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  • 1 sin usar fuerza

    • without using force

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sin usar fuerza

  • 2 muy + Adjetivo

    (adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo
    Ex. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
    Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
    Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
    Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.
    Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
    Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.
    Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.
    Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.
    Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.
    Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
    Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
    Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.
    Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.
    Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
    Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
    Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
    Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
    Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.
    Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
    * * *
    (adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo

    Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.

    Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
    Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
    Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.
    Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
    Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.
    Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.
    Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.
    Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.
    Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
    Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
    Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.
    Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.
    Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
    Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
    Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
    Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
    Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
    Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
    Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
    Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.
    Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy + Adjetivo

  • 3 agente bibliotecario

    Ex. Italian university libraries are experimenting with a new procedure of direct acquisition of bibliographic materials at home and abroad, without using a library agent as intermediary.
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    Ex: Italian university libraries are experimenting with a new procedure of direct acquisition of bibliographic materials at home and abroad, without using a library agent as intermediary.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agente bibliotecario

  • 4 demasiado + Adjetivo

    (n.) = over + Adjetivo, too narrowly + Adjetivo, overly + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo
    Ex. Over severe truncation must be carefully avoided.
    Ex. The concern is expressed that the focus is too narrowly practical and thereby divorced from established principles of information retrieval.
    Ex. As I said, this is just my own view, and many would say it is overly paranoid.
    Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.
    * * *
    (n.) = over + Adjetivo, too narrowly + Adjetivo, overly + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo

    Ex: Over severe truncation must be carefully avoided.

    Ex: The concern is expressed that the focus is too narrowly practical and thereby divorced from established principles of information retrieval.
    Ex: As I said, this is just my own view, and many would say it is overly paranoid.
    Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.

    Spanish-English dictionary > demasiado + Adjetivo

  • 5 dispositivos de entrada

    Ex. Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers (for direct reading of text or numbers without using a keyboard); light pens; and the 'Mouse'.
    * * *

    Ex: Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers (for direct reading of text or numbers without using a keyboard); light pens; and the 'Mouse'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dispositivos de entrada

  • 6 en el momento actual

    = in this day and age, at the present time
    Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    Ex. At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
    * * *
    = in this day and age, at the present time

    Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.

    Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en el momento actual

  • 7 en estos tiempos

    = in these times, in this day and age
    Ex. In these times of fiscal austerity there is growing pressure for academic institutions to show positive results.
    Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    * * *
    = in these times, in this day and age

    Ex: In these times of fiscal austerity there is growing pressure for academic institutions to show positive results.

    Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en estos tiempos

  • 8 en la actualidad

    at present
    * * *
    nowadays, currently, at present
    * * *
    = at present, nowadays, presently, today, modern-day, now, these days, at the present time, at the present, in present times, at present time, in modern times, in this day and age, currently
    Ex. A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues.
    Ex. There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.
    Ex. The acquisitions systems is presently only available to subscribers to BOSS.
    Ex. Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.
    Ex. Louis de Poincy was the governor of the French island Saint Christopher ( modern-day Saint Kitts) from 1639 to 1660.
    Ex. The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex. At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
    Ex. At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.
    Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
    Ex. The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.
    Ex. In modern times, the term 'ecology' has had exclusive reference to a scientific discipline and not a branch of philosophy.
    Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    Ex. Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.
    * * *
    = at present, nowadays, presently, today, modern-day, now, these days, at the present time, at the present, in present times, at present time, in modern times, in this day and age, currently

    Ex: A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues.

    Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.
    Ex: The acquisitions systems is presently only available to subscribers to BOSS.
    Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.
    Ex: Louis de Poincy was the governor of the French island Saint Christopher ( modern-day Saint Kitts) from 1639 to 1660.
    Ex: The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.
    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
    Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.
    Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
    Ex: The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.
    Ex: In modern times, the term 'ecology' has had exclusive reference to a scientific discipline and not a branch of philosophy.
    Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    Ex: Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en la actualidad

  • 9 hogaño

    adv.
    nowadays, these days.
    * * *
    1 this present year
    2 literal these days, in this day and age
    * * *
    adverbio (liter) nowadays, in this day and age
    * * *
    = nowadays, in this day and age, these days.
    Ex. There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.
    Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    * * *
    adverbio (liter) nowadays, in this day and age
    * * *
    = nowadays, in this day and age, these days.

    Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.

    Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

    * * *
    ( liter); nowadays, in this day and age
    * * *
    hogaño adv
    Literario [este año] this year; [actualmente] nowadays

    Spanish-English dictionary > hogaño

  • 10 hoy día

    adv.
    today, now, at present, nowadays.
    m.
    today.
    * * *
    = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age
    Ex. There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.
    Ex. Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.
    Ex. Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.
    Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    * * *
    = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age

    Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.

    Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.
    Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.
    Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hoy día

  • 11 hoy en día

    nowadays, today
    * * *
    = in this day and age, at the present time
    Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
    Ex. At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
    * * *
    = in this day and age, at the present time

    Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.

    Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hoy en día

  • 12 lector óptico de caracteres

    Ex. Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers (for direct reading of text or numbers without using a keyboard); light pens; and the 'Mouse'.
    * * *

    Ex: Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers (for direct reading of text or numbers without using a keyboard); light pens; and the 'Mouse'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lector óptico de caracteres

  • 13 ratón

    m.
    1 mouse.
    2 mouse.
    3 biceps.
    4 hangover.
    5 milk tooth.
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    1 mouse
    \
    * * *
    (f. - ratona)
    noun
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Zool) mouse

    ratón de archivo, ratón de biblioteca — bookworm

    2) (Inform) mouse

    ratón inalámbrico — cordless mouse, wireless mouse

    3) Caribe (=petardo) squib, cracker
    4) Caribe * (=resaca) hangover
    5) * (=pelusa) ball of fluff
    * * *
    I
    - tona masculino, femenino (Zool) mouse
    II
    1) (Inf) mouse
    2) (AmC)
    b) (fam) ( bíceps) biceps
    3) (Ven fam) ( resaca) hangover
    4) ratones masculino plural (Ur fam) ( ínfulas) airs and graces (pl)
    * * *
    = mouse [mice, -pl.], mouse [mice, -pl.].
    Ex. Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers; light pens; and the ' Mouse' (a device for controlling the cursor and entering data without using the keyboard).
    Ex. The artist's portrayal of his father's struggle for survival, utilizing the visual device of animal characters ( mice for Jews, cats for Nazis, etc.) is among the most memorable in all Holocaust literature.
    ----
    * alfombrilla para el ratón = mouse pad.
    * elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.
    * ratón de biblioteca = bookish, bookworm.
    * simplemente con pulsar el ratón = a click away.
    * WIMP (Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).
    * * *
    I
    - tona masculino, femenino (Zool) mouse
    II
    1) (Inf) mouse
    2) (AmC)
    b) (fam) ( bíceps) biceps
    3) (Ven fam) ( resaca) hangover
    4) ratones masculino plural (Ur fam) ( ínfulas) airs and graces (pl)
    * * *
    = mouse [mice, -pl.], mouse [mice, -pl.].

    Ex: Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers; light pens; and the ' Mouse' (a device for controlling the cursor and entering data without using the keyboard).

    Ex: The artist's portrayal of his father's struggle for survival, utilizing the visual device of animal characters ( mice for Jews, cats for Nazis, etc.) is among the most memorable in all Holocaust literature.
    * alfombrilla para el ratón = mouse pad.
    * elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.
    * ratón de biblioteca = bookish, bookworm.
    * simplemente con pulsar el ratón = a click away.
    * WIMP (Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).

    * * *
    ( Chi fam) ‹persona/empleado› lowly; ‹oferta› miserable, poor
    gana un sueldo ratón he earns a measly o paltry salary, he gets paid peanuts ( colloq)
    masculine, feminine
    ( Zool) mouse
    Compuestos:
    masculine ( fam); bookworm
    ● ratón or ratoncito Pérez
    masculine ≈ tooth fairy
    A ( Inf) mouse
    pasar el ratón sobre/por encima de un enlace to mouse over a link
    Compuesto:
    trackball, tracker ball
    B ( AmC)
    2 ( fam) (bíceps) biceps
    sacar ratón to flex one's muscles
    C ( Ven fam) (resaca) hangover
    D ( Chi fam) (diente) milk tooth
    E ratones mpl (Ur fam) (ínfulas) airs and graces (pl)
    * * *

