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  • 61 durante mucho tiempo

    = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages)
    Ex. Libraries have long recognised the benefits of co-operating in catalogue production.
    Ex. To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
    Ex. The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
    Ex. So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need.
    Ex. Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
    Ex. High quality work is cited for a long period of time.
    Ex. These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
    Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex. They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours.
    Ex. I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.
    Ex. I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
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    = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages)

    Ex: Libraries have long recognised the benefits of co-operating in catalogue production.

    Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
    Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
    Ex: So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need.
    Ex: Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
    Ex: High quality work is cited for a long period of time.
    Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
    Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex: They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours.
    Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.
    Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante mucho tiempo

  • 62 durante muchísimo tiempo

    = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages)
    Ex. Before it can ben eaten, it needs to boiled in water for ages and ages.
    Ex. I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
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    = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages)

    Ex: Before it can ben eaten, it needs to boiled in water for ages and ages.

    Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante muchísimo tiempo

  • 63 estratagema

    f.
    stratagem (military).
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    1 MILITAR stratagem
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    noun f.
    stratagem, device
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    femenino stratagem
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    = course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
    Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
    Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
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    femenino stratagem
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    = course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

    Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
    Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
    Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.

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    stratagem
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    estratagema sustantivo femenino
    stratagem
    estratagema sustantivo femenino stratagem
    ' estratagema' also found in these entries:
    English:
    device
    - frame-up
    - scheme
    - stratagem
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    1. Mil stratagem
    2. [astucia] artifice, trick
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    f stratagem
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    artimaña: stratagem, ruse

    Spanish-English dictionary > estratagema

  • 64 estrategia

    f.
    strategy.
    estrategia de marketing marketing strategy
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    1 strategy
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    noun f.
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    femenino strategy
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    = approach [approaches, -pl.], course of action, strategy, tactics, tack, power play.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.
    Ex. Purists might argue that this is tactics rather than strategy.
    Ex. The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
    Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    ----
    * cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.
    * elaborar una estrategia = formulate + strategy.
    * estrategia cognitiva = cognitive strategy.
    * estrategia comercial = business plan, market strategy.
    * estrategia de ahorro = saver.
    * estrategia de búsqueda = search strategy, search process.
    * estrategia de búsqueda de información = information seeking pattern.
    * estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.
    * estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.
    * estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.
    * estrategia de investigación = research strategy.
    * estrategia de mercado = marketing strategy.
    * estrategia de salida = exit strategy, exit strategy.
    * estrategia de supervivencia = coping strategy, coping skill.
    * estrategia de ventas = sales strategy.
    * estrategia documental = documentation strategy.
    * estrategia final = endgame.
    * estrategia militar = military strategy.
    * estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.
    * estrategia publicitaria = sales pitch.
    * estrategia que ahorra dinero = money saver.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * formular una estrategia = formulate + strategy.
    * seguir una estrategia = take + tack.
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    femenino strategy
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], course of action, strategy, tactics, tack, power play.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex: A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.
    Ex: Purists might argue that this is tactics rather than strategy.
    Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
    Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    * cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.
    * elaborar una estrategia = formulate + strategy.
    * estrategia cognitiva = cognitive strategy.
    * estrategia comercial = business plan, market strategy.
    * estrategia de ahorro = saver.
    * estrategia de búsqueda = search strategy, search process.
    * estrategia de búsqueda de información = information seeking pattern.
    * estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.
    * estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.
    * estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.
    * estrategia de investigación = research strategy.
    * estrategia de mercado = marketing strategy.
    * estrategia de salida = exit strategy, exit strategy.
    * estrategia de supervivencia = coping strategy, coping skill.
    * estrategia de ventas = sales strategy.
    * estrategia documental = documentation strategy.
    * estrategia final = endgame.
    * estrategia militar = military strategy.
    * estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.
    * estrategia publicitaria = sales pitch.
    * estrategia que ahorra dinero = money saver.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * formular una estrategia = formulate + strategy.
    * seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

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    strategy
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    estrategia sustantivo femenino
    strategy
    estrategia sustantivo femenino strategy
    ' estrategia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    perfilar
    - trazar
    English:
    strategy
    - tactic
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    strategy;
    cambiar de estrategia to change strategy
    Mktg estrategia de márketing marketing strategy
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    f strategy
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    : strategy
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    estrategia n strategy [pl. strategies]

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrategia

  • 65 evaluar

    v.
    1 to assess, to evaluate.
    Ricardo evalúa los procedimientos Richard evaluates the procedures.
    Ricardo evalúa el producto final Richard evaluates=grades the final product.
    2 to assess, to test (education) (pupil).
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    Conjugation model [ ACTUAR], like link=actuar actuar
    1 to evaluate, assess
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    verb
    to evaluate, assess
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    VT
    1) (=valorar) [+ datos] to evaluate; [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess
    2) (Escol) to assess
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    verbo transitivo <pérdidas/situación> to assess; < datos> to evaluate; < alumno> to assess
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    = appraise, assess, evaluate, judge, rate, gauge, take + stock of, size up.
    Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
    Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex. A critical abstract evaluates a document and the work that it records.
    Ex. Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
    Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
    Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex. The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
    Ex. A brief but representative passage read aloud is better than a lot of talk about the book and how much one liked it, for then each child has a chance to size up the book for himself, letting his own antennae tell him whether it is something for him or not.
    ----
    * evaluar anónimamente por pares = double-blind review.
    * evaluar anónimante = blind review.
    * evaluar el éxito de Algo = gauge + the success of.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * evaluar las implicaciones de Algo = gauge + the implications of.
    * evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.
    * evaluar los ingresos = means test.
    * evaluar los resultados = assess + results.
    * evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
    * evaluar por comparación = benchmark.
    * evaluar por expertos = referee.
    * evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.
    * sin evaluar = unevaluated.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.
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    verbo transitivo <pérdidas/situación> to assess; < datos> to evaluate; < alumno> to assess
    * * *
    = appraise, assess, evaluate, judge, rate, gauge, take + stock of, size up.

    Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

    Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex: A critical abstract evaluates a document and the work that it records.
    Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
    Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
    Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
    Ex: A brief but representative passage read aloud is better than a lot of talk about the book and how much one liked it, for then each child has a chance to size up the book for himself, letting his own antennae tell him whether it is something for him or not.
    * evaluar anónimamente por pares = double-blind review.
    * evaluar anónimante = blind review.
    * evaluar el éxito de Algo = gauge + the success of.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * evaluar las implicaciones de Algo = gauge + the implications of.
    * evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.
    * evaluar los ingresos = means test.
    * evaluar los resultados = assess + results.
    * evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
    * evaluar por comparación = benchmark.
    * evaluar por expertos = referee.
    * evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.
    * sin evaluar = unevaluated.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹daños/pérdidas/situación› to assess; ‹datos› to evaluate
    2 ‹alumno› to assess
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    evaluar ( conjugate evaluar) verbo transitivo ‹pérdidas/situación› to assess;
    ‹ datos› to evaluate;
    ‹ alumno› to assess
    evaluar verbo transitivo to evaluate, assess
    ' evaluar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calcular
    English:
    appraise
    - assess
    - evaluate
    - size up
    - weigh up
    - gauge
    - judge
    - size
    - test
    - weigh
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    1. [valorar] to evaluate, to assess;
    [daños, pérdidas, riesgos] to assess
    2. Educ [alumno] to assess, to test;
    [examen] Br to mark, US to grade
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    v/t assess, evaluate
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    evaluar {3} vt
    : to evaluate, to assess, to appraise
    * * *
    evaluar vb to assess

    Spanish-English dictionary > evaluar

  • 66 exuberantemente

    adv.
    exuberantly, in abundance, in great abundance.
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    = lushly.
    Ex. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.
    * * *

    Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exuberantemente

  • 67 idea

    f.
    1 idea (concepto, ocurrencia).
    buena/mala idea good/bad idea
    hacerse una idea de algo to get an idea of something
    hacerse a la idea de que to get used to the idea that
    no tengo ni idea (de) I don't have a clue (about)
    tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do something
    tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea
    idea brillante brilliant idea, brainwave
    idea fija obsession
    ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas
    2 intention.
    con la idea de with the idea o intention of
    tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do something
    a mala idea maliciously
    3 impression.
    cambiar de idea to change one's mind
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: idear.
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    1 idea
    2 (noción) notion
    3 (ingenio) imagination
    \
    cambiar de idea to change one's mind
    darle ideas a alguien to put ideas in somebody's head
    hacer algo a mala idea to do something on purpose, do something deliberately
    hacerse a la idea de algo to get used to the idea of something, accept something
    llevar idea de to intend to, have the intention of
    ¡ni idea! no idea!, not a clue!
    no te puedes hacer una idea you have no idea
    no tener ni idea familiar to have no idea, not have a clue
    ser de ideas fijas to be narrow-minded, have very fixed ideas
    tener ideas de bombero to have funny ideas, have madcap ideas
    tener mala idea familiar to be a nasty piece of work
    idea fija fixed idea
    ligera idea vague idea
    mala idea evil intention
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    noun f.
    1) idea
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    SF
    1) (=concepto) idea

    tenía una idea falsa de mí — he had a false impression of me, he had the wrong idea about me

    • formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

    • hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

    hacerse una idea equivocada de algn — to get a false impression of sb, get the wrong idea about sb

    preconcebido
    2) (=sugerencia) idea

    ¡qué idea! ¿por qué no vamos a Marruecos? — I've got an idea! why don't we go to Morocco?

    • idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

    3) (=intención) idea, intention

    mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

    • cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

    • idea fija — fixed idea

    salió del país con una idea fija: no volver nunca — he left the country with one fixed idea: never to return

    • ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

    no iba nunca con la idea de perjudicar a nadie — it was never his intention to harm anybody, he never meant to harm anybody

    • tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

    • metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

    • tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

    tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

    4) (=conocimiento) idea

    -¿a qué hora llega Sara? -no tengo ni idea — "what time is Sara arriving?" - "I've got no idea"

    ¡ni idea! — no idea!

    • tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

    ¿tienes idea de la hora que es? — do you have any idea of the time?

    ¡no tienes idea de las ganas que tenía de verte! — you have no idea how much I wanted to see you!

    • no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

    pajolero 1), remoto 3)
    5) pl ideas (=opiniones) ideas

    • una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

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    1)
    a) ( concepto) idea

