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1 paga indebida
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2 pago de lo indebido
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3 pago indebido
• wrongful death• wrongful payment• wrongful termination -
4 pago por error
• wrongful death• wrongful payment• wrongful termination -
5 rehuso de pago indebido
• wrongful act• wrongful dishonor• wrongful paymentDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > rehuso de pago indebido
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6 muerte por negligencia de otro
• wrongful• wrongful dishonorDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > muerte por negligencia de otro
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7 terminación no legal de contrato
• wrongful dishonor• wrongfullyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > terminación no legal de contrato
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8 despido
m.1 dismissal.despido forzoso compulsory redundancydespido improcedente wrongful dismissal; (por incumplimiento de contrato) unfair dismissal (por ir contra el derecho laboral)2 layoff, dismissal, discharge, removal from office.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: despedir.* * *1 dismissal, sacking\despido improcedente wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal* * *noun m.* * *SM1) dismissal, sacking *despido arbitrario — wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal
despido improcedente — wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal
despido injustificado, despido injusto — wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal
2) (=pago) severance pay, redundancy payment* * *masculino dismissal; ( por falta de trabajo) redundancy, layoff (AmE)* * *= dismissal, redundancy, discharge, layoff, termination, firing, sacking, job cut.Ex. In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.Ex. Employers have often made 'no redundancy' agreements with unions implying that reductions have been arbitrary in their effect.Ex. A union contract usually spells out policies and procedures and workers' rights with respect to discharge.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. No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.Ex. Librarians tend to be sued most frequently in actions involving personnel decisions (hiring, disciplining and firing employees).Ex. Helen Clark is refusing to say how big a cabinet reshuffle will be in the wake of David Benson's sacking.Ex. Microsoft has just announced 1400 job cuts to reduce costs.----* compensación por despido = redundancy payment, severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, severance scheme, redundancy pay.* despido improcedente = wrongful dismissal.* indemnización por despido = severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, severance scheme, redundancy pay.* * *masculino dismissal; ( por falta de trabajo) redundancy, layoff (AmE)* * *= dismissal, redundancy, discharge, layoff, termination, firing, sacking, job cut.Ex: In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.
Ex: Employers have often made 'no redundancy' agreements with unions implying that reductions have been arbitrary in their effect.Ex: A union contract usually spells out policies and procedures and workers' rights with respect to discharge.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: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.Ex: Librarians tend to be sued most frequently in actions involving personnel decisions (hiring, disciplining and firing employees).Ex: Helen Clark is refusing to say how big a cabinet reshuffle will be in the wake of David Benson's sacking.Ex: Microsoft has just announced 1400 job cuts to reduce costs.* compensación por despido = redundancy payment, severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, severance scheme, redundancy pay.* despido improcedente = wrongful dismissal.* indemnización por despido = severance compensation, severance pay, golden handshake, severance scheme, redundancy pay.* * *dismissal; (por falta de trabajo) redundancy, layoff ( AmE)Compuestos:mass dismissal● despido improcedente or indebido or injustificadounfair o wrongful dismissal* * *
Del verbo despedir: ( conjugate despedir)
despido es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
despedir
despido
despedir ( conjugate despedir) verbo transitivo
1 ( decir adiós):
2 ( del trabajo) to dismiss, fire (colloq);
( por reducción de personal) to lay off
3 ‹ olor› to give off;
‹humo/vapor› to emit, give off;
el conductor salió despedido del asiento the driver was thrown out of his seat
despedirse verbo pronominal ( decir adiós) to say goodbye;
despidose de algn to say goodbye to sb
despido sustantivo masculino
dismissal;
( por falta de trabajo) redundancy, layoff
despedir verbo transitivo
1 (a un empleado) to sack, fire
