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81 Inglaterra victoriana
(n.) = Victorian EnglandEx. The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.* * *(n.) = Victorian EnglandEx: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.
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82 a la caída de la noche
= at nightfall, at twilightEx. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex. The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.* * *= at nightfall, at twilightEx: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
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83 a la caída de la tarde
at dusk* * *Ex. The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.* * *Ex: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
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84 abandonar
v.1 to leave (place).María abandonó la habitación rápidamente Mary abandoned the room quickly.2 to leave (person).3 to give up (estudios).abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year4 to abandon, to desert, to forsake, to bail out on.Pedro abandonó a su familia Peter abandoned his family.Silvia abandonó sus sueños por Pedro Silvia abandoned her dreams for Peter.5 to quit, to cease trying, to desist, to give up.María abandonó Mary quit.6 to check out on.* * *1 (desamparar) to abandon, forsake2 (lugar) to leave, quit3 (actividad) to give up, withdraw from4 (traicionar) to desert5 (renunciar) to relinquish, renounce6 (descuidar) to neglect7 DEPORTE (retirarse) to withdraw from1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)3 (ceder) to give in* * *verb1) to abandon2) desert3) leave4) neglect5) give up6) renounce•* * *1. VT1) (=dejar abandonado) [+ cónyuge, hijo] to abandon, desert; [+ animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+ obligaciones] to neglectla abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman
tuvimos que abandonar nuestras pertenencias en la huida — we had to abandon all our belongings when we fled
2) (=marcharse de) [+ lugar, organización] to leave3) (=renunciar a) [+ estudios, proyecto] to give up, abandon; [+ costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+ privilegio, título] to renounce, relinquishhemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business
he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics
si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos — if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it
se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims
4) [buen humor, suerte] to desert2. VI1) (Atletismo) [antes de la prueba] to pull out, withdraw; [durante la prueba] to pull out, retire2) (Boxeo) to concede defeat, throw in the towel * o (EEUU) sponge3) (Ajedrez) to resign, concede4) (Inform) to quit3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) < lugar> to leavelas tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area
b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon2) fuerzas to desert3)a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give upabandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle
abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college
b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out2.abandonar vi (Dep)a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull outb) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat3.abandonarse v pron1) ( entregarse)abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something
2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go* * *= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.Ex. The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex. The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex. The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.Ex. A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.----* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.* abandonarse = go to + seed.* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) < lugar> to leavelas tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area
b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon2) fuerzas to desert3)a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give upabandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle
abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college
b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out2.abandonar vi (Dep)a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull outb) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat3.abandonarse v pron1) ( entregarse)abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something
2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go* * *= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.* abandonarse = go to + seed.* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.* * *abandonar [A1 ]vtA1 ( frml); ‹lugar› to leaveel público abandonó el teatro the audience left the theaterse le concedió un plazo de 48 horas para abandonar el país he was given 48 hours to leave the countrymiles de personas abandonan la capital durante el verano thousands of people leave the capital in the summerlas tropas han comenzado a abandonar el área the troops have started to pull out of o leave the areaabandonó la reunión en señal de protesta he walked out of the meeting in protest2 ‹persona›abandonó a su familia he abandoned o deserted his familylo abandonó por otro she left him for another manabandonó al bebé en la puerta del hospital she abandoned o left the baby at the entrance to the hospitalabandonar a algn A algo to abandon sb TO sthdecidió volver, abandonando al grupo a su suerte he decided to turn back, abandoning the group to its fate3 ‹coche/barco› to abandonB «fuerzas» to desertlas fuerzas lo abandonaron y cayó al suelo his strength deserted him and he fell to the floorla suerte me ha abandonado my luck has run out o deserted menunca lo abandona el buen humor he's always good-humored, his good humor never deserts himC ‹actividad/propósito› to give upabandonó los estudios she abandoned o gave up her studies¿vas a abandonar el curso cuando te falta tan poco? you're not going to drop out of o give up the course at this late stage, are you?abandonó la lucha he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggleha abandonado toda pretensión de salir elegido he has given up o abandoned any hopes he had of being electedabandonó la terapia he gave up his therapy, he stopped having therapy■ abandonarvi( Dep)1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out2 (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; (en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat, throw in the towelA(descuidarse): desde que tuvo hijos se ha abandonado since she had her children she's let herself gono te abandones y ve al médico don't neglect your health, go and see the doctorB (entregarse) abandonarse A algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself TO sthse abandonó al ocio she gave herself up to o abandoned herself to a life of leisurese abandonó al sueño he gave in to o succumbed to sleep, he let sleep overcome him, he surrendered to sleep* * *
abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
◊ abandonar los estudios to drop out of school/college
verbo intransitivo (Dep)
(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonarse a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- botar
- plantar
English:
abandon
- back away
- cast aside
- caution
- desert
- drop
- forsake
- free
- give up on
- habit
- idea
- jettison
- leave
- quit
- retire
- scrap
- stand by
- throw in
- walk out
- ditch
- give
- maroon
- stick
- vacate
- walk
* * *♦ vt1. [lugar] to leave;[barco, vehículo] to abandon;abandonó la sala tras el discurso she left the hall after the speech;abandonó su pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad she left her home town for a job in the city;abandonar el barco to abandon ship;¡abandonen el barco! abandon ship!;los cascos azules abandonarán pronto la región the UN peacekeeping troops will soon be pulling out of the region2. [persona] to leave;[hijo, animal] to abandon;abandonó a su hijo she abandoned her son;¡nunca te abandonaré! I'll never leave you!3. [estudios] to give up;[proyecto] to abandon;abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year;han amenazado con abandonar las negociaciones they have threatened to walk out of the negotiations;han amenazado con abandonar la liga they have threatened to pull out of the league;abandonar la lucha to give up the fight4. [sujeto: suerte, buen humor] to desert;lo abandonaron las fuerzas y tuvo que retirarse his strength gave out and he had to drop out;nunca la abandona su buen humor she never loses her good humour♦ vi1. [en carrera, competición] to pull out, to withdraw;[en ajedrez] to resign; [en boxeo] to throw in the towel;abandonó en el primer asalto his corner threw in the towel in the first round;una avería lo obligó a abandonar en la segunda vuelta a mechanical fault forced him to retire on the second lap2. [rendirse] to give up;no abandones ahora que estás casi al final don't give up now you've almost reached the end* * *I v/tII v/i DEP pull out* * *abandonar vt1) dejar: to abandon, to leave2) : to give up, to quitabandonaron la búsqueda: they gave up the search* * *abandonar vb2. (un sitio) to leave -
85 abastecimiento
m.1 supplying.se ha interrumpido el abastecimiento they've cut off the supplyabastecimiento de aguas water supply2 supply, catering, provision, act of providing.* * *1 supplying, provision* * *noun m.1) supply, provision2) supplying* * *SM (=acto) supplying, provision; (=servicio) supply, provision; (=víveres) provisions pl* * *masculino supply* * *= victualling, provision.Ex. The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.----* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.* * *masculino supply* * *= victualling, provision.Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.* * *supplyabastecimiento de agua water supplylas líneas de abastecimiento del ejército the army's supply lines* * *
abastecimiento sustantivo masculino
supply
abastecimiento sustantivo masculino supplying: el abastecimieto de agua se resolvió con camiones cisterna, the water supply was resolved with tankers
' abastecimiento' also found in these entries:
English:
catering
- supply
- supply ship
* * *supplying;se ha interrumpido el abastecimiento they've cut off the supplyabastecimiento de aguas water supply* * *m supply* * * -
86 administrativo
adj.administrative, executive, management, administrating.m.white-collar worker, administrator, office worker, clerk.* * *► adjetivo1 administrative► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (funcionario) official, civil servant; (de empresa, banco) office worker* * *(f. - administrativa)adj.* * *administrativo, -a1.ADJ administrative; (Com) managerial; (=del gobierno) of the government, of the administration2.SM / F (=funcionario) clerk, office worker; (=encargado) administrator, administrative officer* * *I- va adjetivo administrativeII- va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *= administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.Ex. For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.Ex. Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex. If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.Ex. There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.Ex. As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.Ex. A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.----* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.* auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.* cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* reforma administrativa = administrative reform.* registro administrativo = administrative record.* secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.* * *I- va adjetivo administrativeII- va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *= administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex: Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.* auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.* cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* reforma administrativa = administrative reform.* registro administrativo = administrative record.* secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.* * *administrativemasculine, feminineadministrative assistant ( o officer etc); (que desempeña funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *
administrativo◊ -va adjetivo
administrative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
administrative assistant (o officer etc);
( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk
administrativo,-a
I adjetivo administrative
II m,f (funcionario) official
' administrativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administrativa
- empleada
- empleado
- trámite
- secretaría
- secretario
- sumario
English:
administrative
- channel
- council
- office staff
- office worker
- assistant
- clerk
- file
- paper
* * *administrativo, -a♦ adjadministrative;personal administrativo administrative staff♦ nm,foffice worker, clerical worker* * *I adj administrativeII m, administrativa f administrative assistant* * *administrativo, -va adj: administrative* * *administrativo n office worker -
87 agarrotamiento
m.1 stiffness, tenseness.2 stiffening, garroting, stiffness, tightening.* * *1 (atadura) tightening2 (rigidez) stiffening3 (de motor) seizing up* * *SM (=apretón) tightening; [de músculos] stiffening; (Aut) seizing up* * *masculino ( de músculos) stiffness, tightness* * *= stiffness, stiffening.Ex. It's usually fairly generalised, and pain and stiffness may be felt anywhere in the body.Ex. Such protection and stiffening allows the pamphlet to stand upright on the shelves beside books on the same subject.----* agarrotamiento muscular = cramp, stiff muscle, muscle stiffness.* agarrotamiento muscular de la mano con imposibilidad de escribir = writer's cramp.* * *masculino ( de músculos) stiffness, tightness* * *= stiffness, stiffening.Ex: It's usually fairly generalised, and pain and stiffness may be felt anywhere in the body.