    la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

    b) (opinión, ideología) idea
    c) ( noción) idea

    darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

    hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

    2)
    a) ( ocurrencia) idea

    no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

    idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

    b) ( intención) intention, idea
    c) ( sugerencia) idea
    •
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    = idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
    Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
    Ex. A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.
    Ex. It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
    Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
    Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
    Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.
    Ex. A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.
    Ex. Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.
    Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
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    * acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.
    * aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.
    * aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.
    * acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.
    * acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.
    * adquirir una idea = gain + impression.
    * aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.
    * aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.
    * aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.
    * apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.
    * apoyar una idea = favour + idea.
    * atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.
    * bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.
    * cantera de ideas = hotbed.
    * casarse con una idea = wed to + view.
    * compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.
    * compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.
    * composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.
    * concebir una idea = conceive + idea.
    * confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * confrontar ideas = brainstorm.
    * con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.
    * contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
    * contrastar ideas = brainstorm.
    * contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].
    * contribución de ideas = input of ideas.
    * con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.
    * corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.
    * dar ideas = offer + clues.
    * dar la idea = give + the impression that.
    * darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.
    * darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.
    * dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.
    * dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.
    * dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.
    * debatir una idea = discuss + idea.
    * deducir una idea = draw + idea.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * de ideas afines = like-minded.
    * desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.
    * descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.
    * difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.
    * discutir una idea = float + concept.
    * echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.
    * empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.
    * entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.
    * escaso de ideas = short of ideas.
    * estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.
    * estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.
    * estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.
    * expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.
    * extraer una idea = draw + idea.
    * falto de ideas = short of ideas.
    * germen de una idea = germ of an idea.
    * gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.
    * hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.
    * hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.
    * hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.
    * hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.
    * hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.
    * hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.
    * hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.
    * hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.
    * idea abstracta = abstract idea.
    * idea + aparecer = idea + surface.
    * idea aproximada = rough idea.
    * idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.
    * idea brillante = bright idea.
    * idea buena = cool idea.
    * idea central = focal point.
    * idea clara = clear idea.
    * idea cultural = meme.
    * idea + dar forma = idea + shape.
    * idea de reforma = reform idea.
    * idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.
    * idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * idea favorita = pet idea.
    * idea + forjar = idea + shape.
    * idea fundamental = keynote.
    * idea general = rough idea.
    * idea genial = brain child [brainchild].
    * idea incoherente = disjointed idea.
    * idea loca = wild thought.
    * idea nueva = fresh idea.
    * idea original = brain child [brainchild].
    * idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.
    * idea peregrina = outlandish idea.
    * idea preconcebida = preconception.
    * idea principal = drift.
    * idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].
    * ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.
    * idea secundaria = side issue.
    * ideas políticas = politics.
    * ideas principales = significant ideas.
    * idea + surgir = idea + come up.
    * ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.
    * inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.
    * intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.
    * intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.
    * machacar un idea = squash + idea.
    * mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.
    * ¡ni idea! = beats me!.
    * no captar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * no pillar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.
    * no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.
    * no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.
    * no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.
    * nueva idea = reform idea.
    * obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.
    * obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.
    * ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.
    * ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.
    * ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.
    * pensar en una idea = think up + idea.
    * perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.
    * plantear una idea = raise + idea.
    * plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.
    * poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.
    * poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.
    * presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.
    * probar una idea = test + idea.
    * profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.
    * promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.
    * proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.
    * quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.
    * recalcar una idea = hammer + point.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.
    * refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.
    * replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.
    * representar una idea = dramatise + idea.
    * sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.
    * sin idea = clueless.
    * sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.
    * sin la menor idea = clueless.
    * sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.
    * sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.
    * sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.
    * suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.
    * tener idea = have + a clue.
    * tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.
    * tener una idea de = gain + idea of.
    * tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * una idea general = a rough guide.
    * unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.
    * utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( concepto) idea

    la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

    b) (opinión, ideología) idea
    c) ( noción) idea

    darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

    hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

    2)
    a) ( ocurrencia) idea

    no sería buena/mala idea — it wouldn't be a good/bad idea

    idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

    b) ( intención) intention, idea
    c) ( sugerencia) idea
    •
    * * *
    = idea, insight, notion, perspective, point, thought, conception, rationality, inkling, perception.

    Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

    Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
    Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.
    Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
    Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
    Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
    Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.
    Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.
    Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.
    Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
    * acariciar la idea de = toy with + idea of, flirt with + the idea of.
    * aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.
    * aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.
    * acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.
    * acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.
    * adquirir una idea = gain + impression.
    * aferrarse a una idea = hold fast to + idea.
    * aludir a una idea = allude to + idea.
    * aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.
    * apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.
    * apoyar una idea = favour + idea.
    * atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.
    * bombardeo de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.
    * cantera de ideas = hotbed.
    * casarse con una idea = wed to + view.
    * compartir ideas = share + ideas, share + thoughts, bounce off + ideas.
    * compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * compartir las ideas = pool + ideas.
    * composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.
    * concebir una idea = conceive + idea.
    * confrontación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * confrontar ideas = brainstorm.
    * con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.
    * contar las ideas a Alguien = run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
    * contrastar ideas = brainstorm.
    * contraste de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming].
    * contribución de ideas = input of ideas.
    * con una idea muy superficial sobre = with only a sketchy idea of.
    * corroborar una idea = substantiate + point.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.
    * dar ideas = offer + clues.
    * dar la idea = give + the impression that.
    * darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.
    * darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.
    * dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.
    * dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.
    * dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.
    * debatir una idea = discuss + idea.
    * deducir una idea = draw + idea.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * de ideas afines = like-minded.
    * desaprobar una idea = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.
    * descartar una idea = dismiss + idea, discount + notion.
    * difundir una idea = spread + view, spread + an idea, circulate + Posesivo + idea.
    * discutir una idea = float + concept.
    * echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.
    * empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.
    * entusiasmarse con la idea = warm up to + the idea.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa ide = dispel + idea.
    * escaso de ideas = short of ideas.
    * estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.
    * estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.
    * estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.
    * expresar ideas = express + thoughts, put over + ideas.
    * extraer una idea = draw + idea.
    * falto de ideas = short of ideas.
    * germen de una idea = germ of an idea.
    * gustar la idea de = fancy + the idea of.
    * hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.
    * hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo = assert + own ideas and values.
    * hacer realidad una idea = follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.
    * hacerse a una idea = deal with + concept.
    * hacerse una idea = form + impression, get + an inkling.
    * hacerse una idea de = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of.
    * hacerse una idea mejor de = glean + insights.
    * hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.
    * idea abstracta = abstract idea.
    * idea + aparecer = idea + surface.
    * idea aproximada = rough idea.
    * idea arraigada = ingrained attitude.
    * idea brillante = bright idea.
    * idea buena = cool idea.
    * idea central = focal point.
    * idea clara = clear idea.
    * idea cultural = meme.
    * idea + dar forma = idea + shape.
    * idea de reforma = reform idea.
    * idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.
    * idea falsa = misconception, misperception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * idea favorita = pet idea.
    * idea + forjar = idea + shape.
    * idea fundamental = keynote.
    * idea general = rough idea.
    * idea genial = brain child [brainchild].
    * idea incoherente = disjointed idea.
    * idea loca = wild thought.
    * idea nueva = fresh idea.
    * idea original = brain child [brainchild].
    * idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.
    * idea peregrina = outlandish idea.
    * idea preconcebida = preconception.
    * idea principal = drift.
    * idea reciclada = retread [re-tread].
    * ideas = food for thought, strands of thought.
    * idea secundaria = side issue.
    * ideas políticas = politics.
    * ideas principales = significant ideas.
    * idea + surgir = idea + come up.
    * ilustrar una idea = illustrate + point.
    * inspirar ideas = spark off + ideas.
    * intercambiar ideas = compare + notes, exchange + ideas, bounce off + ideas.
    * intercambiar ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * intercambio de ideas = exchange of ideas, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.
    * machacar un idea = squash + idea.
    * mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.
    * ¡ni idea! = beats me!.
    * no captar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.
    * no pillar la idea = miss + the point.
    * no tener idea = have + no clue, have + no idea.
    * no tener idea de = be clueless about, have + no understanding of.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.
    * no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.
    * no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.
    * nueva idea = reform idea.
    * obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.
    * obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.
    * ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.
    * ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.
    * ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.
    * pensar en una idea = think up + idea.
    * perpetuar una idea preconcebida = perpetuate + preconception.
    * plantear una idea = raise + idea.
    * plasmar una idea en la realidad = translate + idea into + reality.
    * poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.
    * poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.
    * presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.
    * probar una idea = test + idea.
    * profundizar en una idea = carry + argument + one step further.
    * promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.
    * proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.
    * quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.
    * recalcar una idea = hammer + point.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * reforzar una idea = reinforce + idea, reinforce + notion, strengthen + the view.
    * refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.
    * replantearse las ideas = rethink + Posesivo + ideas.
    * representar una idea = dramatise + idea.
    * sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser partidario de una idea = favour + idea.
    * sin idea = clueless.
    * sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.
    * sin la menor idea = clueless.
    * sopesar una idea = weigh + idea.
    * sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.
    * sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.
    * suscribir una idea = subscribe to + idea.
    * tener idea = have + a clue.
    * tener una idea = gain + impression, capture + glimpse, get + a sense of, have + an inkling of, gain + a sense of, have + a clue.
    * tener una idea de = gain + idea of.
    * tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.
    * una idea general = a rough guide.
    * unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.
    * utilizar las ideas de (Alguien) = draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