     

    ratón 1
    ◊ - tona sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) mouse;

    ratón de biblioteca (fam) bookworm
    ratón 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 (Inf) mouse;

    2 (AmC)

    b) (fam) ( bíceps) biceps

    3 (Ven fam) ( resaca) hangover
    ratón sustantivo masculino
    1 Zool mouse
    figurado es un ratón de biblioteca, he's a bookworm
    2 Inform mouse
    ' ratón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abalanzarse
    - especie
    - alfombrilla
    - bigote
    - chillar
    - chillido
    - comer
    English:
    bookworm
    - catch
    - mouse
    - nibble
    - pounce
    - hang
    - hung
    - track
    * * *
    ratón nm
    1. [animal] mouse;
    Urug Fam
    estar lleno de o [m5] tener muchos ratones to fancy oneself
    ratón de biblioteca [persona] bookworm;
    ratón de campo fieldmouse;
    ratón de las mieses harvest mouse
    2. Esp Informát mouse
    ratón inalámbrico cordless mouse;
    ratón óptico optical mouse
    3. Ven Fam [resaca] hangover
    * * *
    m ZO, INFOR mouse
    * * *
    ratón, - tona n, mpl ratones
    1) : mouse
    2)
    ratón nm, pl ratones
    1) : (computer) mouse
    2) CoRi : biceps
    * * *
    ratón n mouse [pl. mice]

    Spanish-English dictionary > ratón

  • 14 pacíficamente

    adv.
    peacefully, without using force, peaceably.
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    1 peacefully
    * * *
    ADV pacifically, peaceably
    * * *
    adverbio peacefully, peaceably
    * * *
    Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
    * * *
    adverbio peacefully, peaceably
    * * *

    Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

    * * *
    peacefully, peaceably
    * * *
    peacefully
    * * *
    : peacefully, peaceably
    * * *
    pacíficamente adv peacefully

    Spanish-English dictionary > pacíficamente

  • 15 pacíficamente

    • peaceable picketing
    • peaceful
    • peacefulness
    • without using force

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pacíficamente

  • 16 pensar

    m.
    1 thinking.
    2 thinking, way of thinking.
    v.
    1 to think.
    pensar en algo/en alguien/en hacer algo to think about something/about somebody/about doing something
    piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present
    dar que pensar a alguien to give somebody food for thought
    no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…
    pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of somebody
    pensar algo de alguien/algo to think something of somebody/something
    pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come
    Esa chica piensa That girls thinks.
    2 to think about or over (reflexionar sobre).
    ahora que lo pienso,… come to think of it,…, now that I think about it…
    cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it
    3 to think up.
    4 to plan to, to be planning to, to be thinking about, to intend to.
    Yo pienso viajar I am planning to travel.
    5 to consider, to have in mind.
    Yo pienso muchas cosas I think about many things.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar
    1 (gen) to think (en, of/about)
    2 (considerar) to consider, think (en, about)
    3 (creer) to think, think about
    4 (opinar) to think (de, about)
    5 (decidir) to decide
    6 (tener la intención) to intend to, plan, think of
    1 to think about
    \
    ¡ni pensarlo! no way! don't even think about it!
    pensar bien/mal de alguien to think well/badly of somebody
    sin pensar without thinking
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=opinar) to think

    • pensar de, ¿qué piensas de ella? — what do you think of her?

    ¿qué piensas del aborto? — what do you think about abortion?

    • pensar que — to think that

    -¿piensas que van a venir? -pienso que sí — "do you think they'll come?" - "I think so"

    dice que las mujeres no tendrían que trabajar, yo pienso que sí — he says women shouldn't work, I think they should

    2) (=considerar) to think about, think over

    lo pensaré — I'll think about it, I'll think it over

    • pensándolo bien... — on second thoughts..., on reflection...

    ¡ni pensarlo! — no way! *

    3) (=decidir)

    • pensar que — to decide that, come to the conclusion that...

    he pensado que no vale la pena — I've decided that it's not worth it, I've come to the conclusion that it's not worth it

    4) (=tener la intención de)

    • pensar hacer algo — to intend to do sth

    no pensaba salir — I wasn't intending o planning to go out

    5) (=concebir) to think up

    ¿quién pensó este plan? — who thought this plan up?, whose idea was this plan?