Ex: Such protection and stiffening allows the pamphlet to stand upright on the shelves beside books on the same subject.* agarrotamiento muscular = cramp, stiff muscle, muscle stiffness.* agarrotamiento muscular de la mano con imposibilidad de escribir = writer's cramp.* * *A1 (de músculos) stiffness, tightness2 ( Mec) seizureB (ejecución) garrotte* * *
agarrotamiento sustantivo masculino tightening, strangling
' agarrotamiento' also found in these entries:
English:
stiffness
* * *1. [rigidez] stiffness2. [de mecanismo]para evitar el agarrotamiento del mecanismo to prevent the mechanism seizing up o jamming3. [opresión] tightness4. [ejecución] garotting -
88 agudeza
f.1 keenness.2 sharpness, shrewdness (mental).3 sharpness.4 witticism (dicho ingenioso).5 witty remark, sharp remark, witty stroke, bon mot.6 shrillness.7 acuity, sharpness of the senses.* * *1 sharpness, keenness (dolor) acuteness* * *noun f.1) sharpness, acuteness2) wit, wittiness* * *SF1) [de los sentidos, de la mente] acuteness, sharpnesscon una enorme agudeza visual — with very keen o sharp vision
2) (=ingenio) wit, wittiness3) (=comentario, golpe) witticism* * *1)a) (de voz, sonido) high pitchb) ( de dolor - duradero) intensity; (- momentáneo) sharpness2) ( perspicacia) sharpness; (de sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpness3) ( comentario ingenioso) witty comment* * *= acumen, insight, penetration, acuity, witticism, quip.Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. Even writing that we reject for its shallowness, its lack of penetration, demands in the very act of rejection that we match what we know of life, and of other literature, against what this writer offers = Incluso las lecturas que rechazamos por su superficialidad, por su falta de agudeza, requieren en el acto mismo del rechazo que comparemos lo que conocemos de la vida, y de otra literatura, con lo que nos ofrece su autor.Ex. Results indicate that UK chief librarians consider acuity of political knowledge to be crucial to management.Ex. It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.Ex. His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.----* agudeza intelectual = intellectual acuity.* agudeza visual = visual acuity.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* * *1)a) (de voz, sonido) high pitchb) ( de dolor - duradero) intensity; (- momentáneo) sharpness2) ( perspicacia) sharpness; (de sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpness3) ( comentario ingenioso) witty comment* * *= acumen, insight, penetration, acuity, witticism, quip.Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex: Even writing that we reject for its shallowness, its lack of penetration, demands in the very act of rejection that we match what we know of life, and of other literature, against what this writer offers = Incluso las lecturas que rechazamos por su superficialidad, por su falta de agudeza, requieren en el acto mismo del rechazo que comparemos lo que conocemos de la vida, y de otra literatura, con lo que nos ofrece su autor.Ex: Results indicate that UK chief librarians consider acuity of political knowledge to be crucial to management.Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.* agudeza intelectual = intellectual acuity.* agudeza visual = visual acuity.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* * *A1 (de una voz, un sonido) high pitch; (irritante) shrillness2 (de un dolor — duradero) intensity; (— momentáneo) sharpnessB1 (perspicacia) sharpness2 (de la vista) keenness, sharpness; (del oído) keenness, sharpness, acuteness; (de un sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpnessC (comentario ingenioso) witticism, witty comment* * *
agudeza sustantivo femenino
1
(— momentáneo) sharpness
2 ( perspicacia) sharpness;
(de sentido, instinto) keenness, sharpness
3 ( comentario ingenioso) witty comment
agudeza sustantivo femenino
1 sharpness
2 (intensidad de un dolor) acuteness
3 fig (comentario ingenioso) witticism, witty saying
' agudeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
roma
- romo
- salida
- viveza
- ingenio
- ingenioso
English:
intellect
- one-liner
- wit
- wittiness
- witticism
* * *agudeza nf1. [de vista, olfato] keenness;agudeza visual keen-sightedness, sharp-sightedness2. [mental] sharpness, shrewdness;respondió con agudeza she replied shrewdly3. [dicho ingenioso] witticism4. [de filo, punta] sharpness5. [de sonido] high pitch* * *f2 MED intensity3 ( perspicacia) sharpness* * *agudeza nf1) : keenness, sharpness2) : shrillness3) : witticism -
89 ahorros de toda la vida
(n.) = life-time savings, life savingsEx. A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs.Ex. The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.* * *(n.) = life-time savings, life savingsEx: A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs.