2 (a alguien que se va) to see off
3 to say goodbye to
4 (aroma, humo, etc) to give off
despido sustantivo masculino dismissal, sacking
' despido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oler
- cesantía
- desahuciar
- indemnización
- indemnizar
- injustificado
- liquidación
English:
by-product
- dismissal
- gross
- notice
- push
- redundancy
- redundancy pay
- removal
- sack
- sacking
- severance
- unfair dismissal
- result
* * *♦ nm1. [expulsión] dismissal;su falta de disciplina precipitó su despido his lack of discipline led to his dismissal o sacking;la reestructuración de la empresa significó docenas de despidos the restructuring of the company meant dozens of lay-offsdespido colectivo mass lay-off o Br redundancy;despido improcedente [por incumplimiento de contrato] wrongful dismissal;[por ir contra el derecho laboral] unfair o illegal dismissal;despido inmediato summary dismissal;despido libre dismissal without compensation;2. [indemnización] redundancy money, US severance payment* * *m1 dismissal2 ( indemnización) severance pay* * *despido nm: dismissal, layoff* * *despido n redundancy [pl. redundancies] -
9 improcedente
adj.1 inappropriate (inoportuno).2 inadmissible (law).3 unsuitable, improper, not right, inappropriate.* * *► adjetivo1 inappropriate2 DERECHO inadmissible* * *ADJ1) (=inadecuado) unsuitable, inappropriate2) (Jur) inadmissible* * *adjetivo (frml)a) <demanda/reclamación> inadmissibleb) < conducta> improper, unseemly* * *= wrongful.Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.----* despido improcedente = wrongful dismissal.* ser improcedente = be out of order.* * *adjetivo (frml)a) <demanda/reclamación> inadmissibleb) < conducta> improper, unseemly* * *= wrongful.Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
* despido improcedente = wrongful dismissal.* ser improcedente = be out of order.* * *( frml)1 ‹demanda/reclamación/recurso› inadmissibledespido improcedente unfair dismissal2 ‹conducta› improper, inadmissiblesería improcedente plantearlo en la asamblea sin consultarlo antes it would be improper o inappropriate o wrong to raise it at the meeting without consulting him first* * *
improcedente adjetivo
1 inappropriate, unsuitable
2 Jur inadmissible
' improcedente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impertinente
- indebida
- indebido
English:
unfair dismissal
- unfair
* * *improcedente adj1. [inoportuno] inappropriatedespido improcedente wrongful dismissal* * *adj improper* * *improcedente adj1) : inadmissible2) : inappropriate, improper -
10 indebido
adj.undue, illegal, unlawful.* * *► adjetivo■ el uso indebido de hábitos religiosos es castigado por la ley unlawful wearing of religious habits is punishable by law* * *(f. - indebida)adj.undue, improper* * *ADJ (=injustificado) undue; (=incorrecto) improper; (=injusto) illegal, wrongful* * *- da adjetivoa) ( impropio)b) ( ilegal) wrongfulc) <acusación/multa> unjust* * *= undue.Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.----* apropiación indebida = misappropriation, embezzlement.* multa por aparcamiento indebido = parking ticket.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* uso indebido = misuse.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( impropio)b) ( ilegal) wrongfulc) <acusación/multa> unjust* * *= undue.Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
* apropiación indebida = misappropriation, embezzlement.* multa por aparcamiento indebido = parking ticket.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* uso indebido = misuse.* * *indebido -da1 (incorrecto) improperel uso indebido de una medicina/palabra the improper use of a medicine/word2 (injustificado) wrongfulel uso indebido de los fondos del club improper o wrongful use of club fundsel uso indebido de la canción en un anuncio use of the song in a commercial without permission[ S ] prohibido el uso indebido bajo multa de 30 euros penalty for improper use: 30 euros3 ‹acusación/multa› unjust* * *
indebido,-a adjetivo
1 (improcedente) improper, wrong
2 Jur unlawful, illegal
' indebido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indebida
English:
parking offence
- parking ticket
- undue
- improper
- parking
* * *indebido, -a adj1. [ilegal] unlawful, wrongful;fue acusado de uso indebido de fondos he was accused of unlawful o improper use of funds2. [incorrecto] improper;el uso indebido de medicamentos the improper use of medicines* * *adj unjustified* * *indebido, -da adj: improper, undue♦ indebidamente adv -
11 despido improcedente
m.unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal.* * *wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal* * *(n.) = wrongful dismissalEx. He then attempted to take his employers to an industrial tribunal for wrongful dismissal.* * *(n.) = wrongful dismissalEx: He then attempted to take his employers to an industrial tribunal for wrongful dismissal.
