2 COM vice-president, Br
    deputy chairman
    * * *
    : vice president

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicepresidente

  • 45 vicepresidencia

    f.
    vice-presidency.
    * * *
    1 (gen) vice-chairmanship
    2 PLÍTICA vice-presidency
    * * *
    SF (Pol) vice-presidency; [de empresa, comité] vice-chairmanship
    * * *
    femenino (Gob, Pol) vice presidency; ( de empresa) vice presidency (AmE), deputy chairmanship (BrE)
    * * *
    Ex. Much of the scholarship on the vice-presidency makes but passing mention of these individuals, or focuses on their obvious shortcomings.
    ----
    * candidato a la vicepresidencia = running mate, vice-presidential candidate.
    * * *
    femenino (Gob, Pol) vice presidency; ( de empresa) vice presidency (AmE), deputy chairmanship (BrE)
    * * *

    Ex: Much of the scholarship on the vice-presidency makes but passing mention of these individuals, or focuses on their obvious shortcomings.

    * candidato a la vicepresidencia = running mate, vice-presidential candidate.

    * * *
    1 ( Gob, Pol) vice presidency
    2 ( Adm) (de una empresa) vice presidency ( AmE), deputy chairmanship ( BrE)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    vice presidencia    
    vicepresidencia
    vicepresidencia sustantivo femenino (Gob, Pol) vice presidency;
    ( de empresa) vice presidency (AmE), deputy chairmanship (BrE)
    ' vicepresidencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    proponer
    English:
    running mate
    * * *
    [de país, asociación] vice-presidency; [de comité, empresa] vice-chairmanship

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicepresidencia

  • 46 rector

    adj.
    ruling, governing.
    m.
    rector, head, principal, vice-chancellor.
    * * *
    1 ruling, governing
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 EDUCACIÓN vice chancellor, US president
    2 RELIGIÓN rector
    * * *
    (f. - rectora)
    noun
    * * *
    rector, -a
    1.
    ADJ [entidad] governing; [idea, principio] guiding, governing

    una figura rectora — an outstanding o leading figure

    2. SM / F
    1) (Univ) ≈ vice-chancellor, rector (EEUU), president (EEUU)
    2) [de colegio] principal
    * * *
    I
    - tora adjetivo <idea/principio> guiding (before n); < órgano> governing (before n)
    II
    - tora masculino, femenino ( de universidad) rector (AmE), vice-chancellor (BrE)
    * * *
    = president, vice-chancellor, rector.
    Ex. This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
    Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
    Ex. Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).
    ----
    * rector honorario = chancellor.
    * vicerrector = vice-president, pro-vice chancellor.
    * * *
    I
    - tora adjetivo <idea/principio> guiding (before n); < órgano> governing (before n)
    II
    - tora masculino, femenino ( de universidad) rector (AmE), vice-chancellor (BrE)
    * * *
    = president, vice-chancellor, rector.

    Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.

    Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
    Ex: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).
    * rector honorario = chancellor.
    * vicerrector = vice-president, pro-vice chancellor.

    * * *
    ‹idea/principio› guiding ( before n); ‹órgano› governing ( before n)
    masculine, feminine
    (de una universidad) rector ( AmE), vice-chancellor ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    rector
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de universidad) rector (AmE), vice-chancellor (BrE)

    rector,-ora
    I adjetivo guiding, governing
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino Univ vice-chancellor

    ' rector' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    candidatura
    - rectora
    - vicerrector
    - vicerrectora
    English:
    chancellor
    - rector
    - govern
    - president
    - principal
    - warden
    * * *
    rector, -ora
    ♦ adj
    governing, guiding;
    el principio rector de una política the guiding principle of a policy
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [de universidad] Br vice-chancellor, US president
    2. [dirigente] leader, head
    ♦ nm
    Rel rector
    * * *
    m rector, Br
    vice-chancellor
    * * *
    rector, - tora adj
    : governing, managing
    rector, - tora n
    : rector

    Spanish-English dictionary > rector

  • 47 viceversa

    adv.
    vice versa.
    * * *
    1 vice versa
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
    * * *

    Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.

