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vitally important

  • 1 de vital importancia

    Ex. Library clerks are vitally important people, and worthy of respect, but they cannot fulfil the role of the professional librarian.
    * * *

    Ex: Library clerks are vitally important people, and worthy of respect, but they cannot fulfil the role of the professional librarian.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de vital importancia

  • 2 vitamina

    • vitally important
    • vitamin B-two

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > vitamina

  • 3 vital

    adj.
    1 vital.
    ciclo vital life cycle
    2 full of life, vivacious (person).
    * * *
    1 (de la vida) vital
    2 figurado (esencial) essential, vital
    3 (persona) lively, full of vitality
    \
    órgano vital vital organ
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=de la vida) life [antes de s]
    2) (=fundamental) vital
    3) (=enérgico) vital, full of vitality
    4) (Anat) vital
    * * *
    1) ( fundamental) vital
    2)
    a) (Biol, Med) < órgano> vital (before n)
    b) < persona> dynamic, full of life
    * * *
    = critical, paramount, vital, mission critical [mission-critical], supreme.
    Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
    Ex. Practice is paramount.
    Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex. Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
    Ex. The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.
    ----
    * ciclo vital = life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * energía vital = life force.
    * espacio vital = life-space.
    * factor vital = vital factor.
    * fuerza vital = life force.
    * función vital = vital role.
    * órgano vital = vital organ.
    * papel vital = vital role.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * testamento vital = living will.
    * vital + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.
    * * *
    1) ( fundamental) vital
    2)
    a) (Biol, Med) < órgano> vital (before n)
    b) < persona> dynamic, full of life
    * * *
    = critical, paramount, vital, mission critical [mission-critical], supreme.

    Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.

    Ex: Practice is paramount.
    Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
    Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
    Ex: The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.
    * ciclo vital = life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * energía vital = life force.
    * espacio vital = life-space.
    * factor vital = vital factor.
    * fuerza vital = life force.
    * función vital = vital role.
    * órgano vital = vital organ.
    * papel vital = vital role.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * testamento vital = living will.
    * vital + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.

    * * *
    un tema de vital importancia a matter of vital importance, an extremely important matter
    colocaron barricadas en puntos vitales they set up barricades at strategic o key points
    B
    1 ( Biol, Med) ‹órgano› vital ( before n)
    2 ‹persona› dynamic, vital, full of life
    C
    (CS) (que da para vivir): un sueldo vital a living wage
    * * *

    vital adjetivo
    1 ( fundamental) vital;

    2
    a) (Biol, Med) ‹ órgano vital ( before n)


    vital adjetivo
    1 Biol (un órgano, etc) vital
    ciclo vital, life cycle
    2 (persona dinámica) full of life, lively
    3 (de extrema importancia) tu ayuda es de vital importancia para mí, your help is vital to me
    ' vital' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    elemento
    - espacio
    - imperiosa
    - imperioso
    - vida
    - viva
    - vivo
    - constante
    English:
    lifeblood
    - vital
    - vital statistics
    - vitally
    - keep
    - life
    * * *
    vital adj
    1. [órgano, función] vital;
    energía vital vital o life energy;
    un instinto vital a vital instinct
    2. [esencial] vital;
    su testimonio es vital en este juicio her testimony is vital to this trial;
    es de vital importancia que vengas it is vitally important for you to come
    3. [lleno de vitalidad] full of life, vivacious
    * * *
    adj
    1 vital
    2 persona lively
    * * *
    vital adj
    1) : vital
    2) : lively, dynamic
    * * *
    vital adj
    1. (de la vida) vital / life
    2. (esencial) vital
    3. (dinámico) full of life

    Spanish-English dictionary > vital

  • 4 importancia

    f.
    importance.
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to something
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia important, of importance
    sin importancia unimportant
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
    * * *
    1 importance
    \
    dar importancia a algo to take something seriously
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia (gen) important 2 (herida, lesión) serious
    no tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not important
    quitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something down
    sin importancia unimportant
    tener importancia to be important
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?

    no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important

    carecer de importancia — to be unimportant

    de cierta importancia — [empresa, asunto] of some importance, important; [herida] serious

    conceder o dar mucha importancia a algo — to attach great importance to sth

    no quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...

    darse importancia — to give o.s. airs

    quitar o restar importancia a algo — to make light of sth, play down the importance of sth

    sin importancia — [herida, comentario] minor

    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importanciaminor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importanciato give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.
    Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
    Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    ----
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.
    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importanciaminor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importanciato give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.

    Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.

    Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

    * * *
    importance
    temas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great import
    ésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant details
    trató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problem
    no debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this matter
    siento llegar tardeno tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter
    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    * * *

     

    importancia sustantivo femenino
    importance;

    quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
    detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
    no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
    el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
    dar importancia a, to attach importance to
    quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
    sin importancia, unimportant
    ♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs

    ' importancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acento
    - acentuar
    - alta
    - alto
    - bagatela
    - calibre
    - cobrar
    - conceder
    - dimensión
    - énfasis
    - entidad
    - envergadura
    - escatológico
    - fallo
    - ignorar
    - incidir
    - insignificancia
    - insistir
    - interés
    - levedad
    - marcar
    - minúscula
    - minúsculo
    - niñería
    - palidecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - primera
    - primero
    - primordial
    - protagonismo
    - quitar
    - recalcar
    - relativa
    - relativo
    - relieve
    - representar
    - restar
    - revestir
    - subrayar
    - suceso
    - suma
    - sumo
    - talla
    - tontería
    - valor
    - vital
    - vuelo
    - alguno
    - capital
    English:
    account
    - attach
    - count
    - emphasize
    - importance
    - incidental
    - irrelevant
    - issue
    - light
    - little
    - major
    - matter
    - mind
    - minimize
    - minor
    - moment
    - momentous
    - override
    - paramount
    - play down
    - primary
    - prime
    - prominence
    - read
    - ride
    - shrug off
    - significance
    - smooth over
    - store
    - thrust forward
    - unimportant
    - vital
    - vitally
    - all
    - all right
    - consideration
    - descend
    - detail
    - emphasis
    - gloss
    - hot
    - import
    - magistrate
    - menial
    - play
    - small
    - trifling
    - utmost
    * * *
    importance;
    de importancia important, of importance;
    un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;
    un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;
    recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;
    adquirir o [m5] cobrar importancia to become important, to take on significance;
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs;
    no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;
    [no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;
    quitar o [m5] restar importancia a algo to play sth down
    * * *
    f importance;
    dar importancia a attach importance to;
    restar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;
    tener importancia be important;
    no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    darse importancia give o.s. airs
    * * *
    : importance
    * * *
    importancia n importance
    darse importancia to give yourself airs [pt. gave; pp. given]
    tener importancia to be important / to matter

    Spanish-English dictionary > importancia

  • 5 central de gastos

    (n.) = budget fund, budget head, budget heading
    Ex. Criteria for allocating book budget funds should be based on 11 factors which are separately discussed.
    Ex. To transfer money from budget head to budget head within defined rules, is vitally important for the efficient running of a library.
    Ex. An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.).
    * * *
    (n.) = budget fund, budget head, budget heading

    Ex: Criteria for allocating book budget funds should be based on 11 factors which are separately discussed.

    Ex: To transfer money from budget head to budget head within defined rules, is vitally important for the efficient running of a library.
    Ex: An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.).

