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  • 121 talento

    m.
    1 talent (don natural).
    2 intelligence (inteligencia).
    * * *
    1 (entendimiento) talent, intelligence
    ■ tiene talento she's talented, she's got talent
    2 (aptitud) gift, talent
    * * *
    noun m.
    talent, gift
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=inteligencia)
    2) (=aptitud) talent
    3) (=prodigio) talent
    4) (Biblia) talent
    * * *
    a) ( aptitud) talent
    b) ( persona) talented person
    * * *
    = talent, talent, gift, flair, giftedness, knack, knack, genius.
    Ex. The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.
    Ex. This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
    Ex. The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
    Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
    Ex. For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.
    Ex. Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
    Ex. Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
    Ex. Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.
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    * concurso de talentos = talent contest, talent show.
    * con talento = talented.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de talento = talented.
    * tener talento = be talented.
    * * *
    a) ( aptitud) talent
    b) ( persona) talented person
    * * *
    = talent, talent, gift, flair, giftedness, knack, knack, genius.

    Ex: The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.

    Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
    Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
    Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
    Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.
    Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
    Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
    Ex: Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.
    * concurso de talentos = talent contest, talent show.
    * con talento = talented.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de talento = talented.
    * tener talento = be talented.

    * * *
    A
    1 (aptitud) talent
    un escritor/pintor de gran talento a very talented o gifted writer/painter, a writer/painter of great talent
    tiene talento para la música she has a gift o talent for music
    2
    (inteligencia): es un joven de mucho talento he's a very talented o able young man, he's a young man of great talent
    no tiene talento para hacer una carrera universitaria he isn't bright o clever o ( colloq) smart enough to go to university/college
    3 (persona) talented person
    B ( Bib) (moneda) talent
    * * *

    talento sustantivo masculino

    ◊ tiene talento para la música he has a talent o gift for music;

    un joven de talento a talented young man

    talento m (aptitud, capacidad) talent
    un músico de talento, a talented o gifted musician
    (persona) talented person
    ' talento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    derroche
    - genio
    - primicia
    - tener
    - vena
    - aprovechar
    - desplegar
    - disposición
    - don
    - excepcional
    - igual
    - ingenio
    - potenciar
    English:
    ability
    - accomplishment
    - boggle
    - forte
    - grandiose
    - head-hunt
    - natural
    - showmanship
    - talent
    - unaccomplished
    - gift
    - gifted
    - talented
    * * *
    1. [don natural] talent;
    tiene mucho talento she's very talented;
    un músico/pintor de gran talento a highly talented o gifted musician/painter;
    tiene talento para la pintura she has a talent for painting
    2. [inteligencia] intelligence;
    un alumno con o [m5] de talento a bright pupil
    3. [persona con don natural] talent;
    un talento del golf a golfing wizard o ace
    4. Hist [moneda] talent
    * * *
    m talent
    * * *
    : talent, ability
    * * *
    talento n talent

    Spanish-English dictionary > talento

  • 122 una y otra vez

    = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again
    Ex. After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.
    Ex. This capability can be used to save command chains which will be used repeatedly with slight modification.
    Ex. Figure 5 demonstrates how this technique could be applied repetitively to create the heading, AEROPLANES -- STANDARDS -- HISTORY -- SOURCES.
    Ex. These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
    Ex. The reference people time and time again say that the subject catalog, which is based wholeheartedly on the LC subject heading list, is one of the most important things that they use in serving their clientele.
    Ex. Not the least remarkable feature of reference work is the way that identical enquiries turn up again and again.
    Ex. Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
    Ex. The practical experience of any librarian at a catalog information desk will confirm this over and over again.
    * * *
    = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again

    Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.

    Ex: This capability can be used to save command chains which will be used repeatedly with slight modification.
    Ex: Figure 5 demonstrates how this technique could be applied repetitively to create the heading, AEROPLANES -- STANDARDS -- HISTORY -- SOURCES.
    Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
    Ex: The reference people time and time again say that the subject catalog, which is based wholeheartedly on the LC subject heading list, is one of the most important things that they use in serving their clientele.
    Ex: Not the least remarkable feature of reference work is the way that identical enquiries turn up again and again.
    Ex: Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
    Ex: The practical experience of any librarian at a catalog information desk will confirm this over and over again.

    Spanish-English dictionary > una y otra vez

  • 123 variedad

    f.
    1 variety.
    2 strain, variety, stock.
    * * *
    1 (diversidad) variety, diversity
    2 (clase, tipo) variety
    1 (espectáculo) variety show sing
    \
    en la variedad está el gusto variety is the spice of life
    * * *
    noun f.
    variety, diversity
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=diversidad) variety
    2) (Bio) variety
    3) pl variedades (Teat) variety show [sing]

    teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)

    * * *
    a) ( diversidad) variety
    b) (clase, especie) variety
    c) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)
    * * *
    = breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.
    Ex. Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.
    Ex. Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.
    Ex. Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.
    Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex. The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.
    Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.
    Ex. Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.
    Ex. It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.
    Ex. The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
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    * aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.
    * en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.
    * teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.
    * una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.
    * una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.
    * variedad de colores = variegation.
    * variedad de, la = range of, the.
    * variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.
    * * *
    a) ( diversidad) variety
    b) (clase, especie) variety
    c) variedades femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)
    * * *
    = breadth, breadth and depth, diversity, variety, varietal, gamut, latitude, choice, smorgasbord, range, strain.