    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    vice versa    
    viceversa
    vice versa adverbio
    vice versa
    viceversa adverbio vice versa
    ' viceversa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inversa
    - inverso
    English:
    vice versa
    - vice
    * * *
    vice versa
    * * *
    adv
    :
    y viceversa and vice versa
    * * *
    : vice versa, conversely

    Spanish-English dictionary > viceversa

  • 48 vicealmirante

    f. & m.
    vice admiral.
    m.
    vice-admiral.
    * * *
    1 vice admiral
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino vice admiral
    * * *
    Ex. Vice Admiral Nazitoff was shot and killed by an orderly in his room to-day.
    * * *
    masculino vice admiral
    * * *

    Ex: Vice Admiral Nazitoff was shot and killed by an orderly in his room to-day.

    * * *
    vice admiral
    * * *

    vicealmirante sustantivo masculino vice-admiral
    * * *
    vice-admiral
    * * *
    m/f MAR vice-admiral
    * * *
    : vice admiral

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicealmirante

  • 49 vicerrector

    m.
    vice-rector.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 EDUCACIÓN vice chancellor
    * * *
    = vice-president, pro-vice chancellor, provost.
    Ex. You're asking me to go to each vice-president and department head and ask him to rewrite his budget.
    Ex. Integration of services was achieved via report and other mechanisms overseen by a pro-vice chancellor.
    Ex. Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.
    * * *
    = vice-president, pro-vice chancellor, provost.

    Ex: You're asking me to go to each vice-president and department head and ask him to rewrite his budget.

    Ex: Integration of services was achieved via report and other mechanisms overseen by a pro-vice chancellor.
    Ex: Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.

    * * *

    vicerrector,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino vice-rector
    ' vicerrector' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vicerrectora
    * * *
    vicerrector, -ora nm,f
    deputy vice-chancellor [of a university]
    * * *
    m vice-rector, Br
    deputy vice-chancellor

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicerrector

  • 50 rectorado

    m.
    1 vice-chancellorship (British), presidency (United States) (position).
    2 vice-chancellor's office (British), president's office (United States) (place).
    3 academic board, principalship, rectorate, rectorship.
    * * *
    1 EDUCACIÓN (cargo) vice chancellorship, US presidency; (oficina) vice chancellor's office, US president's office
    2 RELIGIÓN (cargo) rectorship; (oficina) rector's office
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=cargo) ≈ vice-chancellorship, principalship, presidency (EEUU)
    2) (=oficina) ≈ vice-chancellor's office, president's office (EEUU)
    * * *
    masculino ( cargo) rectorship (AmE), vice-chancellorship (BrE); ( oficina) rector's (AmE) o (BrE) vice-chancellor's office
    * * *
    masculino ( cargo) rectorship (AmE), vice-chancellorship (BrE); ( oficina) rector's (AmE) o (BrE) vice-chancellor's office
    * * *
    1 (cargo) rectorship ( AmE), vice-chancellorship ( BrE)
    2 (oficina) rector's office ( AmE), vice-chancellor's office ( BrE)
    * * *
    1. [cargo] Br vice-chancellorship, US presidency
    2. [lugar] Br vice-chancellor's office, US president's office
    * * *
    m rector’s office, Br
    vice-chancellor’s office

    Spanish-English dictionary > rectorado

  • 51 candidato a la vicepresidencia

    (n.) = running mate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate
    Ex. For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.
    Ex. The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
    Ex. The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
    Ex. The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
    * * *
    (n.) = running mate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate

    Ex: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.

    Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
    Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
    Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.