    * * *
    A
    1 (concepto) idea
    la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom
    la idea de un dios único the idea o notion of a single God
    2 (opinión, ideología) idea
    sus ideas políticas his political beliefs o ideas
    es de ideas bastante conservadoras she has fairly conservative ideas o views
    es un hombre de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things
    yo no soy de la misma idea I don't agree, I don't share your opinion
    3 (noción) idea
    no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works
    no tenía ni idea de todo esto I had no idea about any of this
    no tengo idea no idea! o I don't have a clue
    no tenía ni la más remota idea or ( Esp fam) ni pajolera idea she didn't have the slightest idea, she didn't have the faintest o foggiest idea ( colloq)
    tenía idea de que ibas a llamar I had a feeling you'd call
    no tienes idea de lo que he sufrido you have no idea how much I've suffered
    para darse or hacerse una idea de la situación to give oneself o to get an idea of the situation
    es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo es si no lo has visto it's hard to imagine what it's like if you haven't seen it
    esto es sólo una idea del proyecto this is just a general idea of the project
    darse idea para algo ( RPl fam); to be good at sth
    se da mucha idea para cocinar she's a very good cook
    hacerse (a) la idea de algo: ya me voy haciendo (a) la idea de vivir allí I am getting used to the idea of living there now
    no se hace (a) la idea de que está muerto she can't accept the fact that he's dead
    B
    se me ocurre or tengo una idea I've got an idea
    ¡qué ideas se te ocurren! you really o sure get some funny ideas! ( colloq)
    ¡tú y tus brillantes ideas! ( iró); you and your brilliant ideas! ( iro)
    se le metió la idea en la cabeza de ir a escalar la montaña she got it into her head to go and climb the mountain
    no sería mala idea hacer las reservas hoy it wouldn't be a bad idea to make the reservations today
    ¡quítate esa idea de la cabeza! you can get that idea out of your head!
    idea de bombero ( Esp fam); crazy idea
    2 (intención) intention, idea
    no fui con esa idea I didn't go with that idea in mind o with that intention
    mi idea era terminarlo hoy my intention was to finish it today, I had intended to finish it today
    cambió de idea y tomó el tren she changed her mind and took the train
    no han abandonado la idea de ir al parque they haven't given up the idea of going to the park
    malo1 (↑ malo (1))
    ideas para el hogar ideas for the home
    escriban sus ideas en un papelito please write your suggestions o ideas on a piece of paper
    Compuesto:
    fixed idea, idée fixe
    C
    ( RPl) (manía): no lo comas con idea stop thinking about it and just eat it
    tenerle idea a algn (CS fam); to have sth against sb ( colloq), to have it in for sb ( colloq)
    tenerle idea a algo ( fam); to have a thing about sth ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear)

    idea es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    idea    
    idear
    idea sustantivo femenino
    idea;
    ◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;

    es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things;
    no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works;
    no tengo idea I don't have a clue;
    hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation;
    se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea;
    cambió de idea she changed her mind;
    hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
    idea sustantivo femenino
    1 idea
    idea fija, fixed idea
    2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery
    (noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
    tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
    3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
    tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
    cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
    4 (intención) intention
    a mala idea, on purpose
    5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
    vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach
    exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea!
    ♦ Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of
    familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back
    (ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
    ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
    idear verbo transitivo
    1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
    2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive

    ' idea' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandono
    - acariciar
    - acierto
    - acoger
    - acogida
    - advertir
    - aferrarse
    - añadidura
    - anticipo
    - borrosa
    - borroso
    - bosquejar
    - bosquejo
    - buena
    - bueno
    - cabeza
    - cambiar
    - chifladura
    - concepto
    - confusa
    - confuso
    - convencer
    - cosa
    - decir
    - definida
    - definido
    - desechar
    - desterrar
    - dónde
    - exclusión
    - flor
    - formarse
    - fríamente
    - gestarse
    - gustar
    - hacerse
    - hoy
    - impracticable
    - inicialmente
    - intención
    - irse
    - leve
    - luminosa
    - luminoso
    - madurar
    - menor
    - mentalizarse
    - neta
    - neto
    - noción
    English:
    abandon
    - adjust
    - advance
    - afterthought
    - amusement
    - appealing
    - assumption
    - barmy
    - better
    - brainstorm
    - brainwave
    - brilliant
    - bring forward
    - bristle
    - catch
    - catch on
    - change
    - cling
    - clue
    - come up with
    - conception
    - confused
    - convey
    - crazy
    - daft
    - daring
    - dated
    - defunct
    - dismiss
    - distinct
    - downside
    - drift
    - embody
    - embrace
    - face
    - faint
    - fall in with
    - fanciful
    - fasten on to
    - flirt
    - fluid
    - foggy
    - fundamental
    - get across
    - get through
    - hit on
    - hit upon
    - idea
    - idiotic
    - illusion
    * * *
    idea nf
    1. [concepto] idea;
    la idea del bien y del mal the concept of good and evil;
    yo tenía otra idea de Estados Unidos I had a different image of the United States;
    tiene una idea peculiar de lo que es la honradez he has a funny idea of (what's meant by) honesty;
    hazte a la idea de que no va a venir you'd better start accepting that she isn't going to come;
    no conseguía hacerme a la idea de vivir sin ella I couldn't get used to the idea of living without her;
    con lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;
    no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like
    idea fija obsession;
    ser una persona de ideas fijas to be a person of fixed ideas
    2. [ocurrencia] idea;
    una buena/mala idea a good/bad idea;
    ha sido muy buena idea escoger este restaurante it was a very good idea to choose this restaurant;
    se le ve falto de ideas en su última novela he seems short of ideas in his latest novel;
    lo que contaste me dio la idea para el guión what you said to me gave me the idea for the script;
    se me ocurre una idea, podríamos… I know what, we could…;
    ¿a quién se le habrá ocurrido la idea de apagar las luces? can you believe it, somebody's gone and turned the lights out!;
    ¡más vale que te quites esa idea de la cabeza! you can forget that idea!;
    una idea brillante o [m5] luminosa a brilliant idea, a brainwave;
    cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza… when he gets an idea into his head…;
    Esp
    tener ideas de bombero to have wild o crazy ideas
    3. [conocimiento, nociones] idea;
    la policía no tenía ni idea de quién pudo haber cometido el crimen the police had no idea who could have committed the crime;
    no tengo ni idea I haven't got a clue;
    no tengo ni idea de física I don't know the first thing about physics;
    no tengo (ni) la menor o [m5] la más remota idea I haven't the slightest idea;
    Esp muy Fam
    no tengo ni pajolera idea I haven't the faintest Br bloody o US goddamn idea;
    Vulg
    no tengo ni puta idea I haven't got a fucking clue;
    Fam
    ¡ni idea! [como respuesta] search me!, I haven't got a clue!;
    tener idea de cómo hacer algo to know how to do sth;
    tener una ligera idea to have a vague idea;
    por la forma en que maneja las herramientas se ve que tiene idea from the way she's handling the tools, you can tell she knows what she's doing;
    ¡no tienes idea o [m5] no puedes hacerte una idea de lo duro que fue! you have no idea o you can't imagine how hard it was!
    4. [propósito] intention;
    nuestra idea es volver pronto we intend to o our intention is to return early;
    con la idea de with the idea o intention of;
    tener idea de hacer algo to intend to do sth;
    a mala idea maliciously;
    tener mala idea [ser malintencionado] to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work;
    ¡mira que tienes mala idea! that's really nasty of you!
    5. [opinión] opinion;
    mi idea de ella era totalmente errónea I had completely the wrong impression of her;
    no tengo una idea formada sobre el tema I don't have a clear opinion on the subject;
    cambiar de idea to change one's mind;
    yo soy de la idea de que mujeres y hombres deben tener los mismos derechos I'm of the opinion that men and women should have equal rights;
    somos de la misma idea we agree, we're of the same opinion
    6.
    ideas [ideología] ideas;
    mi padre es de ideas progresistas my father is a progressive o has progressive attitudes;
    fue perseguido por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs o ideas
    7. CSur [manía]
    le tengo idea a su hermana I can't stand her sister;
    le tengo idea a eso that drives me nuts;
    si te vas a poner el vestido con idea, mejor ponete otra cosa if you're not sure about the dress, you'd do better to wear something else
    * * *
    f idea;
    dar (una) idea de algo give an idea of sth;
    hacerse a la idea de que … get used to the idea that …;
    no tener ni idea not have a clue
    * * *
    idea nf
    1) : idea, notion
    2) : opinion, belief
    3) propósito: intention
    * * *
    idea n idea
    ¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!
    no tengo ni idea I have no idea / I haven't got a clue

    Spanish-English dictionary > idea

  • 68 leve

    adj.
    1 light (suave, sutil).
    2 minor (pecado, falta, herida).
    3 benignant, mild.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levar.
    * * *
    1 (ligero, suave) slight; (de poco peso) light
    2 (poco importante) slight, trifling; (poco grave) minor
    * * *
    adj.
    light, mild
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin importancia) minor
    2) (=suave) [brisa] light; [sonrisa] slight
    3) (=ligero) [carga, peso] light
    4) frm (=muy fino) light, fine
    * * *
    1)
    a) <perfume/gasa> delicate
    b) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild
    2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor
    * * *
    = mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.
    Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
    Ex. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
    Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
    ----
    * falta leve = lesser sin.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <perfume/gasa> delicate
    b) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild
    2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor
    * * *
    = mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.

    Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

    Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
    Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
    * falta leve = lesser sin.