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12 injusto
adj.unjust, unfair, tyrannous, inequitable.* * *► adjetivo1 unfair, unjust\ser injusto,-a con alguien to do somebody an injustice* * *(f. - injusta)adj.unfair, unjust* * *ADJ [castigo, crítica] unjust, unfair; [detención] wrongful; [despido, norma, persona, reparto] unfair* * *- ta adjetivo unfairser injusto con alguien — to be unfair to o on somebody
* * *= unfair, invidious, inequitable, unjust, wrongful.Ex. For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex. Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.Ex. At about nine or ten, children are especially sensitive to the heroic virtue of justice and are beginning to notice why people are tempted to be unjust.Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.----* proceder injusto = unfair practice.* totalmente injusto = grossly unfair.* * *- ta adjetivo unfairser injusto con alguien — to be unfair to o on somebody
* * *= unfair, invidious, inequitable, unjust, wrongful.Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex: Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.Ex: At about nine or ten, children are especially sensitive to the heroic virtue of justice and are beginning to notice why people are tempted to be unjust.Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.* proceder injusto = unfair practice.* totalmente injusto = grossly unfair.* * *injusto -ta‹persona› unfair; ‹castigo/crítica› unjust, unfair; ‹norma/impuesto› unfairla decisión fue totalmente injusta the decision was totally unjust o unfairser injusto CON algn to be unfair TO o ON sbes injusto que tenga que estar en casa a las diez it's not fair o it's unfair that I have to be home by ten* * *
injusto◊ -ta adjetivo
unfair;
ser injusto con algn to be unfair to o on sb
injusto,-a adjetivo unjust, unfair
' injusto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desleal
- injusta
- injusticia
English:
cheap
- injustice
- invidious
- raw
- rough
- section
- unfair
- unfairly
- unjust
- wrong
- wrongful
* * *injusto, -a adj[persona] unfair, unjust; [castigo, ley] unjust, unfair;vivimos en un mundo injusto we live in an unjust world;fue muy injusto con nosotros he was very unfair to us;es injusto que siempre me echen la culpa a mí it's not fair that they always blame me* * *adj unjust* * *injusto, -ta adj: unfair, unjust♦ injustamente adv* * *injusto adj unfair -
13 acto ilícito
(n.) = wrongful actEx. To have the reputation 'of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.* * *(n.) = wrongful actEx: To have the reputation 'of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.