    Spanish-English dictionary > candidato a la vicepresidencia

  • 52 vicecónsul

    f. & m.
    vice-consul.
    * * *
    1 vice consul
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino y femenino vice-consul
    * * *
    masculino y femenino vice-consul
    * * *
    vice-consul
    * * *

    vicecónsul mf vice-consul
    * * *
    vice-consul
    * * *
    m/f vice-consul

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicecónsul

  • 53 tornillo

    m.
    1 screw.
    2 screw bean.
    * * *
    1 screw, bolt
    \
    apretarle los tornillos a alguien familiar to put the screws on somebody
    faltar un tornillo familiar to have a screw loose
    tornillo de banco vice (US vise), clamp
    tornillo de orejas thumbscrew
    * * *
    noun m.
    bolt, screw
    * * *
    SM
    1) [en punta] screw; [para tuerca] bolt

    tornillo de banco — vice, vise (EEUU), clamp

    2) Cono Sur * (=frío) bitter cold
    * * *
    masculino (Tec) screw

    apretarle los tornillos a alguien — (fam) to put the screws on somebody (colloq)

    te/le falta un tornillo — you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)

    tener un tornillo flojo or suelto — (fam) to have a screw loose (colloq)

    * * *
    = screw, bolt.
    Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
    Ex. Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, bolts and nuts.
    ----
    * prensa de tornillo = screw press.
    * sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.
    * tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.
    * tornillo de carpintero = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.
    * tornillo de hierro = metal screw.
    * tornillo de la rueda = lug nut.
    * tornillo de madera = wooden screw.
    * tornillo para madera = wood screw.
    * * *
    masculino (Tec) screw

    apretarle los tornillos a alguien — (fam) to put the screws on somebody (colloq)

    te/le falta un tornillo — you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)

    tener un tornillo flojo or suelto — (fam) to have a screw loose (colloq)

    * * *
    = screw, bolt.

    Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

    Ex: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, bolts and nuts.
    * prensa de tornillo = screw press.
    * sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.
    * tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.
    * tornillo de carpintero = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.
    * tornillo de hierro = metal screw.
    * tornillo de la rueda = lug nut.
    * tornillo de madera = wooden screw.
    * tornillo para madera = wood screw.

    * * *
    A ( Tec) screw
    apretarle los tornillos a algn ( fam); to put the pressure o ( colloq) the screws on sb
    te/le falta or falla un tornillo you have/he has a screw loose ( colloq)
    tener un tornillo flojo or suelto ( fam); to have a screw loose ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    adjusting screw
    vise ( AmE), vice ( BrE)
    worm gear
    B (Ur) (pendiente) stud
    C
    ( RPl fam) (frío): hacía un tornillo it was freezing cold
    * * *

     

    tornillo sustantivo masculino (Tec) screw;
    ◊ te/le falta un tornillo you have/he has a screw loose (colloq)

    tornillo sustantivo masculino screw
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar apretarle los tornillos a alguien, to put the screws on sb
    familiar faltar un tornillo, to have a screw loose

    ' tornillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apretar
    - floja
    - flojo
    - hembra
    - rosca
    - soltarse
    - aflojar
    - agarrar
    - enroscar
    - ranura
    - soltar
    - suelto
    - taco
    English:
    bolt
    - groove
    - loose
    - marble
    - screw
    - screw up
    - clamp
    - vise
    * * *
    1. [con punta] screw;
    [con tuerca] bolt;
    apretar los tornillos a alguien to put the screws on sb;
    Fam
    le falta un tornillo he has a screw loose
    tornillo de banco vice
    2. Fam [beso] French kiss
    * * *
    m screw; con tuerca bolt;
    le falta un tornillo fam he’s got a screw loose fam ;
    apretarle a alguien los tornillos fam put the screws on s.o. fam
    * * *
    1) : screw
    2)
    * * *
    1. (en general) screw
    2. (perno) bolt

    Spanish-English dictionary > tornillo

  • 54 vicecanciller

    f. & m.
    vice-chancellor.
    * * *
    1 vice chancellor
    * * *
    SMF
    1) (Univ) vice-chancellor
    2) (en Alemania, Austria) vice-chancellor
    3) (LAm) deputy foreign minister, assistant secretary of state (EEUU)
    * * *
    1 (en Alemania, Austria) deputy chancellor, vice-chancellor
    2 ( AmL) (en el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) deputy secretary of state ( AmE), deputy foreign minister ( BrE)
    3 (en la universidad) vice-chancellor
    * * *
    1. [de gobierno] vice-chancellor
    2. Am [de asuntos exteriores] deputy foreign minister
    * * *
    m/f
    1 vice-chancellor
    2 L.Am.
    de asuntos exteriores Under Secretary of State, Br
    Deputy Foreign Minister