    * * *
    A
    1 (delicado, tenue) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate
    2
    (ligero): tenía una leve sospecha/duda she had a slight o faint suspicion/a slight doubt
    insinuó una leve sonrisa she gave a slight smile
    soplaba una leve brisa there was a gentle o slight breeze blowing
    sintió unos leves golpes en la puerta he heard a gentle o light knocking at the door
    hay un leve parecido entre ellos there's a faint o slight resemblance between them
    tuvo la varicela pero muy leve she had chickenpox but only very mildly
    B (de poca importancia) ‹pecado› venial; ‹castigo/sanción› light; ‹herida/lesión› slight
    cometió una infracción leve he committed a minor offense
    sus heridas son de carácter leve he has only slight o minor injuries
    * * *

     

    Del verbo levar: ( conjugate levar)

    levé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    leve es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    levar    
    leve
    levar ( conjugate levar) verbo transitivo:

    leve adjetivo
    a) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate

    b) ‹sospecha/duda› slight;

    ‹ sonrisa› slight;
    ‹ brisa› gentle, slight;
    ‹ golpe› gentle, light;
    ‹ enfermedad› mild;
    ‹herida/lesión› slight;
    ‹ pecado› venial;
    ‹castigo/sanción› light;
    ‹ infracción› minor
    levar verbo transitivo levar anclas, to weigh anchor
    leve adjetivo
    1 (poco pesado) light
    2 (suave, poco intenso) una leve brisa, a gentle breeze
    una leve idea, a slight idea
    3 fig (de poca gravedad) slight
    herida leve, slight injury
    ' leve' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabeceo
    - cojera
    - contoneo
    - desperfecto
    - murmullo
    - carácter
    - codazo
    - experimentar
    - ligero
    English:
    ailment
    - mild
    - minor
    - radiation
    - slight
    * * *
    leve adj
    1. [de poco peso] light
    2. [poco importante] [pecado, falta, herida] minor;
    [enfermedad] mild, slight;
    resultó herido de carácter leve he suffered minor injuries;
    no tengo la más leve sospecha de que sea él I don't suspect him in the slightest;
    el paciente experimentó una leve mejoría there was a slight improvement in the patient's condition
    3. [poco intenso] [dolor] slight;
    [olor, sabor] slight, faint; [castigo] mild;
    soplaba una leve brisa a gentle breeze was blowing;
    se produjo un leve temblor de tierra there was a minor earth tremor;
    se detectaba un leve temblor en su voz a faint tremor was noticeable in her voice;
    nos ofreció una leve sonrisa she gave us a faint smile
    * * *
    adj slight; sonrisa faint
    * * *
    leve adj
    1) : light, slight
    2) : trivial, unimportant
    ♦ levemente adv
    * * *
    leve adj slight

    Spanish-English dictionary > leve

  • 69 lleno de significado

    (adj.) = purposeful
    Ex. To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
    * * *
    (adj.) = purposeful

    Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lleno de significado

  • 70 línea de acción

    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    * * *

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

    Spanish-English dictionary > línea de acción

  • 71 línea de actuación

    (n.) = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack.
    Ex. One of its operational lines is aimed at launching professional training programmes.
    Ex. Action line 1 is concerned with library source data projects.
    Ex. There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.
    Ex. I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.
    * * *
    (n.) = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

    Ex: Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack.
    Ex: One of its operational lines is aimed at launching professional training programmes.
    Ex: Action line 1 is concerned with library source data projects.
    Ex: There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.
    Ex: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.

    Spanish-English dictionary > línea de actuación

  • 72 modo de actuar

    (n.) = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale
    Ex. This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.
    Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
    * * *
    (n.) = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale

    Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.
    Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > modo de actuar

  • 73 peso de baño

    Ex. I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
    * * *

    Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > peso de baño

  • 74 plan de adquisición de material a vista

    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    * * *

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

    Spanish-English dictionary > plan de adquisición de material a vista

  • 75 provocar un diálogo

    (v.) = elicit + dialogue
    Ex. To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
    * * *
    (v.) = elicit + dialogue

    Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > provocar un diálogo

  • 76 replantearse todo desde cero

    (v.) = get back to + basics
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Biotech companies must get back to basics to weigh up risks'.
    * * *
    (v.) = get back to + basics

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Biotech companies must get back to basics to weigh up risks'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > replantearse todo desde cero

  • 77 riesgo

    m.
    risk.
    a todo riesgo comprehensive (seguro, póliza)
    correr (el) riesgo de to run the risk of
    a riesgo de at the risk of
    un riesgo calculado a calculated risk
    * * *
    1 risk, danger
    \
    a riesgo de / con riesgo de at the risk of
    a todo riesgo (seguro) fully-comprehensive
    correr el riesgo de to run the risk of
    por su cuenta y riesgo at one's own risk
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM risk (de of)

    esta operación presenta mayores riesgos — the risks are higher with this operation, this operation is riskier

    seguro a o contra todo riesgo — fully comprehensive insurance policy

    a riesgo de: a riesgo de que me expulsen — at the risk of being expelled

    por su cuenta y riesgo —

    la compañía autorizó los pagos por su cuenta y riesgo, sin consultar — the company authorized the payments on their own behalf, without consulting

    * * *
    masculino risk

    siempre existe el riesgo de que... — there's always a danger o a risk that...

    un seguro a or contra todo riesgo — an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy

    * * *
    = danger, hazard, risk, stake, peril, gamble, safety hazard.
    Ex. Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.
    Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    Ex. This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.
    Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
    Ex. The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.
    Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
    Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    ----
    * alto riesgo = high stakes.
    * análisis de riesgos = risk analysis, risk assessment, risk evaluation.
    * asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.
    * calcular un riesgo = calculate + risk.
    * capital de riesgo = venture capital.
    * capitalista que presta capital de riesgo = venture capitalist.
    * contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.
    * correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.
    * correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + chances (on).
    * de bajo riesgo = low-risk.
    * deporte de riesgo = extreme sport.
    * disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * factor de riesgo = risk factor.
    * libre de riesgo = riskless, risk-free.
    * mitigar el riesgo = minimise + risk.
    * póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.
    * poner en riesgo = put at + risk.
    * por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.
    * por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.
    * presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.
    * prevención de riesgos = risk management, risk prevention.
    * prevención de riesgos laborales = occupational hazard prevention.
    * reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.
    * reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.
    * riesgo biológico = biological risk.
    * riesgo calculado = calculated risk.
    * riesgo comercial = business risk.
    * riesgo de incendio = fire risk, fire hazard.
    * riesgo de la profesión = occupational hazard.
    * riesgo del oficio = occupational hazard.
    * riesgo económico = financial risk.
    * riesgo financiero = financial risk.
    * riesgo innecesario = unnecessary risk.
    * riesgo laboral = occupational hazard.
    * riesgo muy elevado = high stakes.
    * riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.
    * riesgo para la seguridad = security risk.
    * riesgo político = political risk.
    * riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.
    * riesgo social = social risk.
    * seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.
    * sin riesgo = riskless.
    * sopesar riesgos = weigh up + risks.
    * toma de riesgos = risk-taking, calculated risk-taking.
    * tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * * *
    masculino risk

    siempre existe el riesgo de que... — there's always a danger o a risk that...

    un seguro a or contra todo riesgo — an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy

    * * *
    = danger, hazard, risk, stake, peril, gamble, safety hazard.