    Spanish-English dictionary > central de gastos

  • 6 comportamiento

    m.
    1 behavior.
    2 abearance.
    * * *
    1 behaviour (US behavior), conduct
    * * *
    noun m.
    behavior, conduct
    * * *
    SM
    1) behaviour, behavior (EEUU)

    comportamiento sexual — sexual behaviour, sexual behavior (EEUU)

    comportamiento social — social behaviour, social behavior (EEUU)

    2) [de mercado, automóvil] performance
    * * *
    a) ( conducta) behavior*

    mal/buen comportamiento — bad/good behavior

    b) (Mec) performance
    c) (Fin) ( de valores) performance
    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], manner, demeanour [demeanor, -USA], conduct, deportment.
    Ex. An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
    Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
    Ex. Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    ----
    * adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.
    * ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * comportamiento antiético = unethical behaviour, unethical conduct.
    * comportamiento antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * comportamiento cívico = civic behaviour, civil behaviour.
    * comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.
    * comportamiento de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * comportamiento de publicación = publication behaviour.
    * comportamiento de rechazo = avoidance behaviour.
    * comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.
    * comportamiento ético = ethical behaviour, ethical conduct.
    * comportamiento humano = human behaviour.
    * comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * comportamiento inquisitivo = questioning behaviour.
    * comportamiento lingüístico = language behaviour.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * comportamiento problemático = problem behaviour.
    * comportamiento social = social behaviour, social graces.
    * comportamiento suicida = suicidal behaviour.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
    * patrón de comportamiento = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * terapia del comportamiento = behavioural therapy.
    * trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.
    * * *
    a) ( conducta) behavior*

    mal/buen comportamiento — bad/good behavior

    b) (Mec) performance
    c) (Fin) ( de valores) performance
    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], manner, demeanour [demeanor, -USA], conduct, deportment.

    Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.

    Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
    Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    * adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.
    * ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * comportamiento antiético = unethical behaviour, unethical conduct.
    * comportamiento antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * comportamiento cívico = civic behaviour, civil behaviour.
    * comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.
    * comportamiento de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * comportamiento de publicación = publication behaviour.
    * comportamiento de rechazo = avoidance behaviour.
    * comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.
    * comportamiento ético = ethical behaviour, ethical conduct.
    * comportamiento humano = human behaviour.
    * comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * comportamiento inquisitivo = questioning behaviour.
    * comportamiento lingüístico = language behaviour.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * comportamiento problemático = problem behaviour.
    * comportamiento social = social behaviour, social graces.
    * comportamiento suicida = suicidal behaviour.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
    * patrón de comportamiento = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * terapia del comportamiento = behavioural therapy.
    * trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.

    * * *
    1 (conducta) behavior*
    el maestro lo castigó por mal comportamiento the teacher punished him for bad behavior o for misbehaving
    su comportamiento en la fiesta dio mucho que hablar everyone was talking about his conduct at the party o the way he behaved at the party
    2 ( Mec) performance
    3 ( Fin) (de valores) performance
    * * *

     

    comportamiento sustantivo masculino
    a) ( conducta) behavior( conjugate behavior);


    b) (Mec) performance

    comportamiento sustantivo masculino behaviour, US behavior
    ' comportamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    betún
    - condenable
    - correcta
    - correcto
    - crasa
    - craso
    - cualesquiera
    - dolerse
    - error
    - esquema
    - execrable
    - gesto
    - incomprensible
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - innoble
    - intríngulis
    - ligereza
    - mamarrachada
    - martirizar
    - miserable
    - náusea
    - paleta
    - paleto
    - propiedad
    - recoveco
    - reincidir
    - repercutir
    - salvaje
    - sancionable
    - satisfacer
    - tosca
    - tosco
    - admisible
    - concordar
    - corregir
    - cosa
    - descortés
    - discreto
    - disculpar
    - dócil
    - estudiar
    - excusar
    - extravagante
    - gamberrismo
    - honrar
    - imperdonable
    - impropio
    - inadmisible
    - incorrecto
    English:
    appal
    - appall
    - ask back
    - barbaric
    - becoming
    - behavior
    - behaviour
    - compel
    - condone
    - conduct
    - conventional
    - demand
    - demeanor
    - demeanour
    - disgrace
    - disgusting
    - disreputable
    - dissatisfied
    - dramatic
    - emotional
    - erratic
    - exasperate
    - extraordinary
    - extravagance
    - fuel
    - have off
    - idiotic
    - improper
    - indefensible
    - inhuman
    - insight
    - ladylike
    - lapse
    - learned
    - off
    - outrageous
    - pay
    - proper
    - release
    - rude
    - self-conscious
    - shocking
    - short
    - sickly
    - strained
    - top
    - unacceptable
    - unaffected
    - uncivilized
    - unheard-of
    * * *
    1. [de personas] behaviour
    2. [uso crítico] [de vehículo, acciones] performance;
    el comportamiento de la inflación ha sido muy irregular este año inflation has fluctuated considerably this year
    * * *
    m behavior, Br
    behaviour
    * * *
    conducta: behavior, conduct
    * * *
    comportamiento n behaviour

