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1 embalse
m.reservoir.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: embalsar.* * *1 (acción) damming2 (presa) dam, reservoir* * *noun m.dam, reservoir* * *SM (=presa) dam; (=lago) reservoir* * ** * *= dam, reservoir, water reservoir.Ex. The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.Ex. These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.----* construir una represa = dam.* * ** * *= dam, reservoir, water reservoir.Ex: The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.* construir una represa = dam.* * *1 (depósito) reservoir2 (acción) damming* * *
Del verbo embalsar: ( conjugate embalsar)
embalsé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
embalse es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
embalsar
embalse
embalse sustantivo masculino ( depósito) reservoir
embalse sustantivo masculino reservoir
' embalse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conducir
- escorrentía
- pantano
- presa
- alberca
- rebosar
- represa
English:
drain
- drainage
- reservoir
* * *embalse nm1. [pantano] reservoir2. [recogida de agua] collection, accumulation* * *m reservoir* * *embalse nm: dam, reservoir* * *embalse n reservoir -
2 pantano
m.1 marsh.2 reservoir.3 swamp, morass, marsh, bog.* * *1 (artificial) reservoir2 (cenagoso) marsh* * *noun m.swamp, marsh* * *SM1) (=embalse) reservoir2) (=ciénaga) bog, marsh3) † (=atolladero) fix *, mess ** * *1) ( natural) marsh, swamp; ( artificial) reservoir2) ( dificultad) mess, predicament* * *Ex. These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.* * *1) ( natural) marsh, swamp; ( artificial) reservoir2) ( dificultad) mess, predicament* * *Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.
* * *A1 (natural) marsh, swamp2 (artificial) reservoirB (dificultad) mess, predicament* * *
pantano sustantivo masculino
1 ( natural) marsh, swamp;
( artificial) reservoir
2 ( dificultad) mess, predicament
pantano sustantivo masculino
1 (ciénaga) marsh, bog
2 (presa, embalse) reservoir
' pantano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malsana
- malsano
- estero
English:
marsh
- reservoir
- swamp
- stepping-stone
* * *pantano nm1. [ciénaga] marsh;[laguna] swamp2. [embalse] reservoir* * *m1 ( embalse) reservoir2 ( ciénaga) marsh* * *pantano nm1) : swamp, marsh, bayou2) : reservoir3) : obstacle, difficulty* * *pantano n1. (artificial) reservoir -
3 lugar histórico
(n.) = historic site, historical siteEx. During the conference there will be opportunities to shop, attend musical events, visit museums, and explore historic and cultural sites.Ex. These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.* * *(n.) = historic site, historical siteEx: During the conference there will be opportunities to shop, attend musical events, visit museums, and explore historic and cultural sites.
Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas. -
4 reserva natural
f.1 game park.2 nature reserve, natural reserve, wildlife preserve, wildlife reserve.* * ** * *(n.) = nature reserve, nature preserve, wildlife preserveEx. The vegetation of this nature reserve is only affected to smaller degrees by grazing and wood cutting due to geographical factors limiting access.Ex. These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.Ex. Their main aim is to reduce poaching in parks and wildlife preserves.* * ** * *(n.) = nature reserve, nature preserve, wildlife preserveEx: The vegetation of this nature reserve is only affected to smaller degrees by grazing and wood cutting due to geographical factors limiting access.
Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.Ex: Their main aim is to reduce poaching in parks and wildlife preserves.* * *nature reserve -
5 menguar
v.1 to decrease,to lessen, to diminish.La tristeza mengua con el tiempo Sadness decreases with time.La intensidad mengua The intensity diminishes.Nos menguaron las ganancias este año Our profits dwindled this year.2 to decrease (knitting).3 to dwindle, to run out, to become exhausted, to run short.Los recursos menguaron The resources ran short.* * *1 (número, cantidad) to diminish, decrease; (temperatura, nivel) to fall, drop2 (salud) decline3 (luna) to wane4 (labor) to decrease1 (disminuir) to diminish, reduce2 (en labor) to decrease* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir) to lessen, reduce; [+ labor de punto] to decrease2) (=desacreditar) to discredit2. VI1) (=disminuir) to decrease, dwindle; [número, nivel del agua] to go down; [marea] to go out, ebb; [luna] to wane2) (=decaer) to wane, decay, decline* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (frml) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop; río to go down, drop in level; cantidad/número/reservas to diminish, dwindle, decrease; esperanzas to fade, dwindle; fuerzas to fade, wane, dwindle2) ( al tejer) to decrease3) luna to wane2.menguar vt1) (frml) <responsabilidad/influencia> to diminish; < reputación> to damage* * *= wane, ebb, subside.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (frml) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop; río to go down, drop in level; cantidad/número/reservas to diminish, dwindle, decrease; esperanzas to fade, dwindle; fuerzas to fade, wane, dwindle2) ( al tejer) to decrease3) luna to wane2.menguar vt1) (frml) <responsabilidad/influencia> to diminish; < reputación> to damage* * *= wane, ebb, subside.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.* * *viA ( frml); «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drop; «río» to go down, drop in level; «cantidad/número» to diminish, dwindle, decrease; «esperanzas» to fade, dwindle; «fuerzas» to fade, wane, dwindlelos embalses vieron menguar sensiblemente su contenido the water level in the reservoirs dropped considerablypasaban los días y el calor no menguaba the days passed and the hot weather continued unabated o there was no letup in the hot weatherlas reservas iban menguando rápidamente the reserves were diminishing rapidlyen los últimos tiempos, su papel predominante se ha visto menguado the importance of his role has been diminished of lateB (al tejer) to decreaseC «luna» to wane■ menguarvtA ( frml); ‹responsabilidad› to diminishel escándalo no menguó su popularidad the scandal did not detract from o diminish his popularityel incidente menguó su reputación como pediatra the incident damaged his reputation as a pediatricianno había factores que menguaran su responsabilidad en el asunto there were no factors which might diminish his responsibility in the matterB ‹puntos› (en tejido) to decrease* * *