    Ex: Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.

    Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    Ex: This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.
    Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
    Ex: The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.
    Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
    Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    * alto riesgo = high stakes.
    * análisis de riesgos = risk analysis, risk assessment, risk evaluation.
    * asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.
    * calcular un riesgo = calculate + risk.
    * capital de riesgo = venture capital.
    * capitalista que presta capital de riesgo = venture capitalist.
    * contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.
    * correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.
    * correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + chances (on).
    * de bajo riesgo = low-risk.
    * deporte de riesgo = extreme sport.
    * disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * factor de riesgo = risk factor.
    * libre de riesgo = riskless, risk-free.
    * mitigar el riesgo = minimise + risk.
    * póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.
    * poner en riesgo = put at + risk.
    * por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.
    * por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.
    * presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.
    * prevención de riesgos = risk management, risk prevention.
    * prevención de riesgos laborales = occupational hazard prevention.
    * reacio a la toma de riesgos = risk-averse.
    * reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.
    * riesgo biológico = biological risk.
    * riesgo calculado = calculated risk.
    * riesgo comercial = business risk.
    * riesgo de incendio = fire risk, fire hazard.
    * riesgo de la profesión = occupational hazard.
    * riesgo del oficio = occupational hazard.
    * riesgo económico = financial risk.
    * riesgo financiero = financial risk.
    * riesgo innecesario = unnecessary risk.
    * riesgo laboral = occupational hazard.
    * riesgo muy elevado = high stakes.
    * riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.
    * riesgo para la seguridad = security risk.
    * riesgo político = political risk.
    * riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.
    * riesgo social = social risk.
    * seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.
    * sin riesgo = riskless.
    * sopesar riesgos = weigh up + risks.
    * toma de riesgos = risk-taking, calculated risk-taking.
    * tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

    * * *
    risk
    en cualquier operación hay un componente de riesgo there's an element of risk in any operation
    los riesgos que esto implica son enormes/mínimos the risks involved are enormous/minimal
    siempre existe el riesgo de que no paguen there's always a danger o a risk that they won't pay up
    aun a riesgo de perder su amistad even at the risk of losing his friendship
    heridas con riesgo de muerte injuries which could prove fatal
    lo salvó con riesgo de su propia vida she put her own life at risk o she risked her own life to save him
    un riesgo que hay que correr a risk you have to take
    corres el riesgo de perderlo you run the risk of losing it
    una inversión de alto riesgo a high-risk investment
    se encuentran entre los grupos de alto riesgo ( Med) they are in the high-risk groups
    por su cuenta y riesgo at your own risk
    un seguro a or contra todo riesgo an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy
    riesgo no asegurable uninsurable risk
    Compuestos:
    biohazard
    life-threatening risk
    está grave y con or en riesgo vital he is in a very serious condition and his life is at risk
    asma de riesgo vital a life-threatening case of asthma
    situaciones de riesgo vital life-threatening situations
    * * *

     

    riesgo sustantivo masculino
    risk;

    a riesgo de perder su amistad at the risk of losing his friendship;
    riesgos que hay que correr risks you have to take;
    corres el riesgo de perderlo you run the risk of losing it;
    un seguro a or contra todo riesgo an all-risks o a comprehensive insurance policy
    riesgo sustantivo masculino risk
    deportes de alto riesgo, high-risk sports
    ♦ Locuciones: correr el riesgo de, to run the risk of
    seguro a todo riesgo, fully-comprehensive insurance ➣ Ver nota en risk

    ' riesgo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    correr
    - peligro
    - segura
    - seguro
    - significar
    - suponer
    - vida
    - asegurado
    - asegurar
    - asumir
    - cubrir
    - encerrar
    English:
    acceptable
    - calculated
    - chance
    - comprehensive
    - cover
    - danger
    - diminish
    - fear
    - gamble
    - hazard
    - incidental
    - jeopardy
    - needless
    - peril
    - risk
    - safe
    - subject
    - health
    - high
    - low
    - pit
    - still
    * * *
    riesgo nm
    risk;
    hay riesgo de inundaciones there's a danger of flooding;
    a riesgo de at the risk of;
    saltó por el barranco (aun) a riesgo de matarse he jumped across the ravine even though he was risking his life;
    se lo contó, a riesgo de que se enfadara she told him, despite the risk of him getting annoyed;
    a todo riesgo [seguro, póliza] comprehensive;
    aseguró la casa a todo riesgo she took out comprehensive home insurance;
    correr (el) riesgo de to run the risk of;
    corremos el riesgo de no llegar a tiempo we are in danger of not arriving in time;
    ¿para qué correr riesgos innecesarios? why should we take unnecessary risks?;
    existe el riesgo de que no queden localidades there's a risk o danger that there won't be any tickets left
    * * *
    m risk;
    a riesgo de at the risk of;
    correr el riesgo run the risk (de of);
    correr un riesgo to take a risk;
    de alto/bajo riesgo high/low risk;
    riesgo de desplome danger of collapse
    * * *
    riesgo nm
    : risk
    * * *
    riesgo n risk