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14 ilegal
adj.illegal.* * *► adjetivo1 illegal* * *adj.* * *ADJ illegal, unlawful* * *adjetivo <venta/comercio> illegal, unlawful; <inmigrante/huelga> illegal* * *= illicit, pirated, illegal, bootleg, back-street, piratical, wrongful, unlicensed, fly-by-night, against the law.Ex. The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.Ex. Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.Ex. The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).Ex. Sometimes described as a ' bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.Ex. Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to ' back-street' abortionists.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.Ex. Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex. Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.----* bebida alcohólica ilegal = moonshine.* caza ilegal = poaching.* declarar ilegal = outlaw.* destilería ilegal = moonshine still.* droga ilegal = illicit drug.* entrada ilegal = trespassing.* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.* inmigración ilegal = illegal immigration.* inmigrante ilegal = illegal alien.* ocupación ilegal = squat, squatting.* prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.* reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.* ser ilegal = be against the law.* sustancia ilegal = illegal substance.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.* * *adjetivo <venta/comercio> illegal, unlawful; <inmigrante/huelga> illegal* * *= illicit, pirated, illegal, bootleg, back-street, piratical, wrongful, unlicensed, fly-by-night, against the law.Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.Ex: The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).Ex: Sometimes described as a ' bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.Ex: Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to ' back-street' abortionists.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.Ex: Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.* bebida alcohólica ilegal = moonshine.* caza ilegal = poaching.* declarar ilegal = outlaw.* destilería ilegal = moonshine still.* droga ilegal = illicit drug.* entrada ilegal = trespassing.* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.* inmigración ilegal = illegal immigration.* inmigrante ilegal = illegal alien.* ocupación ilegal = squat, squatting.* prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.* reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.* ser ilegal = be against the law.* sustancia ilegal = illegal substance.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.* * *‹venta/comercio› illegal, unlawful; ‹inmigrante› illegal; ‹huelga› illegalfunciona de manera ilegal it operates illegallyla importación de ese tipo de artículo es ilegal it is illegal o against the law to import that type of article* * *
ilegal adjetivo
illegal;
ilegal adjetivo illegal
' ilegal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compinche
- desaguisado
- enredar
- importación
- ocupante
- pirata
- tapadera
- falluca
- furtivo
English:
against
- illegal
- insider dealing
- insider trading
- law
- lawful
- squatter
- squatting
- stranglehold
- tapping
- tighten up
- unlawful
- wetback
- outlaw
* * *♦ adjillegal;de forma ilegal illegally♦ nmf[inmigrante] illegal immigrant, US illegal; [trabajador] illegal worker, US illegal* * *adj illegal* * *ilegal adj: illegal, unlawful♦ ilegalmente adv* * *ilegal adj illegal -
15 injustificado
adj.unexcused, unwarranted, unjustified.* * *► adjetivo1 unjustified* * *ADJ unjustified* * *- da adjetivo unwarranted, unjustified* * *= unwarranted, unjustified, uncalled-for, wrongful, ill-justified, gratuitous.Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.Ex. Many citation analyses draw conclusions unjustified by the evidence, which could mislead unwary librarians.Ex. Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance.Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.Ex. Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.Ex. However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.* * *- da adjetivo unwarranted, unjustified* * *= unwarranted, unjustified, uncalled-for, wrongful, ill-justified, gratuitous.Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
Ex: Many citation analyses draw conclusions unjustified by the evidence, which could mislead unwary librarians.Ex: Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance.Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.Ex: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.* * *injustificado -daunwarranted, unjustifieddespido injustificado unfair dismissal* * *
injustificado◊ -da adjetivo
unwarranted, unjustified;
despido injustificado unfair dismissal
injustificado,-a adjetivo unjustified
' injustificado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
injustificada
English:
gratuitous
- unwarranted
- unfair
- unjustified
* * *injustificado, -a adjunjustified* * *adj unjustified* * *injustificado, -da adj: unjustified, unwarranted -
16 acto
m.1 act.no es responsable de sus actos he's not responsible for his actionshacer acto de presencia to show one's faceacto de fe act of faithacto reflejo reflex actionacto sexual sexual act2 ceremony (ceremonia).actos culturales cultural eventsacto electoral election rally3 act (Teatro).* * *1 act, action2 (ceremonia) ceremony, meeting, public function3 TEATRO act4 RELIGIÓN Act\acto seguido immediately afterwardsen acto de servicio in actionen el acto at onceacto de fe act of faithacto reflejo reflex actionacto sexual sexual intercourseActos de los Apóstoles Acts of the Apostles* * *noun m.act, deed* * *SM1) (=acción) act, actionel acto de escribir es un tipo de terapia — the act o action of writing is a kind of therapy
la atraparon en el acto de falsificar la firma — they caught her in the act of forging the signature
hacer acto de presencia — (=asistir) to attend, be present; (=aparecer) to appear; (=dejarse ver brevemente) put in an appearance
el acto sexual — the sexual o sex act
2) (=ceremonia)3) (Teat) act4)en el acto — (=inmediatamente) there and then
la ingresaron y la operaron en el acto — she was admitted and operated on there and then o on the spot
5)acto seguido, acto continuo — frm immediately after(wards)
* * *1)a) ( acción) actb) (en locs)en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly; lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot; acudieron en el acto they arrived immediately; fotocopias en el acto — photocopies while you wait
2) ( ceremonia)los actos conmemorativos de... — the celebrations to commemorate...