    6) (=esperar)
    2. VI
    1) (=tener ideas) to think

    • pensar en algo/algn — to think about sth/sb

    ¿en qué piensas? — what are you thinking about?

    • pensar para sí — to think to o.s.

    • dar que pensar, el hecho de que no llamara a la policía da que pensar — the fact that she didn't call the police makes you think

    dar que pensar a la gente — to set people thinking, arouse suspicions

    • sin pensar — without thinking

    • pensar sobre algo — to think about sth

    pensar con los pies —

    2)

    • pensar bien de algo/algn — to think well of sth/sb

    • pensar mal de algo/algn — to think ill of sth/sb

    ¡no pienses mal! — don't be nasty!

    ¡siempre pensando mal! — what a nasty mind you've got!

    3) (=aspirar)

    • pensar en algo — to aim at sth

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( razonar) to think

    después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

    a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

    pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

    pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

    b) ( esperar) to expect

    cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

    c) ( creer) to think

    pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

    dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong

    2.
    pensar vt
    1)
    a) (creer, opinar) to think

    es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

    no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

    ¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

    b) ( considerar) to think about

    ¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

    pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

    y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

    ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

    c) (Col) < persona> to think about

    pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

    ¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

    3.
    pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

    es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

    * * *
    = believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.
    Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
    Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
    Ex. Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.
    Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.
    Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
    Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
    Ex. Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.
    Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
    Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
    Ex. Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.
    Ex. This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.
    Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
    Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
    Ex. If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
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    * actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.
    * ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....
    * comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.
    * dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
    * deber pensarse = thought + must be given.
    * decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.
    * de pensar en = at the thought of.
    * detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.
    * detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.
    * echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.
    * empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.
    * hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.
    * hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.
    * hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.
    * hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.
    * hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.
    * hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.
    * manera de pensar = way of thinking.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.
    * no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.
    * no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.
    * no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.
    * no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.
    * nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.
    * pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.
    * pensaba(n) = once thought.
    * pensar a lo grande = think + big.
    * pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.
    * pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.
    * pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.
    * pensar en el pasado = look back.
    * pensar en/sobre = think about.
    * pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.
    * pensar en una idea = think up + idea.
    * pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.
    * pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.
    * pensar intensamente = think + hard.
    * pensar pausadamente en = linger over.
    * pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.
    * pensarse = make out to be.
    * pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.
    * pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.
    * ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.
    * que da que pensar = sobering.
    * que se piensa = perceived.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.
    * sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].
    * sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensar = mindlessly.
    * sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).
    * sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.
    * sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.
    * tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.
    * tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.
    * ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( razonar) to think

    después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

    a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

    pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

    pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

    b) ( esperar) to expect

    cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

    c) ( creer) to think

    pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

    dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong

    2.
    pensar vt
    1)
    a) (creer, opinar) to think

    es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

    no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

    ¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

    b) ( considerar) to think about

    ¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

    pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

    y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

    ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

    c) (Col) < persona> to think about

    pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

    ¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

    3.
    pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

    es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

    * * *
    = believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

    Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

    Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
    Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.
    Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.
    Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
    Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
    Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.
    Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
    Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
    Ex: Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.
    Ex: This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.
    Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
    Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
    Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
    * actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.
    * ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....
    * comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.
    * dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
    * deber pensarse = thought + must be given.
    * decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.
    * de pensar en = at the thought of.
    * detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.
    * detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.
    * echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.
    * empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.
    * hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.
    * hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.
    * hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.
    * hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.
    * hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.
    * hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.
    * manera de pensar = way of thinking.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.
    * no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.
    * no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.
    * no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.
    * no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.
    * nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.
    * pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.
    * pensaba(n) = once thought.
    * pensar a lo grande = think + big.
    * pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.
    * pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.
    * pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.
    * pensar en el pasado = look back.
    * pensar en/sobre = think about.
    * pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.
    * pensar en una idea = think up + idea.
    * pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.
    * pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.
    * pensar intensamente = think + hard.
    * pensar pausadamente en = linger over.
    * pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.
    * pensarse = make out to be.
    * pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.
    * pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.
    * ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.
    * que da que pensar = sobering.
    * que se piensa = perceived.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.
    * sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].
    * sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensar = mindlessly.
    * sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).
    * sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.
    * sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.
    * tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.
    * tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.
    * ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