    Spanish-English dictionary > riesgo

  • 78 sincero

    adj.
    1 sincere, truthful, open, aboveboard.
    2 sincere, heart-to-heart, heart-whole, heartfelt.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sincerar.
    * * *
    1 sincere
    * * *
    (f. - sincera)
    adj.
    * * *

    si quieres que te sea sincero, no estoy en absoluto de acuerdo — if you want my honest opinion, I don't agree at all

    reciba nuestro más sincero pésame — frm please accept our deepest sympathies o our heartfelt condolences

    * * *
    - ra adjetivo sincere
    * * *
    = outspoken, frank, candid, sincere [sincerer -comp., sincerest -sup.], heartfelt, forthcoming, avowedly, forthright, open-hearted, unreserved.
    Ex. Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
    Ex. He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.
    Ex. To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
    Ex. There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues.
    Ex. The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.
    Ex. In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
    Ex. Thus Jewett's rules, avowedly 'founded upon those adopted for the compilation of the catalogue of the British Museum,' will be found on comparison to resemble more strikingly those of the AACR published one and a quarter century later than those of Panizzi, published only one decade earlier.
    Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.
    Ex. I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.
    Ex. I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.
    ----
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
    * para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.
    * poco sincero = insincere.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo sincere
    * * *
    = outspoken, frank, candid, sincere [sincerer -comp., sincerest -sup.], heartfelt, forthcoming, avowedly, forthright, open-hearted, unreserved.

    Ex: Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.

    Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.
    Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
    Ex: There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues.
    Ex: The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.
    Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
    Ex: Thus Jewett's rules, avowedly 'founded upon those adopted for the compilation of the catalogue of the British Museum,' will be found on comparison to resemble more strikingly those of the AACR published one and a quarter century later than those of Panizzi, published only one decade earlier.
    Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.
    Ex: I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.
    Ex: I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
    * para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.
    * poco sincero = insincere.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.

    * * *
    sincero -ra
    sincere
    reciba nuestra más sincera felicitación ( frml); we would like to congratulate you most sincerely ( frml), please accept our sincerest congratulations ( frml)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo sincerar: ( conjugate sincerar)

    sincero es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    sinceró es:

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

    sincero
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    sincere
    sincero,-a adjetivo sincere

    ' sincero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    franca
    - franco
    - noble
    - sincera
    English:
    candid
    - forthright
    - genuine
    - heartfelt
    - honest
    - insincere
    - level with
    - open
    - perfectly
    - sincere
    - truthful
    - upfront
    - wholehearted
    - frank
    - heart
    - honesty
    - smooth
    * * *
    sincero, -a adj
    sincere;
    para serte sincero,… to be honest o frank,…
    * * *
    adj sincere
    * * *
    sincero, -ra adj
    : sincere, honest, true
    ♦ sinceramente adv
    * * *
    sincero adj sincere

    Spanish-English dictionary > sincero

  • 79 sobrecargar

    v.
    1 to overload.
    María sobrecargó a Ricardo Mary overloaded Richard.
    2 to charge, to saturate.
    Ricardo sobrecargó el sistema Richard saturated the system.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 to overload
    2 figurado to overburden
    * * *
    VT
    1) [con peso] [+ camión] to overload; [+ persona] to weigh down, overburden (de with)

    sobrecargar el mercado — Cono Sur to glut the market

    2) (Com) to surcharge
    3) (Correos) to surcharge, overprint (de with)
    4) (Elec) to overload
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <vehículo/animal> to overload
    b) <circuito/motor> to overload; < batería> to overcharge; < órgano> to overtax
    c) < persona>

    sobrecargar a alguien DE algo — <de trabajo/responsabilidad> to overburden somebody with something

    * * *
    = impose + burden, burden, overbook, overload.
    Ex. Further, rules can be framed with greater regard for the convenience of the user without imposing undue burdens on the cataloging department.
    Ex. Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.
    Ex. At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.
    Ex. Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.
    ----
    * sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <vehículo/animal> to overload
    b) <circuito/motor> to overload; < batería> to overcharge; < órgano> to overtax
    c) < persona>

    sobrecargar a alguien DE algo — <de trabajo/responsabilidad> to overburden somebody with something

    * * *
    = impose + burden, burden, overbook, overload.

    Ex: Further, rules can be framed with greater regard for the convenience of the user without imposing undue burdens on the cataloging department.

    Ex: Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.
    Ex: At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.
    Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.
    * sobrecargar los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹vehículo/animal› to overload
    2 ‹circuito/motor› to overload; ‹batería› to overcharge; ‹órgano› to overtax
    las líneas telefónicas están sobrecargadas the telephone lines are busy o saturated
    3 ‹persona› sobrecargar a algn DE algo to overburden sb WITH sth
    nos están sobrecargando de trabajo they're overloading us with work, we're getting snowed under with work
    * * *

    sobrecargar ( conjugate sobrecargar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹vehículo/animal› to overload

    b) ‹circuito/motor› to overload;

    ‹ batería› to overcharge
    c) ‹ persona› sobrecargar a algn DE algo ‹de trabajo/responsabilidad› to overburden sb with sth

    sobrecargar verbo transitivo to overload
    ' sobrecargar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    overburden
    - overcharge
    - overload
    - over
    * * *
    1. [con peso] to overload (de with); [con trabajo] to overburden (de with)
    2. [decoración] to overdo
    * * *
    v/t overload
    * * *
    sobrecargar {52} vt
    : to overload, to overburden, to weigh down

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecargar

  • 80 sopesar las palabras

    (v.) = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully)
    Ex. She took a breath, weighing her words. 'You're not possessed, but you've got spirits floating around your head, and they've got to go'.
    Ex. She even speaks the way she writes, choosing her words with the fondness and care of a mother embracing her child.
    Ex. There should be an official apology, in addition to showing more wisdom in picking his words in the future.
    Ex. She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.
    * * *
    (v.) = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully)

    Ex: She took a breath, weighing her words. 'You're not possessed, but you've got spirits floating around your head, and they've got to go'.

    Ex: She even speaks the way she writes, choosing her words with the fondness and care of a mother embracing her child.
    Ex: There should be an official apology, in addition to showing more wisdom in picking his words in the future.
    Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sopesar las palabras

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