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  • 55 subdirector

    m.
    assistant director, assistant manager, deputy head, deputy manager.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 assistant director, assistant manager
    * * *
    subdirector, -a
    SM / F [de organización] deputy director; [de empresa] assistant manager/manageress, deputy manager/manageress; [de colegio] deputy head

    subdirector(a) de biblioteca — sub-librarian, deputy librarian

    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director; ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    * * *
    = assistant chief, deputy director, assistant director, deputy, associate director, joint director, deputy head, vice principal.
    Ex. His career at the Library of Congress began in 1967 with his appointment as assistant chief of the Descriptive Cataloging Division.
    Ex. The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
    Ex. Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.
    Ex. The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.
    Ex. The question of whether there should be an associate director position in libraries is debated through examples based on experience.
    Ex. A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
    Ex. He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.
    Ex. In most school, the principal is usually the figurehead and the vice-principal, the authority.
    ----
    * subdirector de biblioteca = deputy librarian, associate librarian.
    * subdirector ejecutivo = associate executive director.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director; ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    * * *
    = assistant chief, deputy director, assistant director, deputy, associate director, joint director, deputy head, vice principal.

    Ex: His career at the Library of Congress began in 1967 with his appointment as assistant chief of the Descriptive Cataloging Division.

    Ex: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
    Ex: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.
    Ex: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.
    Ex: The question of whether there should be an associate director position in libraries is debated through examples based on experience.
    Ex: A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
    Ex: He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.
    Ex: In most school, the principal is usually the figurehead and the vice-principal, the authority.
    * subdirector de biblioteca = deputy librarian, associate librarian.
    * subdirector ejecutivo = associate executive director.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    (de una organización) deputy director; (de un comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    * * *

    subdirector
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director;


    ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    subdirector,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino assistant director o manager
    (en un colegio) deputy headteacher, assistant principal
    (en una empresa: hombre) vice-chairman
    (: mujer) vice-chairwoman, US vice-president
    ' subdirector' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    subdirectora
    English:
    deputy
    - assistant
    * * *
    subdirector, -ora nm,f
    [de empresa] deputy director; [de comercio] assistant manager
    * * *
    m, subdirectora f deputy manager
    * * *
    : assistant manager
    * * *
    subdirector n deputy [pl. deputies]

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  • 56 candidato

    adj.
    proposed.
    m.
    1 candidate, candidate to a political or governmental post, official candidate.
    2 candidate, aspirant, applicant, applicant for the job.
    3 candidate.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 candidate
    * * *
    (f. - candidata)
    noun
    * * *
    candidato, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=aspirante) candidate (a for)
    [para puesto] applicant (a for)
    2) Cono Sur ** sucker **
    * * *
    - ta masculino, femenino ( aspirante) candidate
    * * *
    = applicant, candidate, nominee, proposer, examinee, entrant, aspirant, hopeful.
    Ex. The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.
    Ex. Any terms that appear in the documents are candidates for index terms.
    Ex. Most of the nominees were from the US followed by the UK and other industrialised and traditionally scientific nations.
    Ex. This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.
    Ex. The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.
    Ex. Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.
    Ex. 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.
    Ex. When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.
    ----
    * candidato a la presidencia = presidential candidate, presidential candidate.
    * candidato a la vicepresidencia = running mate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate.
    * candidato posible = eligible, eligible party.
    * candidato presidencial = presidential candidate.
    * candidato vicepresidencial = running mate.
    * lista de candidatos preseleccionados = short list.
    * proponer a un candidato = nominate + candidate.
    * * *
    - ta masculino, femenino ( aspirante) candidate
    * * *
    = applicant, candidate, nominee, proposer, examinee, entrant, aspirant, hopeful.

    Ex: The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.