Ex: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees. -
90 ahorros de toda una vida
(n.) = life savingsEx. The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.* * *(n.) = life savingsEx: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
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91 al anochecer
adv.at nightfall, at night, at dark, at dusk.* * *at nightfall, at dusk* * *= at twilight, at nightfallEx. The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.* * *= at twilight, at nightfallEx: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep. -
92 al atardecer
adv.at dusk, in the late afternoon, at twilight, at the close of the day.* * *Ex. The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.* * *Ex: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
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93 amargado
adj.embittered, bitter, sour, filled with resentment.f. & m.bitter person, sourpuss, embittered person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: amargar.* * *1→ link=amargar amargar► adjetivo1 embittered, resentful■ estar amargado,-a to feel very bitter► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 bitter person* * *(f. - amargada)adj.bitter, embittered* * *ADJ bitter, embittered* * *I- da adjetivo bitter, embitteredII- da masculino, femenino bitter o embittered person* * *= bitter, embittered, sourpuss, misery guts, sour puss.Ex. A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.Ex. The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex. It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.* * *I- da adjetivo bitter, embitteredII- da masculino, femenino bitter o embittered person* * *= bitter, embittered, sourpuss, misery guts, sour puss.Ex: A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.
Ex: The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.* * *bitter, embitteredmasculine, femininebitter o embittered person* * *
Del verbo amargar: ( conjugate amargar)
amargado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
amargado
amargar
amargado◊ -da adjetivo
bitter, embittered
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bitter o embittered person
amargar ( conjugate amargar) verbo transitivo ‹ocasión/día› to spoil;
‹ persona› to make … bitter
amargarse verbo pronominal
to become bitter;
amargado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (resentido) embittered, bitter
2 fam (aburrido, harto) fed up, annoyed: tanto papeleo me tiene amargada, I'm fed up with all this red tape
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bitter person: no le hagas caso; es un amargado, don't take any notice, he's embittered
amargar verbo transitivo
1 to make bitter
2 figurado to embitter, sour
' amargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
English:
bitter
- embittered
- jaundiced
- sour
* * *amargado, -a♦ adj[resentido] bitter;estar amargado de la vida to be bitter and twisted♦ nm,fbitter person;ser un amargado to be bitter o embittered* * *adj figbitter, embittered* * *amargado, -da adj: embittered, bitter -
94 amañar
v.1 to rig, to manipulate.2 to trick, to rig.* * *1 (falsear) to fiddle, fix; (documentos) to tamper with, doctor; (cuentas) to cook; (elecciones) to rig2 (componer) to fix, arrange1 (darse maña) to be skilful (US skillful)\amañárselas familiar to manage■ se las amaña muy bien para hacer el mínimo de trabajo he always manages to do as little work as possible* * *verb* * *1. VT1) pey (=manipular) [+ resultado] to alter, tamper with; [+ elección] to rig; [+ foto] to fake; [+ partido, jurado] to fix; [+ cuentas] to cook *; [+ excusa] to cook up2) (=hacer bien) to do skilfully, do skillfully (EEUU), do cleverly2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *amañar [A1 ]vt( fam)1 ‹elecciones› to rig; ‹partido/pelea› to fix2 ‹carnet/documento› to tamper with, doctoramañó el informe oficial he doctored o altered the official report3 ‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct■ amañarseAtb amañárselas (ingeniarse): se (las) amañó para llegar a fin de mes she somehow managed to get by until the end of the monthB ( Col) (acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *
amañar ( conjugate amañar) verbo transitivo (fam) ‹ elecciones› to rig;
‹partido/pelea› to fix;
‹carnet/documento› to tamper with;
‹ informe› to alter, doctor (pej);
‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
amañarse verbo pronominal
1 tb
2 (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
amañar verbo transitivo
1 to fix, fiddle
2 (unas elecciones, un premio) to rig
' amañar' also found in these entries:
English:
book
- cook
- doctor
- fiddle
- fix
- juggle
- fudge
- rig
* * *♦ vt1. [elecciones, resultado] to rig;[partido] to fix2. [documento] to doctor* * *v/t famrig fam ; partido fix fam* * *amañar vt: to rig, to fix, to tamper with -
95 anterior a
prep.previous to, prior to.* * *= pre, leading up toEx. The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the ' pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.Ex. The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.* * *= pre, leading up toEx: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the ' pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.