3) (Teatr) act* * *= act, event, deed.Ex. The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.----* acto barbárico = barbaric act.* acto comunicativo = communication act.* acto de cobardía = act of cowardice.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* acto de fé = act of faith.* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.* acto de piratería = piracy.* acto de publicar = publication.* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.* acto espontáneo de = random act of.* acto extraño = weirdness.* acto ilícito = wrongful act.* acto irracional = irrational act.* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.* acto racional = rational act.* acto raro = weirdness.* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].* acto sexual = sexual act.* actos heróicos = heroics.* acto social = networking event.* acto terrorista = act of terror.* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.* organizar un acto = hold + event.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* presidir un acto = preside over + act.* realizar un acto = commit + act.* * *1)a) ( acción) actb) (en locs)en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly; lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot; acudieron en el acto they arrived immediately; fotocopias en el acto — photocopies while you wait
2) ( ceremonia)los actos conmemorativos de... — the celebrations to commemorate...
3) (Teatr) act* * *= act, event, deed.Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.* acto barbárico = barbaric act.* acto comunicativo = communication act.* acto de cobardía = act of cowardice.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* acto de fé = act of faith.* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.* acto de piratería = piracy.* acto de publicar = publication.* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.* acto espontáneo de = random act of.* acto extraño = weirdness.* acto ilícito = wrongful act.* acto irracional = irrational act.* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.* acto racional = rational act.* acto raro = weirdness.* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].* acto sexual = sexual act.* actos heróicos = heroics.* acto social = networking event.* acto terrorista = act of terror.* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.* organizar un acto = hold + event.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* presidir un acto = preside over + act.* realizar un acto = commit + act.* * *A1 (acción) act2 ( en locs):acto seguido immediately after, immediately afterward(s)en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantlyme cambiaron la rueda en el acto they changed my wheel there and then o then and therelos bomberos acudieron en el acto the firefighters arrived immediately[ S ] llaves/fotocopias en el acto keys cut/photocopies while you waitCompuestos:act of war( frml):el acto carnal the sexual act ( frml)act of contritionact of atonementact of faithact of warhacer acto de precencia to put in an appearancemorir en acto de servicio «soldado» to die on active service;«policía/bombero» to die in the course of one's dutyFreudian sliplegally binding actpublic engagementreligious servicereflex actionsexual act ( frml)durante el acto sexual during sexual intercourse o the sexual actB(ceremonia): acto inaugural/de clausura opening/closing ceremonylos actos conmemorativos de … the celebrations to commemorate …asiste a todos los actos oficiales he attends all official functionsC ( Teatr) actuna comedia en tres actos a comedy in three acts* * *
acto sustantivo masculino
1
[policía/bombero] to die in the course of one's duty;◊ acto sexual sexual act (frml)b) ( en locs)
en el acto ‹ morir› instantly;
‹ acudir› immediately;
2
b) (Teatr) act
acto sustantivo masculino
1 act, action: es un acto impropio de su carácter, the behaviour is out of character for him
acto reflejo, reflex action
acto sexual, sexual intercourse
2 (evento público) ceremony: el acto de inauguración fue muy aburrido, the opening ceremony was really boring
3 Teat act
♦ Locuciones: hacer acto de presencia, to put in an appearance