    * * *
    pensar [A5 ]
    vi
    1 (razonar) to think
    pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am
    no entiendo su manera de pensar I don't understand his way of thinking
    después de mucho pensar decidió no aceptar la oferta after much thought she decided not to accept the offer
    déjame pensar let me think
    siempre actúa sin pensar he always does things without thinking
    ¡pero piensa un poco! just think about it a minute!
    a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies ( fam hum); come on, use your head o your brains!
    es una película que hace pensar it's a thought-provoking movie, it's a movie that makes you think
    pensar EN algo/algn to think ABOUT sth/sb
    ¿en qué piensas? or ¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?
    ahora mismo estaba pensando en ti I was just thinking about you
    tú nunca piensas en mí you never think about o of me
    actúa sin pensar en las consecuencias she acts without thinking about o considering the consequences
    piensa en el futuro/tus padres think of o about the future/your parents
    se pasa la vida pensando en el pasado she spends all her time thinking about the past
    sólo piensa en comer/divertirse all he thinks about is eating/having fun
    es mejor pensar en que todo saldrá bien it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end
    no quiero pensar en lo que habría ocurrido I don't even want to think o contemplate what would have happened
    2 (esperar) to expect
    cuando menos se piensa puede cambiar la suerte just when you least expect it your luck can change
    3 (creer) to think
    pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb
    es un desconfiado, siempre piensa mal de los demás he's really distrustful, he always thinks the worst of others
    dar que pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar a very thought-provoking book, a book which provides plenty of food for thought o which makes you think
    su repentina amabilidad me dio que pensar his sudden friendliness made me think o set me thinking
    las prolongadas ausencias de su hija le dieron que pensar his daughter's prolonged absences aroused his suspicions
    piensa mal y acertarás if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
    ■ pensar
    vt
    A
    1 (creer, opinar) to think
    pensé que la habías olvidado I thought you had forgotten it
    pienso que no I don't think so
    pienso que sí I think so
    yo pienso que sí, que deberíamos ayudarla personally, I think we should help her
    eso me hace pensar que quizás haya sido él that makes me think that perhaps it was him
    ¡tal como yo pensé! just as I thought!
    no vaya a pensar que somos unos malagradecidos I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that we're ungrateful
    no es tan tonto como piensas he's not as stupid as you think
    - esto se pone feo -pensó Juan this is getting unpleasant, thought Juan
    - es un estúpido -pensé para mis adentros he's so stupid, I thought to myself
    ¿qué piensas del divorcio? what do you think about divorce?, what are your views on divorce?
    ¿qué piensas del nuevo jefe? what do you think of the new boss?
    2 (considerar) to think about
    aún no lo sé, lo pensaré I don't know yet, I'll think about it
    ¿sabes lo que estás haciendo? ¿lo has pensado bien? do you know what you're doing? have you thought it through o have you thought about it carefully o have you given it careful thought?
    piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide
    pensándolo bien, no creo que pueda on second thought(s) o thinking about it, I don't think I can
    ¡pensar que ni siquiera nos dio las gracias …! to think he never even thanked us!
    sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar just thinking about it makes me start trembling
    ¡ni pensarlo! or ¡ni lo pienses! no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)
    no lo pienses dos veces don't think twice about it
    3 ( Col) ‹persona› to think about
    B (tener la intención de) pensar + INF to think OF -ING
    tú no estarás pensando irte a vivir con él ¿no? you're not thinking of going to live with him, are you?
    ¿piensas ir? are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?
    no pienso esperar más de diez minutos I don't intend waiting o I don't intend to wait more than ten minutes
    tengo pensado hacerlo mañana I'm planning to do it tomorrow
    pensamos estar de vuelta antes del domingo we expect o plan to be back before Sunday
    mañana pensaba quedarme en casa I was thinking of staying at home tomorrow
    ( enf) ( fam); ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about
    tómate unos días para pensártelo take a few days to think about it o to think it over
    aún no lo sé, me lo voy a pensar I don't know yet, I'm going to think about it
    esto hay que pensárselo dos veces this needs to be thought through o given some (careful) thought
    * * *