    Ex: Any terms that appear in the documents are candidates for index terms.
    Ex: Most of the nominees were from the US followed by the UK and other industrialised and traditionally scientific nations.
    Ex: This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.
    Ex: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.
    Ex: Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.
    Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.
    Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.
    * candidato a la presidencia = presidential candidate, presidential candidate.
    * candidato a la vicepresidencia = running mate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate.
    * candidato posible = eligible, eligible party.
    * candidato presidencial = presidential candidate.
    * candidato vicepresidencial = running mate.
    * lista de candidatos preseleccionados = short list.
    * proponer a un candidato = nominate + candidate.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (aspirante) candidate
    candidato a la presidencia presidential candidate
    2 (cliente) client
    * * *

    candidato
    ◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino

    candidate;
    candidato a la presidencia presidential candidate;
    los candidatos al puesto de … the applicants for the post of …;
    presentarse como candidato para algo (Pol) to run (AmE) o (BrE) stand for sth
    candidato,-a m,f (a un cargo, premio) candidate
    (a un empleo) applicant

    ' candidato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    base
    - candidata
    - sonar
    - barrer
    - elección
    - eliminar
    - inclinar
    - oficialista
    - postulante
    - postular
    - presentar
    - votar
    English:
    applicant
    - bring in
    - candidate
    - left-wing
    - nominate
    - nominee
    - put forward
    - put up
    - run
    - running mate
    - seat
    - stand
    - winning
    - contest
    - entrant
    - hopeful
    - successful
    * * *
    candidato, -a nm,f
    candidate;
    un candidato a la alcaldía/al Premio Nobel a candidate for mayor/the Nobel Prize
    * * *
    m, candidata f candidate
    * * *
    candidato, -ta n
    : candidate, applicant
    * * *
    1. (en general) candidate
    2. (para trabajo) applicant

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  • 57 tornillo de banco

    vice (US vise), clamp
    * * *
    (n.) = vice [vise, -USA], clamp
    Ex. The three outer edges of the book (or occasionally the top edge, or the top and fore-edges, only) were next cut with the plough, which was a long vice in which the book was clamped with the edge to be cut upwards.
    Ex. The purpose of the module is to enable students to identify, select, and demonstrate the proper selection, use, and care of pliers, wrenches, clamps, hammers, and screwdrivers.
    * * *
    (n.) = vice [vise, -USA], clamp

    Ex: The three outer edges of the book (or occasionally the top edge, or the top and fore-edges, only) were next cut with the plough, which was a long vice in which the book was clamped with the edge to be cut upwards.

    Ex: The purpose of the module is to enable students to identify, select, and demonstrate the proper selection, use, and care of pliers, wrenches, clamps, hammers, and screwdrivers.

    * * *
    vise, Br
    vice

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  • 58 vicepresidencial

    adj.
    vice-presidential.
    * * *
    Ex. Vice-presidential experts think Palin could come close to Cheney's level of influence, given that John McCain would be the experienced one in that partnership.
    ----
    * candidato vicepresidencial = running mate.
    * * *

    Ex: Vice-presidential experts think Palin could come close to Cheney's level of influence, given that John McCain would be the experienced one in that partnership.

    * candidato vicepresidencial = running mate.