    Ex: Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.

    Ex: Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.
    Ex: Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.
    Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex: The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.
    Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.
    Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.
    Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.
    Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
    * aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.
    * en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.
    * teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.
    * una amplia variedad de = a wide range of, a broad range of.
    * una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.
    * una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.
    * variedad de colores = variegation.
    * variedad de, la = range of, the.
    * variedad de + Nombre = breadth of + Nombre.

    * * *
    1 (diversidad) variety
    en este tema hay variedad de opiniones there are a variety of opinions on this subject, people hold many different o very different views on this subject
    en la variedad está el gusto or (Col, Ven) el placer variety is the spice of life
    2 (clase, especie) variety
    3 variedades fpl ( Espec) vaudeville ( AmE), variety ( BrE)
    espectáculo de variedades vaudeville o variety show
    teatro de variedades vaudeville theater, variety theatre
    * * *

     

    variedad sustantivo femenino

    b)

    ◊ variedades sustantivo femenino plural (Espec) vaudeville (AmE), variety (BrE)

    variedad sustantivo femenino
    1 variety
    una gran variedad de opiniones, a wide range o variety of opinions
    2 (espectáculo) variedades, variety show, US vaudeville
    ' variedad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    extensa
    - extenso
    - variada
    - variado
    - miscelánea
    - riqueza
    English:
    array
    - assortment
    - romaine lettuce
    - strain
    - variety
    - breed
    - drug
    - engage
    - vary
    - wide
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [diversidad] variety;
    hay gran variedad de modelos there is a wide variety of models
    2. [de planta] variety;
    [de animal] breed
    ♦ variedades nfpl
    Teatro variety, Br music hall;
    artista de variedades Br variety o US vaudeville artist
    * * *
    f variety;
    variedades pl vaudeville sg, Br variety sg
    * * *
    diversidad: variety, diversity
    * * *
    variedad n variety [pl. varieties]

    Spanish-English dictionary > variedad

  • 124 zanjar la cuestión

    (v.) = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument
    Ex. 'The library needs furniture....' 'Okay,' he said, as if clinching the affair.
    Ex. Paradoxically enough, it might be the coming of computerised reference work that will finally clinch the argument that the reference process is far more than mechanistic question-answering.
    * * *
    (v.) = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument

    Ex: 'The library needs furniture....' 'Okay,' he said, as if clinching the affair.

    Ex: Paradoxically enough, it might be the coming of computerised reference work that will finally clinch the argument that the reference process is far more than mechanistic question-answering.

    Spanish-English dictionary > zanjar la cuestión

  • 125 a la larga

    in the long run
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by
    Ex. For a scheme to be successfull in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.
    Ex. This project ought to develop over the long term from a system designed to support the exchange of entries in micro-print to a fully automated network for the processing of records.
    Ex. This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
    Ex. Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
    Ex. Thus, the public library in this country for the next few years and for the long pull may be presented with a first-rate opportunity for greater service to its community by defining its service with reference to some qualitative standards.
    Ex. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
    Ex. But over the long haul you'll just find that your data is easier and cheaper to get at if you use XML.
    Ex. In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
    Ex. Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.
    Ex. By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.
    * * *
    = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by

    Ex: For a scheme to be successfull in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme.

    Ex: This project ought to develop over the long term from a system designed to support the exchange of entries in micro-print to a fully automated network for the processing of records.
    Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
    Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
    Ex: Thus, the public library in this country for the next few years and for the long pull may be presented with a first-rate opportunity for greater service to its community by defining its service with reference to some qualitative standards.
    Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
    Ex: But over the long haul you'll just find that your data is easier and cheaper to get at if you use XML.
    Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
    Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.
    Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
    strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously    .

    Spanish-English dictionary > a la larga

  • 126 agobiado de trabajo

    = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work
    Ex. Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters.
    * * *
    = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work

    Ex: Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agobiado de trabajo

  • 127 aliviar

    v.
    1 to soothe.
    El Jacuzzi alivia a Pedro The Jacuzzi soothes Peter.
    2 to relieve (aligerar) (person).
    La aspirina alivia el dolor Aspirin relieves pain.
    3 to have a soothing effect, to bring ease, to soothe.
    El masaje alivia Massage has a soothing effect.
    * * *
    1 (aligerar) to lighten, make lighter
    2 figurado (enfermedad, dolor) to relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe
    3 (consolar) to comfort, console
    4 (apresurar) to hurry
    1 (dolor) to get better, diminish
    * * *
    verb
    1) to relieve, ease
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ dolor, sufrimiento, problema] to ease, relieve

    medidas para aliviar los efectos de la catástrofe — measures to ease o relieve the effects of the disaster