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96 antípodas
f.pl.1 antipodes, opposite sites on the earth globe.2 antipodes.* * *SFPL antipodes* * *femenino plural* * *= down under.Ex. In the article 'The BISA experience down under' the writer recounts the training and her experience as a trainee librarian in Australia.* * *femenino plural* * *las Antípodas= Antipodes, theEx: They attest a real concern for joint action of writers who are used to work in relative isolation at the Antipodes.
= down under.Ex: In the article 'The BISA experience down under' the writer recounts the training and her experience as a trainee librarian in Australia.
* * *las antípodas the antipodesestar en las antípodas de algo to be diametrically opposed to sth* * *
antípodas sustantivo femenino plural:
antípodas fpl las antípodas, the Antipodes
♦ Locuciones: su pensamiento está en las antípodas del mío, his thinking is diametrically opposite to mine
* * *antípodas nfpllas antípodas the Antipodes;estar en las antípodas de algo/alguien [ser contrario a] to be diametrically opposed to sth/sb* * *mpl antipodes -
97 apología
f.1 apology, apologia.2 eulogy, exaltation, extolment.* * *1 apology, defence (US defense)* * *noun f.* * *SF (=defensa) defence, defense (EEUU); (=elogio) eulogyuna apología del terrorismo — a statement in support o in defence of terrorism
* * *femenino apologia (frml)hizo apología del terrorismo — he made a statement (o speech etc) justifying terrorism
* * *= paean, apologia, apology.Ex. Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.Ex. The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.----* hacer apología = make + apology.* * *femenino apologia (frml)hizo apología del terrorismo — he made a statement (o speech etc) justifying terrorism
* * *= paean, apologia, apology.Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.
Ex: The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.* hacer apología = make + apology.* * *apologia ( frml)hizo apología del terrorismo he made a statement ( o speech etc) justifying o defending o supporting terrorismescribió una apología del difunto compositor he wrote a eulogy for the dead composer* * *
apología sustantivo femenino
apologia (frml);
apología sustantivo femenino apology, defence, US defense
' apología' also found in these entries:
English:
defense
* * *apología nfle acusaron de apología del terrorismo they accused him of supporting o defending terrorism2. [texto] apologia* * *f defense, Brdefence* * *apología nf: defense, apology -
98 aportar materia prima para
(v.) = provide + grist for + Posesivo + millEx. Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.* * *(v.) = provide + grist for + Posesivo + millEx: Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.
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99 apoyar + Posesivo + argumento
(v.) = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + caseEx. Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.Ex. Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.* * *(v.) = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + caseEx: Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.
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100 aprovisionamiento
m.1 supplying.2 provisioning, catering, supplying, supplying with necessary provisions.* * *1 supply, supplying, provision* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=provisiones) supply2) (=acto) purchasing, buying* * ** * *= victualling.Ex. The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.----* barco de aprovisionamiento = supply vessel.* buque de aprovisionamiento = supply vessel.* * ** * *= victualling.Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
* barco de aprovisionamiento = supply vessel.* buque de aprovisionamiento = supply vessel.* * *1 (acción) provisioning* * *supplying;problemas en el aprovisionamiento energético problems with the energy supply* * *m provisioning, supply* * *: provisions pl, supplies pl
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