    Spanish-English dictionary > comportamiento

  • 7 conducta

    f.
    1 behavior, conduct.
    2 abearance, behaviorism.
    * * *
    1 conduct, behaviour (US behavior)
    \
    mala conducta misconduct, misbehaviour (US misbehavior)
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=comportamiento) conduct, behaviour, behavior (EEUU)

    mala conducta — misconduct, misbehaviour

    2) (Com) direction, management
    * * *
    femenino behavior*, conduct

    mala conducta — bad behavior, misconduct (frml)

    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], conduct, deportment.
    Ex. An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    ----
    * código de conducta = code of conduct.
    * código de conducta ética = code of ethics.
    * conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.
    * conducta antiética = unethical conduct.
    * conducta antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * conducta de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * conducta ética = ethical conduct.
    * conducta humana = human conduct.
    * conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * conducta moral = moral conduct.
    * de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * patrón de conducta = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * trastorno de conducta = conduct disorder.
    * * *
    femenino behavior*, conduct

    mala conducta — bad behavior, misconduct (frml)

    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], conduct, deportment.

    Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.

    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    * código de conducta = code of conduct.
    * código de conducta ética = code of ethics.
    * conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.
    * conducta antiética = unethical conduct.
    * conducta antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * conducta de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * conducta ética = ethical conduct.
    * conducta humana = human conduct.
    * conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * conducta moral = moral conduct.
    * de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * patrón de conducta = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * trastorno de conducta = conduct disorder.

    * * *
    behavior*, conduct
    su conducta es intachable her conduct is exemplary
    lo expulsaron de la escuela por mala conducta he was expelled from the school for bad behavior o ( frml) for misconduct
    conducta antideportiva unsportsmanlike conduct
    * * *

    conducta sustantivo femenino
    behavior( conjugate behavior), conduct;

    conducta sustantivo femenino
    1 behaviour, US behavior, conduct
    2 mala conducta, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, misconduct

    ' conducta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aberración
    - inmoral
    - intachable
    - licenciosa
    - licencioso
    - rectificar
    - regir
    - reprochar
    - rumbo
    - ruta
    - tortuosa
    - tortuosidad
    - tortuoso
    - actuación
    - afear
    - aprobación
    - aprobar
    - comportamiento
    - consistente
    - despreciable
    - efecto
    - ejemplar
    - enmendar
    - escandaloso
    - estrafalario
    - estrambótico
    - juzgar
    - lamentable
    - lícito
    - norma
    - reprobar
    - tacha
    English:
    behavior
    - behaviour
    - code
    - conduct
    - demeanor
    - demeanour
    - disorderly
    - frivolous
    - immaculate
    - misconduct
    - role model
    - sane
    - deportment
    - ethical
    - role
    * * *
    behaviour, conduct
    * * *
    f conduct, behavior, Br
    behaviour
    * * *
    comportamiento: conduct, behavior
    * * *
    conducta n behaviour / conduct

    Spanish-English dictionary > conducta

  • 8 gratificante

    adj.
    1 rewarding.
    2 gratifying, rewarding.
    * * *
    1 gratifying, rewarding
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo rewarding, gratifying (frml)
    * * *
    = rewarding, gratifying, satisfying, fulfilling.
    Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
    Ex. OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.
    Ex. The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
    Ex. The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    ----
    * poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.
    * * *
    adjetivo rewarding, gratifying (frml)
    * * *
    = rewarding, gratifying, satisfying, fulfilling.

    Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

    Ex: OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.
    Ex: The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
    Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    * poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

    * * *
    rewarding, gratifying ( frml)
    * * *

     

    gratificante adjetivo
    rewarding, gratifying (frml)
    gratificante adjetivo gratifying
    ' gratificante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    gratifying
    - rewarding
    - satisfying
    - unsatisfying
    * * *
    adj gratifying

    Spanish-English dictionary > gratificante

  • 9 grato

    adj.
    agreeable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasurable.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gratar.
    * * *
    1 pleasant, pleasing ( para, to)
    me es grato anunciarles que... I am pleased to inform you that...
    * * *
    (f. - grata)
    adj.
    pleasant, agreeable
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=placentero) pleasant, pleasing; (=satisfactorio) welcome

    nos es grato informarle que... — we are pleased to inform you that...

    2) And (=agradecido) grateful
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo pleasant

    me es grato comunicarles que... — I am pleased to inform you that...

    * * *
    = pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasurable, gratifying, welcome, welcome, fulfilling.
    Ex. This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
    Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
    Ex. OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.
    Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
    Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
    Ex. The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    ----
    * dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * poco grato = unwelcome.
    * ser un grato alivio = be a welcome relief.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo pleasant

    me es grato comunicarles que... — I am pleased to inform you that...

    * * *
    = pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasurable, gratifying, welcome, welcome, fulfilling.

    Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.

    Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
    Ex: OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.
    Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
    Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
    Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    * dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * poco grato = unwelcome.
    * ser un grato alivio = be a welcome relief.

    * * *
    grato -ta
    pleasant
    me es muy grata su compañía I find his company very pleasant
    los gratos recuerdos de mi niñez the pleasant memories of my childhood
    me es grato comunicarles que … I am pleased to inform you that …
    en respuesta a su grata (carta) del 3 de... in reply to your letter of... 3rd
    * * *

    grato
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    pleasant
    grato,-a adjetivo pleasant
    persona non grata, persona non grata

    ' grato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afortunada
    - afortunado
    - grata
    - satisfactoria
    - satisfactorio
    English:
    acceptable
    - gratifying
    - intensely
    - pleasing
    - welcome
    - unwelcome
    * * *
    grato, -a adj
    1. [agradable] pleasant;
    nos es grato comunicarle que… we are pleased to inform you that…
    2. Bol, Chile [agradecido] grateful
    * * *
    adj pleasant
    * * *
    grato, -ta adj
    agradable, placentero: pleasant, agreeable
    gratamente adv
    * * *
    grato adj pleasant

    Spanish-English dictionary > grato

  • 10 jamba

    f.
    jamb, door post.
    * * *
    1 jamb
    * * *
    SF jamb

    jamba de puerta — doorjamb, doorpost (EEUU)

    jambo
    * * *
    femenino jamb
    * * *
    = jamb, door jamb.
    Ex. You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.
    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    ----
    * jamba de la puerta = door jamb.
    * * *
    femenino jamb
    * * *
    = jamb, door jamb.

    Ex: You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.

    Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    * jamba de la puerta = door jamb.

    * * *
    jamb, reveal ( tech)
    * * *
    jamba nf
    jamb, door post
    * * *
    f jamb
    * * *
    jamba nf
    : jamb

    Spanish-English dictionary > jamba

  • 11 jamba de la puerta

    (n.) = door jamb
    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    * * *
    (n.) = door jamb

    Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.

    Spanish-English dictionary > jamba de la puerta

  • 12 mecanismo de cierre

    (n.) = closing mechanism, fastener
    Ex. One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.
    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    * * *
    (n.) = closing mechanism, fastener

    Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.

    Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mecanismo de cierre

  • 13 partida presupuestaria

    f.
    budgetary assignment.
    * * *
    (n.) = fund, library fund, budget heading, budget fund, budget head
    Ex. If the price is different, the default price should be changed so that the financial records for the fund are correctly committed.
    Ex. The acquisition file is indexed by vendor and library fund.
    Ex. An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.).
    Ex. Criteria for allocating book budget funds should be based on 11 factors which are separately discussed.
    Ex. To transfer money from budget head to budget head within defined rules, is vitally important for the efficient running of a library.
    * * *
    (n.) = fund, library fund, budget heading, budget fund, budget head

    Ex: If the price is different, the default price should be changed so that the financial records for the fund are correctly committed.

    Ex: The acquisition file is indexed by vendor and library fund.
    Ex: An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.).
    Ex: Criteria for allocating book budget funds should be based on 11 factors which are separately discussed.
    Ex: To transfer money from budget head to budget head within defined rules, is vitally important for the efficient running of a library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > partida presupuestaria

  • 14 perno

    m.
    bolt.
    * * *
    1 bolt
    * * *
    SM bolt
    * * *
    * * *
    = bolt, deadbolt.
    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.
    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    ----
    * sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.
    * * *
    * * *
    = bolt, deadbolt.

    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.

    Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    * sujetar con tornillo o perno = bolt.

    * * *
    1 (chaveta) pin
    2 (tornillo) bolt
    3 (de bisagra) pintle, pivot pin
    * * *
    perno nm
    bolt
    * * *
    m bolt
    * * *
    perno nm
    : bolt, pin

    Spanish-English dictionary > perno

  • 15 pestillo

    m.
    bolt (cerrojo).
    correr o echar el pestillo to shoot the bolt
    * * *
    \
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM [de puerta, ventana] bolt; [de cerradura] latch; Cono Sur (=picaporte) door handle
    * * *
    masculino ( cerrojo) bolt; ( de cerradura) latch, catch

    echó or corrió el pestillo — she put the bolt across

    * * *
    = catch, latch, deadbolt.
    Ex. Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.
    Ex. The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.
    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    * * *
    masculino ( cerrojo) bolt; ( de cerradura) latch, catch

    echó or corrió el pestillo — she put the bolt across

    * * *
    = catch, latch, deadbolt.

    Ex: Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.

    Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.
    Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.

    * * *
    (cerrojo) bolt; (de una cerradura) latch, catch
    echó or corrió el pestillo she put the bolt across
    * * *

    pestillo sustantivo masculino ( cerrojo) bolt;
    ( de cerradura) latch, catch;
    echó or corrió el pestillo she put the bolt across
    pestillo sustantivo masculino
    1 (cerrojo, pasador) bolt: se me olvidó correr el pestillo, I forgot to bolt the door
    2 (de una cerradura) latch
    ' pestillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cerrojo
    English:
    catch
    - latch
    - bolt
    - unbolt
    * * *
    1. [cerrojo] bolt;
    correr o [m5] echar el pestillo de la puerta to bolt the door
    2. [pieza] latch
    * * *
    m
    1 ( picaporte) door handle
    2 ( cerradura) bolt
    * * *
    cerrojo: bolt, latch
    * * *
    pestillo n bolt

    Spanish-English dictionary > pestillo

  • 16 pleno

    adj.
    complete, full.
    m.
    full meeting, plenum.
    * * *
    1 (gen) full, complete
    1 (reunión) plenary meeting
    \
    pleno empleo full employment
    ————————
    1 (reunión) plenary meeting
    * * *
    (f. - plena)
    adj.
    full, complete
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ full

    en pleno día, a plena luz del día — in broad daylight

    2. SM
    1) (=reunión) plenary, plenary session
    2) [en las quinielas] maximum number of points
    3)

    en pleno: el gobierno en pleno asistió al funeral — the entire Cabinet attended the funeral