    Spanish-English dictionary > vicepresidencial

  • 59 al

    al
    1→ link=a a
    \
    al + inf on + gerund
    ■ me lo encontré al salir de casa I met him when I was leaving, I met him on leaving
    ■ al quedarse sin dinero, tuvo que ponerse a trabajar when he ran out of money, he had to get down to work
    está al caer it's about to happen
    ————————
    al
    on + gerund
    ■ me lo encontré al salir de casa I met him when I was leaving, I met him on leaving
    ■ al quedarse sin dinero, tuvo que ponerse a trabajar when he ran out of money, he had to get down to work
    * * *
    cont.
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    ----
    * al abrigo de = on the lee side of.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al agua = water-based, overboard.
    * al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.
    * al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.
    * al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.
    * al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.
    * al alcance del oído = within earshot of.
    * al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.
    * al amanecer = at the crack of dawn.
    * al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.
    * al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.
    * al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.
    * al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.
    * al año = per annum, per year.
    * al arrancar = at startup.
    * al atardecer = at twilight.
    * al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.
    * al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.
    * al borde de la carretera = at the roadside, at the roadside.
    * al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.
    * al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.
    * al borde del camino = at the roadside.
    * al borde del mar = at the seaside.
    * al caer la noche = at nightfall.
    * al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.
    * al chi cuadrado = chi-squared.
    * al comenzar = at startup.
    * al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.
    * al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.
    * al compás de = in tandem with, in unison with.
    * al contado = cash value.
    * al contrapunto = contrapuntal.
    * al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * al corriente = in step, au courant, paid-up, in good standing.
    * al corriente de = in step with.
    * al cumplir la fecha = at term.
    * al descubierto = exposed, wide open.
    * al despuntar el alba = at the crack of dawn.
    * al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.
    * al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.
    * al día de = in step with.
    * al día de hoy = as of today.
    * al día siguiente = the next day.
    * al dorso = overleaf.
    * al empezar = first off.
    * al entrar = on entry.
    * al escuchar = at the sound of.
    * al este de = east of.
    * al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.
    * al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.
    * al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.
    * al estilo militar = military-style.
    * al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * al + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * al extremo = to the extreme.
    * al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.
    * al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].
    * al fin = at last, at long last.
    * al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.
    * al final (de) = at the end (of).
    * al final de cuentas = when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * al final del día = at the end of the day, at the close of the day.
    * al final de su mandato = lame duck.
    * al final resultó que = in the event.
    * al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.
    * al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).
    * al frente de = in the forefront of/in, at the forefront of.
    * al frente (de) = in charge (of).
    * al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al igual que = as with, like, in common with, much as, equalling that, after the fashion of, so too, similar to, much like.
    * al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * al igual que + Nombre = not unlike + Nombre.
    * al incluirse en = on admission to.
    * al + Infinitive = by + Gerundio.
    * al + Infinitivo = in + Gerundio, on + Gerundio, when + Gerundio, while + Gerundio, on + Nombre, upon + Gerundio, as + Nombre + Verbo, as + Sujeto + Verbo.
    * al infinito = ad infinitum.
    * al inicio = at startup.
    * al instante = on-the-fly, instantly, on the spot, straight away, on the double, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], right away, at once.
    * al intentar + Infinitivo = in the attempt to.
    * al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.
    * al llegar = on arrival.
    * al loro = in the know.
    * al mando = in the saddle.
    * al mando (de) = at the helm (of), in charge (of).
    * al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.
    * al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.
    * al máximo = to the full, to the utmost, to the hilt, to the extreme, at full stretch.
    * al mediodía = at midday, at high noon.
    * al mejor precio = at the best price.
    * al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.
    * al menos = at least, at the very least.
    * al mes = per month.
    * al mismo nivel de = flush with.
    * al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.
    * al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.
    * al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.
    * al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].
    * al nacer = at birth.
    * al norte de = north of.
    * al oeste de = west of.
    * al oír = at the sound of.
    * al óleo = oil-based.
    * al otro extremo = at the receiving end.
    * al otro lado de = across.
    * al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.
    * al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.
    * al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.
    * al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....
    * al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).
    * al pie de la letra = to the letter.
    * al pisar = underfoot.
    * al por mayor = in bulk.
    * al principio = at first, at the outset, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], in the early years, originally, to start with, early on, at startup.
    * al principio de = at the beginning (of), at the dawn of, at the onset of, early in.
    * al principio de la imprenta = early printing.
    * al principio y al final = both ends.
    * al principio y al final de = at each end of.
    * al propio ritmo de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, at + Posesivo + own pace.
    * al pulsar un botón = at the push of a button.
    * al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.
    * al que pertenece = parent.
    * al que se le hado mucha publicidad = heavily promoted.
    * al rayar el alba = at the crack of dawn.
    * al recibir = upon + receipt.
    * al respecto = in this connection, in this respect.
    * al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.
    * al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.
    * al servicio de = at the service of.
    * al servicio de la nación = uniformed.
    * al sol = in the sun.
    * al sur de = south of.
    * al tacto = to the touch.
    * al tanto = au fait, in the know, in step.
    * al tanto de = on the lookout for, on the alert for, in step with.
    * al teléfono = on the line.
    * al timón = in the saddle, at the wheel.
    * al timón (de) = at the helm (of).
    * al trasluz = against the light.