     

    pensar ( conjugate pensar) verbo intransitivo
    to think;
    ◊ después de mucho pensar … after much thought …;

    actuó sin pensar he did it without thinking;
    pensé para mí or para mis adentros I thought to myself;
    pensar EN algo/algn to think about sth/sb;
    cuando menos se piensa … just when you least expect it …;
    pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb;
    dar que or hacer pensar a algn to make sb think
    verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (creer, opinar) to think;


    ¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? what do you think about divorce/the boss?


    piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide;
    pensándolo bien, … on second thought(s) o thinking about it, …;
    ¡y pensar que …! (and) to think that …!;
    ¡ni pensarlo! no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)
    c) (Col) ‹ persona› to think about

    2 ( tener la intención de):

    pensamos ir al teatro we're thinking of going to the theater;
    no pienso ir I'm not going
    pensarse verbo pronominal ( enf) (fam) ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about;
    ver tb pensar verbo transitivo 1b
    pensar
    I verbo intransitivo to think [en, of, about] [sobre, about, over]
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (formarse una idea) to think [de, of]: no quiero que piense de mí que soy una desagradecida, I don't want him to think I'm ungrateful
    2 (examinar una idea) to think over o about: piénsalo dos veces, think it over
    3 (tener una intención) to intend: pensamos ir a la playa este verano, we plan to go to the beach this summer
    4 (tomar una decisión) to think: he pensado que iré a la fiesta, I've decided to go to the party
    ♦ Locuciones: en el momento menos pensado, when least expected
    ¡ni pensarlo!, no way! ➣ Ver nota en consider
    ' pensar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - dar
    - discurrir
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - frescura
    - griterío
    - matarse
    - ofuscar
    - ombligo
    - planear
    - precipitada
    - precipitado
    - precipitarse
    - tuntún
    - ver
    - creer
    - decir
    - inclinar
    - llevar
    - opinar
    English:
    ahead
    - bear
    - believe
    - dread
    - food
    - hard
    - help
    - imagine
    - impulse
    - intend
    - moon about
    - moon around
    - plan
    - reason
    - rethink
    - shudder
    - sober
    - suggestive
    - think
    - thought
    - very
    - wonder
    - worst
    - beyond
    - collect
    - conjure up
    - dwell
    - impression
    - incline
    - inclined
    - make
    - mixed
    - propose
    - push
    - put
    - sort
    - stop
    - turn
    - yourself
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    to think;
    pensar en algo/alguien to think about sth/sb;
    pensar en hacer algo to think about doing sth;
    ¿en qué piensas o [m5] estás pensando? what are you thinking (about)?;
    hemos pensado en ti para este puesto we thought of you for this position;
    piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present;
    sólo piensas en comer/la comida eating/food is all you think about;
    sólo (de) pensar en ello me pongo enfermo it makes me sick just thinking o just to think about it;
    pensar para sí to think to oneself;
    pensar sobre algo to think about sth;
    piensa sobre lo que te he dicho think about what I've said to you;
    sin pensar without thinking;
    dar que pensar a alguien to give sb food for thought;
    da que pensar que nadie se haya quejado it is somewhat surprising that nobody has complained;
    pensar en voz alta to think aloud;
    no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…;
    pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of sb;
    pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am;
    piensa mal y acertarás: ¿quién habrá sido? – piensa mal y acertarás who can it have been? – I think you know who it was;
    ¿le contará la verdad o no? – piensa mal y acertarás will he tell her the truth or not? – it's not too hard to work that one out
    ♦ vt
    1. [reflexionar sobre] to think about o over;
    piénsalo think about it, think it over;
    después de pensarlo mucho after much thought, after thinking it over carefully;
    si lo piensas bien… if you think about it…;
    ahora que lo pienso… come to think of it…, now that I think about it…;
    cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it;
    ¡ni pensarlo! no way!;
    pensándolo mejor, pensándolo bien on second thoughts;
    ¡y pensar que no es más que una niña! and to think (that) she's just a girl!
    2. [opinar, creer] to think;
    ¿tú qué piensas? what do you think?;
    pensar algo de algo/alguien to think sth of o about sth/sb;
    ¿qué piensas de…? what do you think of o about…?;
    piensa de él que es un memo she thinks he's an idiot;
    pienso que sí/no I think so/not;
    pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come;
    pensaba que no la oíamos she thought we couldn't hear her;
    no vayas a pensar que no me preocupa don't think it doesn't bother me;
    ¡quién lo hubiera pensado! who'd have thought it!
    3. [idear] to think up
    4. [tener la intención de]
    pensar hacer algo to intend to do sth;
    no pienso decírtelo I have no intention of telling you;
    ¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?, what are you thinking of doing?;
    ¿estás pensando en mudarte de casa? are you thinking of moving house?
    5. [decidir] to think;
    ¿has pensado ya el sitio donde vamos a cenar? have you thought where we can go for dinner yet?
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 think about;
    ¡ni pensarlo! don’t even think about it!
    2 ( opinar) think
    II v/i think (en about);
    ¿en qué piensas? what are you thinking about?;
    sin pensar without thinking
    * * *
    pensar {55} vi
    1) : to think
    2)
    pensar en : to think about
    pensar vt
    1) : to think
    2) : to think about
    3) : to intend, to plan on
    * * *
    pensar vb
    1. (reflexionar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]
    ¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?
    2. (opinar) to think
    ¿qué piensas de mi cuadro? what do you think of my painting?
    3. (tener la intención) to think / to plan [pt. & pp. planned]
    ¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?
    4. (idear) to think up
    ¡ni pensarlo! no way!