    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    1)
    a) (completo, total) full

    en pleno verano/invierno — in the middle of summer/winter

    2) (liter) ( lleno)
    II
    1) ( reunión) plenary o full meeting/session
    2) (Jueg) ( en bolos) strike; (en lotería, bingo) full house; ( en las quinielas) correct forecast o prediction
    * * *
    Ex. The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    ----
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.
    * conocimiento pleno = awareness.
    * con pleno derecho = with full rights.
    * de plena actualidad = hot [hotter -comp., hottest -sup.].
    * de pleno derecho = in + Posesivo + own right, rightful.
    * en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.
    * en plena marcha = in full swing, in full gear.
    * en pleno apogeo = in full cry.
    * en pleno auge = in full cry, at its height.
    * en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.
    * en pleno día = in broad daylight.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.
    * funcionar a plena capacidad = be fully into + Posesivo + stride.
    * pleno invierno = midwinter [mid-winter].
    * pleno verano = midsummer.
    * sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.
    * tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.
    * una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    1)
    a) (completo, total) full

    en pleno verano/invierno — in the middle of summer/winter

    2) (liter) ( lleno)
    II
    1) ( reunión) plenary o full meeting/session
    2) (Jueg) ( en bolos) strike; (en lotería, bingo) full house; ( en las quinielas) correct forecast o prediction
    * * *

    Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.

    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.
    * conocimiento pleno = awareness.
    * con pleno derecho = with full rights.
    * de plena actualidad = hot [hotter -comp., hottest -sup.].
    * de pleno derecho = in + Posesivo + own right, rightful.
    * en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.
    * en plena marcha = in full swing, in full gear.
    * en pleno apogeo = in full cry.
    * en pleno auge = in full cry, at its height.
    * en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.
    * en pleno día = in broad daylight.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.
    * funcionar a plena capacidad = be fully into + Posesivo + stride.
    * pleno invierno = midwinter [mid-winter].
    * pleno verano = midsummer.
    * sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.
    * tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.
    * una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.

    * * *
    pleno1 -na
    A
    1 (completo, total) full
    en pleno uso de sus facultades in full possession of his faculties
    tenía plena conciencia del peligro he was fully aware of the danger
    plenos poderes full powers
    relaciones diplomáticas plenas full diplomatic relations
    2
    (uso enfático): en pleno verano in the middle of summer, at the height of summer
    va sin medias en pleno invierno she walks around with bare legs in the middle of winter
    le dio una bofetada en plena cara he hit her right across the face o full in the face
    vive en pleno centro de la ciudad she lives right in the city center
    el robo fue cometido a plena luz del día the robbery was committed in broad daylight
    pasaron la mañana jugando a pleno sol they spent the whole morning playing out in the sun
    Compuesto:
    full employment
    B ( liter) (lleno) pleno DE algo full OF sth
    un país pleno de contrastes a country full of o ( liter) rich in contrasts
    A (reunión) plenary o full meeting, plenary o full session
    asistió la corporación en pleno the whole corporation attended
    B ( Jueg)
    1 (en bolos) strike
    2 (en lotería, bingo) full house
    3 (en las quinielas) correct forecast o prediction
    * * *

     

    pleno 1
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    a) (completo, total) full;