    * al unísono = in concert, unison, with one voice, in unison.
    * al unísono con = in unison with.
    * al usarse = in use.
    * al vapor = steamed.
    * al ver = at the sight of.
    * al volante = at the wheel.
    * al vuelo = on-the-fly.
    * * *
    * * *
    * al abrigo de = on the lee side of.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al agua = water-based, overboard.
    * al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.
    * al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.
    * al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.
    * al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.
    * al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.
    * al alcance del oído = within earshot of.
    * al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.
    * al amanecer = at the crack of dawn.
    * al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.
    * al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.
    * al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.
    * al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.
    * al año = per annum, per year.
    * al arrancar = at startup.
    * al atardecer = at twilight.
    * al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.
    * al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.
    * al borde de la carretera = at the roadside, at the roadside.
    * al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.
    * al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.
    * al borde del camino = at the roadside.
    * al borde del mar = at the seaside.
    * al caer la noche = at nightfall.
    * al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.
    * al chi cuadrado = chi-squared.
    * al comenzar = at startup.
    * al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.
    * al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.
    * al compás de = in tandem with, in unison with.
    * al contado = cash value.
    * al contrapunto = contrapuntal.
    * al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * al corriente = in step, au courant, paid-up, in good standing.
    * al corriente de = in step with.
    * al cumplir la fecha = at term.
    * al descubierto = exposed, wide open.
    * al despuntar el alba = at the crack of dawn.
    * al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.
    * al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.
    * al día de = in step with.
    * al día de hoy = as of today.
    * al día siguiente = the next day.
    * al dorso = overleaf.
    * al empezar = first off.
    * al entrar = on entry.
    * al escuchar = at the sound of.
    * al este de = east of.
    * al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.
    * al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.
    * al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.
    * al estilo militar = military-style.
    * al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * al + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * al extremo = to the extreme.
    * al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.
    * al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].
    * al fin = at last, at long last.
    * al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.
    * al final (de) = at the end (of).
    * al final de cuentas = when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * al final del día = at the end of the day, at the close of the day.
    * al final de su mandato = lame duck.
    * al final resultó que = in the event.
    * al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.
    * al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).
    * al frente de = in the forefront of/in, at the forefront of.
    * al frente (de) = in charge (of).
    * al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al igual que = as with, like, in common with, much as, equalling that, after the fashion of, so too, similar to, much like.
    * al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.
    * al igual que + Nombre = not unlike + Nombre.
    * al incluirse en = on admission to.
    * al + Infinitive = by + Gerundio.
    * al + Infinitivo = in + Gerundio, on + Gerundio, when + Gerundio, while + Gerundio, on + Nombre, upon + Gerundio, as + Nombre + Verbo, as + Sujeto + Verbo.
    * al infinito = ad infinitum.
    * al inicio = at startup.
    * al instante = on-the-fly, instantly, on the spot, straight away, on the double, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], right away, at once.
    * al intentar + Infinitivo = in the attempt to.
    * al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.
    * al llegar = on arrival.
    * al loro = in the know.
    * al mando = in the saddle.
    * al mando (de) = at the helm (of), in charge (of).
    * al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.
    * al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.
    * al máximo = to the full, to the utmost, to the hilt, to the extreme, at full stretch.
    * al mediodía = at midday, at high noon.
    * al mejor precio = at the best price.
    * al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.
    * al menos = at least, at the very least.
    * al mes = per month.
    * al mismo nivel de = flush with.
    * al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.
    * al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.
    * al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.
    * al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].
    * al nacer = at birth.
    * al norte de = north of.
    * al oeste de = west of.
    * al oír = at the sound of.
    * al óleo = oil-based.
    * al otro extremo = at the receiving end.
    * al otro lado de = across.
    * al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.
    * al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.
    * al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.
    * al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....
    * al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).
    * al pie de la letra = to the letter.
    * al pisar = underfoot.
    * al por mayor = in bulk.
    * al principio = at first, at the outset, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], in the early years, originally, to start with, early on, at startup.
    * al principio de = at the beginning (of), at the dawn of, at the onset of, early in.
    * al principio de la imprenta = early printing.
    * al principio y al final = both ends.
    * al principio y al final de = at each end of.
    * al propio ritmo de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, at + Posesivo + own pace.
    * al pulsar un botón = at the push of a button.
    * al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.
    * al que pertenece = parent.
    * al que se le hado mucha publicidad = heavily promoted.
    * al rayar el alba = at the crack of dawn.
    * al recibir = upon + receipt.
    * al respecto = in this connection, in this respect.
    * al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.
    * al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.
    * al servicio de = at the service of.
    * al servicio de la nación = uniformed.
    * al sol = in the sun.
    * al sur de = south of.
    * al tacto = to the touch.
    * al tanto = au fait, in the know, in step.
    * al tanto de = on the lookout for, on the alert for, in step with.
    * al teléfono = on the line.
    * al timón = in the saddle, at the wheel.
    * al timón (de) = at the helm (of).
    * al trasluz = against the light.
    * al unísono = in concert, unison, with one voice, in unison.
    * al unísono con = in unison with.
    * al usarse = in use.
    * al vapor = steamed.
    * al ver = at the sight of.
    * al volante = at the wheel.
    * al vuelo = on-the-fly.
    * * *
    al
    contraction of a (↑ a 3) and el
    * * *