    2) [+ carga, peso] to lighten
    3) (=consolar) to soothe
    4) frm
    5) † (=robar)
    2.
    VI (=darse prisa) to speed up
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < dolor> to relieve, soothe; < síntomas> to relieve; <tristeza/pena> to alleviate
    2) (fam) ( robar)

    aliviarle algo a alguien — to relieve somebody of something (hum), to lift something from somebody (colloq)

    2.
    aliviarse v pron
    1)
    a) dolor to let up
    b) persona to get better
    2) (Méx fam & euf) ( parir)

    ¿cuándo te aliviaste? — when was the happy event? (colloq & euph)

    * * *
    = alleviate, bring + relief, relieve, lighten, take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of, ease, lull, deliver + relief, assuage.
    Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
    Ex. The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.
    Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.
    Ex. Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.
    Ex. The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
    Ex. The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
    Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
    Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
    Ex. Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
    Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    ----
    * aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
    * aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
    * aliviar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.
    * aliviar de = give + relief from.
    * aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).
    * aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).
    * aliviar el tedio = relieve + tedium.
    * aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < dolor> to relieve, soothe; < síntomas> to relieve; <tristeza/pena> to alleviate
    2) (fam) ( robar)

    aliviarle algo a alguien — to relieve somebody of something (hum), to lift something from somebody (colloq)

    2.
    aliviarse v pron
    1)
    a) dolor to let up
    b) persona to get better
    2) (Méx fam & euf) ( parir)

    ¿cuándo te aliviaste? — when was the happy event? (colloq & euph)

    * * *
    = alleviate, bring + relief, relieve, lighten, take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of, ease, lull, deliver + relief, assuage.

    Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

    Ex: The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.
    Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.
    Ex: Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.
    Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
    Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
    Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
    Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
    Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
    Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
    * aliviar a Alguien de la carga de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
    * aliviar a Alguien del peso de = relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
    * aliviar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.
    * aliviar de = give + relief from.
    * aliviar de una carga a = relieve + the burden (on/from).
    * aliviar de un peso a = relieve + the burden (on/from).
    * aliviar el tedio = relieve + tedium.
    * aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.

    * * *
    aliviar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹dolor› to relieve, alleviate, ease, soothe; ‹síntomas› to relieve; ‹tristeza/pena› to alleviate
    esta medicina te aliviará this medicine will make you feel better
    Neumega alivia el dolor de cabeza al instante Neumega brings instant relief from headaches
    han hecho lo posible por aliviarnos el peso del trabajo they've done everything possible to lighten our workload
    B ( fam) (robar) aliviarle algo A algn to relieve sb OF sth ( hum), to lift sth FROM sb ( colloq)
    le aliviaron la cartera en el apretujón in the crush he got o was relieved of his wallet o he had his wallet lifted
    A
    1 «dolor» to let up, ease off o up
    2 «persona» to get better
    B
    ( Méx fam euf) (parir): ¿cuándo te aliviaste? when was the happy event? ( colloq euph), when was the baby born?
    * * *

    aliviar ( conjugate aliviar) verbo transitivo ‹ dolor› to relieve, soothe;
    ‹ síntomas› to relieve;
    ‹tristeza/pena› to alleviate;
    ‹ persona› to make … feel better
    aliviarse verbo pronominal


    aliviar verbo transitivo
    1 (calmar un dolor) to relieve, soothe
    2 (hacer menos pesado) to lighten, make lighter
    ' aliviar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    goteo
    - humanamente
    - calmar
    - tallar
    English:
    alleviate
    - ameliorate
    - analyst
    - deaden
    - dull
    - ease
    - help
    - reduce
    - relieve
    - soothe
    - assuage
    - lessen
    * * *
    1. [atenuar] to relieve, to soothe;
    una medicina para aliviar el dolor a medicine to relieve the pain;
    estas pastillas te aliviarán el dolor these pills will relieve the pain
    2. [persona] to relieve;
    contarle tus penas a alguien te aliviará it will help if you tell your troubles to someone;
    me alivia saber que no soy el único it's a relief o it helps to know I'm not the only one
    3. [carga] to lighten
    4. Fam [robar] to lift;
    me aliviaron la cartera someone has lifted my wallet
    * * *
    v/t alleviate, relieve
    * * *
    mitigar: to relieve, to alleviate, to soothe
    * * *
    aliviar vb to relieve

    Spanish-English dictionary > aliviar

  • 128 antiguo alumno

    m.
    alumnus, former pupil.
    * * *
    (de colegio) old boy, former pupil 2 (de universidad) old student, former student
    * * *
    (n.) = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum
    Ex. The article 'S.R. Ranganathan: distinguished alumnus' details the life and work of S.R. Ranganathan with particular reference to his time spent at University College London, School of Librarianship.
    Ex. It is time for professional associations to distance themselves from educational programs who have no use for the work their alums do.
    * * *
    (n.) = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum

    Ex: The article 'S.R. Ranganathan: distinguished alumnus' details the life and work of S.R. Ranganathan with particular reference to his time spent at University College London, School of Librarianship.

    Ex: It is time for professional associations to distance themselves from educational programs who have no use for the work their alums do.

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