    le dio una bofetada en plena cara he slapped her right across the face;
    a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
    a pleno sol in the full sun
    pleno 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( reunión) plenary o full meeting/session
    2 (Jueg) ( en bolos) strike;
    (en lotería, bingo) full house;
    ( en las quinielas) correct forecast o prediction
    pleno,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (completo, entero) full
    miembro de pleno derecho, full member
    2 (para intensificar) la rama le golpeó en plena cara, the branch hit him full in the face
    nos fuimos en plena noche, we left in the middle of the night
    a pleno sol, in the full sun, en pleno invierno, in the depths of winter
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (reunión) plenary o full session
    2 (en quinielas) maximum correct prediction
    ♦ Locuciones: en pleno: la familia en pleno, the entire family
    ' pleno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apogeo
    - auge
    - plena
    - goce
    - rendimiento
    - uso
    English:
    daylight
    - fall away
    - full
    - height
    - midsummer
    - midwinter
    - slap
    - employment
    - grown
    - high
    - middle
    - overhead
    - sound
    - swing
    * * *
    pleno, -a
    adj
    full, complete;
    en pleno día in broad daylight;
    en pleno invierno in the middle of winter;
    en plena guerra in the middle of the war;
    la bomba cayó en pleno centro de la ciudad the bomb landed right in the centre of the city;
    le dio en plena cara she hit him right in the face;
    en plena forma on top form;
    en plena naturaleza in the middle of the country(side);
    en pleno uso de sus facultades in full command of his faculties;
    pleno empleo full employment;
    plenos poderes plenary powers
    nm
    1. [reunión] plenary meeting;
    la reunión en pleno the meeting as a whole, everyone at the meeting
    2. Esp [en las quinielas] = 14 correct forecasts on soccer pools
    pleno al quince = 15 correct forecasts on soccer pools entitling player to jackpot prize
    * * *
    I adj full;
    en pleno día in broad daylight;
    a pleno sol in the sun;
    toda la familia estaba allí en pleno the family turned out in force, the entire family was there;
    en pleno invierno in the depths o middle of winter
    II m plenary session;
    salón de plenos meeting room;
    acertar un pleno, hacer pleno en quiniela win the sports lottery o Br pools
    * * *
    pleno, -na adj completo (often used as an intensifier): full, complete
    en pleno uso de sus facultades: in full command of his faculties
    en plena noche: in the middle of the night
    en pleno corazón de la ciudad: right in the heart of the city
    * * *
    pleno adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > pleno

  • 17 satisfactorio

    adj.
    satisfactory, fit, becoming, proper.
    * * *
    1 satisfactory
    * * *
    (f. - satisfactoria)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo satisfactory
    * * *
    = satisfactory, successful, satisfying, fulfilling.
    Ex. These guides do however lack a satisfactory solution for the description of parts of documents.
    Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
    Ex. The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
    Ex. The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    ----
    * de una manera satisfactoria = neatly.
    * resultar satisfactorio = prove + satisfactory.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo satisfactory
    * * *
    = satisfactory, successful, satisfying, fulfilling.

    Ex: These guides do however lack a satisfactory solution for the description of parts of documents.

    Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
    Ex: The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
    Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
    * de una manera satisfactoria = neatly.
    * resultar satisfactorio = prove + satisfactory.

    * * *
    satisfactory
    * * *

     

    satisfactorio
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    satisfactory
    satisfactorio,-a adjetivo satisfactory
    1 (que puede satisfacer) me han pagado una cantidad satisfactoria, they've paid me an acceptable amount
    2 (grato, propicio) la inversión resultó satisfactoria, se han obtenido beneficios, the investment proved to be quite beneficial, profits were made

    ' satisfactorio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    decente
    - desarrollo
    - satisfactoria
    - logrado
    English:
    par
    - pleasing
    - satisfactorily
    - satisfactory
    - satisfying
    - unsatisfying
    - well
    * * *
    satisfactorio, -a adj
    1. [suficientemente bueno] satisfactory
    2. [gratificante] rewarding, satisfying
    * * *
    adj satisfactory
    * * *
    : satisfactory
    * * *
    satisfactorio adj satisfactory

    Spanish-English dictionary > satisfactorio

  • 18 subalterno de biblioteca

    (n.) = library clerk, library page
    Ex. Library clerks are vitally important people, and worthy of respect, but they cannot fulfil the role of the professional librarian.
    Ex. She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.
    * * *
    (n.) = library clerk, library page

    Ex: Library clerks are vitally important people, and worthy of respect, but they cannot fulfil the role of the professional librarian.

    Ex: She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.

    Spanish-English dictionary > subalterno de biblioteca

  • 19 sumamente importante

    adj.
    extremely important, of vital importance, vitally important, of prime importance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sumamente importante

  • 20 cierre2

    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    ----
    * cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.
    * cierre hermético = seal.
    * cierre metálico = shutter, security shutter.
    * dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.
    * mecanismo de cierre = closing mechanism, fastener.
    * sistema de cierre = locking system.
    * válvula de cierre = stop valve.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cierre2

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