     

    al contraction of a and el
    al (contracción de a & el)
    1 ➣ a
    2 (+ infinitivo) los invitados están al caer, the guests are about to arrive
    cierren la puerta al salir, close the door on leaving
    al parecer, apparently
    'al' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abandonarse
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abordaje
    - abrigar
    - abrigo
    - acalorada
    - acalorado
    - acceder
    - acecho
    - acertada
    - acertado
    - acomodar
    - acosar
    - acre
    - actual
    - adaptar
    - adicta
    - adicto
    - adiós
    - adscribir
    - adscribirse
    - agua
    - aire
    - ajillo
    - alcance
    - aleatoria
    - aleatorio
    - alimón
    - almacén
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - altar
    - alteza
    - alto
    - amanecer
    - amor
    - amparo
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - anochecer
    - antojarse
    - aparato
    - apercibirse
    - aprieto
    - arriar
    English:
    A
    - aboard
    - abreast
    - abroad
    - absolve
    - accessible
    - accompany
    - accustom
    - acquaint
    - across
    - address
    - adrift
    - advise
    - after
    - afterwards
    - agree
    - aim at
    - alarm
    - all
    - allocate
    - alongside
    - also
    - amenable
    - amends
    - analytic
    - analytical
    - anchor
    - another
    - antisocial
    - anyhow
    - appeal
    - applicant
    - appointment
    - apprehend
    - arm
    - Armageddon
    - arouse
    - as
    - ascend
    - aside
    - assume
    - asymmetric
    - asymmetrical
    - at
    - attendant
    - augment
    - authenticity
    - authoritarian
    - available
    - average
    * * *
    al ver a, el
    * * *
    al
    prp a y art el;
    al entrar on coming in, when we/they etc came in
    * * *
    al contraction of a and el art
    * * *
    al prep

    Spanish-English dictionary > al

  • 60 al contrario

    adv.
    on the contrary, the other way around, in stark contrast, contrariwise.
    * * *
    on the contrary
    * * *
    * * *
    = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse
    Ex. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
    Ex. To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
    Ex. Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
    Ex. Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
    Ex. It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    Ex. In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
    * * *
    = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse

    Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.

    Ex: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
    Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
    Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
    Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > al contrario

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