menguar ( conjugate menguar) verbo intransitivo
1 (frml) [temperatura/nivel] to fall, drop;
[cantidad/número/reservas] to diminish
2 ( al tejer) to decrease
verbo transitivo
1 (frml) ‹responsabilidad/influencia› to diminish;
‹ reputación› to damage
2 ‹ puntos› ( en tejido) to decrease
menguar
I verbo transitivo
1 to diminish, reduce
2 (en la calceta) to decrease
II verbo intransitivo
1 to diminish, decrease: las reservas de los embalses están menguando, reservoir levels are diminishing
2 (la Luna) to wane
' menguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disminuir
English:
decrease
- dwindle
- wane
* * *♦ vi1. [disminuir] to decrease, to diminish;su salud ha menguado mucho her health has deteriorated a lot;la diferencia entre los dos equipos menguó en los últimos minutos the gap between the two teams narrowed in the closing minutes;su fortuna ha menguado his fortune has dwindled;el caudal del río está menguando the river level is going down o falling;el calor, lejos de menguar, está aumentando the heat, far from letting up, is increasing2. [luna] to wane3. [en labor de punto] to decrease♦ vt1. [disminuir] to lessen, to diminish;la enfermedad menguó su resistencia the illness sapped his resistance;esto no mengua en nada su fama this in no way detracts from his reputation2. [en labor de punto] to decrease* * *I v/iII v/t decrease, diminish* * *menguar vt: to diminish, to lessenmenguar vi1) : to decline, to decrease2) : to wane♦ menguante adj -
6 abastecerse
1 (uso reflexivo) to stock up (de/con, with), lay in supplies (de/con, of)* * *VPRabastecerse de — [+ víveres] to stock up on
las ciudades de la región se abastecen de agua de 14 embalses — the towns in the region get their water supply from 14 reservoirs
* * *(v.) = stock upEx. Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.* * *(v.) = stock upEx: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
* * *
■abastecerse verbo reflexivo to stock up [de, on]
' abastecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecer
English:
stock up
- stock
* * *vprto stock up (de on);tienen problemas para abastecerse de combustible they have problems in obtaining fuel;se abastecen de agua en el pozo de la plaza they get their water from the well in the square* * *v/r stock up (de on owith)* * *vr: to stock up -
7 descenso
m.1 descent.2 drop.ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3 downhill.4 relegation.5 demotion.6 descensus.* * *1 (acción) descent, lowering2 (de temperatura) drop, fall* * *noun m.1) descent2) drop, fall* * *SM1) [de temperatura, nivel, precio, demanda] fall, dropun descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production
un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils
descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature
2) [de un lugar a otro] descentla prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event
3) [en orden, jerarquía] downgrading, demotion; (Dep) relegation4) (=pendiente) slope* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.----* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *1)a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fallel descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents
b) ( desde una altura) descentla carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill
2) (Dep) relegation* * *= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* descenso de nivel = drawdown.* descenso en picado = swoop.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *A1 (de la temperatura, del nivel) fall, drop; (de precios) fallel descenso del nivel de los embalses the drop in the level of the reservoirsha habido un brusco descenso en los precios del crudo there has been a sharp fall in the price of crude oilel descenso en el número de accidentes the fall o decrease in the number of accidents2 (desde una altura) descentiniciaremos el descenso en pocos minutos we shall begin our descent in a few minutesla carrera or prueba de descenso the downhillB ( Dep) relegation* * *
descenso sustantivo masculino
1
( de precios) fall
2 (Dep) relegation
descenso sustantivo masculino
1 descent: participamos en el descenso del río, we took part in the white water canoeing
2 (de temperatura, precios) fall, drop
3 Dep (de categoría) relegation
' descenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajada
- bajón
- abrupto
- agudo
- brusco
- caída
- notorio
- picada
English:
comedown
- descent
- dip
- downhill
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- swoop
- anticlimax
- couple
- decline
- decrease
- demotion
- dive
* * *descenso nm1. [de una altura] descent;los ciclistas iniciaron el descenso the cyclists began the descent;sufrieron un accidente en el descenso they had an accident on the way downdescenso de aguas bravas white water rafting;descenso de barrancos canyoning2. [de precio, temperatura, nivel] fall, drop;el fuerte descenso de las temperaturas the sharp drop in temperatures;la tasa de desempleo experimentó un espectacular descenso there was a spectacular drop in the unemployment rate;ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline3. [prueba de esquí] downhill4. [en competición deportiva] relegation;estar en las posiciones de descenso to be in the relegation zone* * *m2 DEP relegation* * *descenso nm1) : descent2) baja, caída: drop, fall* * *descenso n1. (de temperatura, precios, etc) drop / fall2. (bajada) descent
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