    Spanish-English dictionary > pensar

  • 17 perjudicar

    v.
    to damage, to harm.
    Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dañar) to harm
    2) † (=desfavorecer)

    ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat

    3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

    está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

    b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
    * * *
    = damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.
    Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
    Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
    Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
    Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
    Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
    ----
    * perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

    está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

    b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)
    * * *
    = damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.

    Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

    Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
    Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
    Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
    Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
    Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
    * perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.
    * perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
    * que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

    * * *
    perjudicar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (dañar) to be detrimental to ( frml)
    el tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your health
    está perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
    estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measures
    para no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations
    2 (Col, Per fam euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with ( euph)
    * * *

     

    perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;
    ◊ el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;

    estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
    perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
    esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests

    ' perjudicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cama
    - dañar
    - embromar
    English:
    damage
    - handicap
    - harm
    - impair
    - injure
    - prejudice
    - weigh
    - reflect
    * * *
    to damage, to harm;
    el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;
    esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests
    * * *
    v/t harm, damage
    * * *
    perjudicar {72} vt
    : to harm, to be detrimental to
    * * *
    1. (salud) to damage
    2. (persona) to affect

    Spanish-English dictionary > perjudicar

  • 18 demorar

    v.
    1 to delay.
    María atrasó el bus a propósito Mary delayed the bus on purpose.
    2 to take time, to delay.
    * * *
    1 (retrasar) to delay, hold up
    1 (detenerse) to stop
    1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up
    2 (detenerse en alguna parte) to stop, linger
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ viaje] to delay; [+ llegada, terminación] to hold up
    2. VI
    1) (=detenerse) to stay on, linger on

    ¡no demores! — don't be long!

    2) (=perder tiempo) to waste time

    demorar en hacer algo — LAm to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (AmL) ( tardar)

    demoró tres horas en llegar — he took o it took him three hours to arrive

    b) (AmL) ( retrasar) <viaje/decisión> to delay
    2.
    demorar vi (AmL)
    3.
    demorarse v pron (AmL)

    ¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? — how long does it take you to get there?

    b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long

    demorarse en + inf — to take a long time to + inf

    * * *
    = delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard, temporise [temporize, -USA], hold off, play for + time.
    Ex. It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.
    Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
    Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
    Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.
    Ex. The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
    ----
    * demorarse = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for).
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (AmL) ( tardar)

    demoró tres horas en llegar — he took o it took him three hours to arrive

    b) (AmL) ( retrasar) <viaje/decisión> to delay
    2.
    demorar vi (AmL)
    3.
    demorarse v pron (AmL)

    ¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? — how long does it take you to get there?

    b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long

    demorarse en + inf — to take a long time to + inf

    * * *
    = delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard, temporise [temporize, -USA], hold off, play for + time.

    Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

    Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
    Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
    Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.
    Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
    * demorarse = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for).
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

    * * *
    demorar [A1 ]
    vt
    1
    ( esp AmL) (tardar): demoró tres horas en terminar la prueba he took o it took him three hours to complete the test
    2 ( AmL) (retrasar) ‹viaje/decisión› to delay
    ■ demorar
    vi
    ( esp AmL): ¡no demores! don't be long!
    demorar EN + INF:
    no me esperes que voy a demorar en terminar don't wait for me because I won't be finished for a while ( colloq)
    demoró en hacer efecto it took some time to take effect
    1
    ( AmL) (tardar cierto tiempo): ¿ya lo terminaste? ¡qué poco te demoraste! have you finished already? you didn't take very long o that didn't take you very long
    demorarse EN + INF:
    ¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? how long does it take you to get there?
    2 ( AmL) (tardar demasiado) to be o take too long demorarse EN + INF to take a long time TO + INF
    perdón por demorarme en contestar tu carta I'm sorry I've taken o it's taken me so long to reply to your letter
    se demoró en decidirse y perdió la oportunidad she took too long to make her mind up and missed her chance
    * * *

     

    demorar ( conjugate demorar) verbo transitivo
    a) (AmL) ( tardar):

    ◊ demoró tres horas en llegar he took o it took him three hours to arrive

    b) (AmL) ( retrasar) ‹viaje/decisión› to delay

    verbo intransitivo (AmL):
    ◊ ¡no demores! don't be long!

    demorarse verbo pronominal (AmL)

    ◊ ¡qué poco te demoraste! that didn't take you very long;

    me demoro 3 horas it takes me 3 hours
    b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long;

    demorarse en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth
    demorar verbo transitivo to delay, hold up
    ' demorar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuánto
    - durar
    English:
    procrastinate
    - delay
    - take
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [retrasar] to delay;
    el tráfico me demoró I was held up by the traffic
    2. Am [tardar] to take;
    demoraron tres días en pintar la casa it took them o they took three days to paint the house
    ♦ vi
    Am to be late;
    ¡no demores! don't be late!;
    siempre demora en bañarse he always takes ages in the bathroom;
    este quitamanchas demora en actuar this stain remover takes a while to work
    * * *
    I v/i
    1 stay on
    2 L.Am. ( tardar) be late;
    no demores don’t be long
    II v/t delay
    * * *
    1) retrasar: to delay
    2) tardar: to take, to last
    la reparación demorará varios días: the repair will take several days
    : to delay, to linger

    Spanish-English dictionary > demorar

  • 19 sin limitaciones

    adv.
    with no limitations, without restrictions, no holds barred.
    * * *
    (n.) = without stint, without limit
    Ex. Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
    Ex. As stated earlier, the purposes to which cases can be put vary almost without limit, and there is no 'correct' technique for using them, no formula to be offered to ensure success.
    * * *
    (n.) = without stint, without limit

    Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.

    Ex: As stated earlier, the purposes to which cases can be put vary almost without limit, and there is no 'correct' technique for using them, no formula to be offered to ensure success.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin limitaciones

  • 20 sin límite

    adv.
    ad infinitum, beyond measure, without limit.
    * * *
    = without limit, without stint, interminably
    Ex. As stated earlier, the purposes to which cases can be put vary almost without limit, and there is no 'correct' technique for using them, no formula to be offered to ensure success.
    Ex. Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
    Ex. Also unfortunately common is the lonely soul who visits interminably with whomever is on the desk -- and occasionally with other readers.
    * * *
    = without limit, without stint, interminably

    Ex: As stated earlier, the purposes to which cases can be put vary almost without limit, and there is no 'correct' technique for using them, no formula to be offered to ensure success.

    Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
    Ex: Also unfortunately common is the lonely soul who visits interminably with whomever is on the desk -- and occasionally with other readers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin límite

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