acto seguido, immediately afterwards
Mil en acto de servicio, in action
en el acto, at once: vinieron en el acto, they came immediately
"se reparan zapatos en el acto", "shoes repaired while you wait"
' acto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acción
- alevosa
- alevoso
- amarre
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- deplorable
- desarrollo
- deslucir
- escena
- fastos
- impresión
- presencia
- responder
- robar
- seca
- seco
- sumisión
- vandalismo
- abrir
- amor
- asistir
- atrocidad
- barbaridad
- cerrar
- cívico
- clausurar
- comienzo
- cultural
- desarrollar
- descortesía
- disparatado
- duración
- emotivo
- entierro
- estupidez
- extravagancia
- gamberrada
- hecho
- homenaje
- injusticia
- introducir
- lícito
- ligereza
- majadería
- maldad
- necedad
- obra
- patrocinador
- patrocinar
English:
act
- afterwards
- appearance
- benefit
- deed
- do
- formal
- function
- ill-considered
- impure
- impurity
- mindless
- mount
- on
- opening
- outright
- presence
- proceedings
- reception
- restoration
- roll call
- sober
- spot
- state
- stay away
- then
- action
- defiance
- intercourse
- most
- there
* * *♦ nm1. [acción] act;no es responsable de sus actos she's not responsible for her actions;lo acusaron de cometer actos terroristas he was charged with committing acts of terrorism;lo cazaron en el acto de huir con el dinero they caught him just as he was making off with the moneyacto de conciliación = formal attempt to reach an out-of-court settlement;acto de fe act of faith;Ling acto de habla speech act; Ling acto ilocutivo illocution, illocutionary act; Ling acto perlocutivo perlocution, perlocutionary act;acto de presencia: [m5] hacer acto de presencia to attend;acto reflejo reflex action;[policía] he was killed in the course of his duty;acto sexual sexual act;acto de solidaridad show of solidarity2. [ceremonia] ceremony;un acto conmemorativo del Día de la Independencia an Independence Day celebration, an event to mark Independence Day;es responsable de la organización de actos culturales she is responsible for organizing cultural events;asistió a todos los actos electorales de su partido he attended all his party's election rallies;su último acto oficial fue la inauguración de un hospital her last official engagement was the opening of a hospital3. Teatro act;una comedia en dos actos a comedy in two acts♦ acto seguido loc advimmediately after♦ en el acto loc advon the spot, there and then;reparaciones en el acto repairs done while you wait;murió en el acto she died instantly* * *m1 TEA act2 ( ceremonia) ceremony3 ( acción):acto violento act of violence;en acto de servicio on active service;hacer acto de presencia put in an appearance4:acto seguido immediately afterward(s);en el acto instantly, there and then* * *acto nm1) acción: act, deed2) : act (in a play)3)el acto sexual : sexual intercourse4)en el acto : right away, on the spot5)acto seguido : immediately after* * *acto n1. (en general) act -
17 aflojar
v.1 to reduce.2 to fork out (informal) (money).3 to abate, to die down.4 to ease off.5 to loosen, to let down, to let loose, to loose hold of.Elsa aflojó sus cuerdas Elsa loosened his ropes.El relajamiento afloja los músculos Relaxation loosens the muscles.6 to relax, to slack, to ease away, to ease.El descanso afloja la tensión Rest relaxes stress.7 to relent, to yield, to placate.Le aflojó el dolor His pain relented=Her pain yielded.8 to let up, to lose one's courage, to lose impulse.9 to lose hold.Ricardo aflojó y cayó Richard lost hold and fell.10 to ante up.* * *1 (soltar) to loosen2 figurado (esfuerzo) to relax1 (disminuir) to let up1 to come loose\aflojar la mosca familiar to fork out, cough up* * *verbto loosen, slacken* * *1. VT1) (=dejar suelto) [+ corbata, cinturón, nudo] to loosen; [+ tuerca, rosca] to slacken, loosen; [+ disciplina, restricción, política, presión] to relax2) (=relajar) [+ cuerda] to slacken; [+ músculo] to relax3) (=ralentizar)caminamos sin aflojar el paso o la marcha o el ritmo — we walked without slackening our pace o without slowing down
4) * [+ vientre] to loosen5) * [+ dinero] to fork out *, cough up *2. VI1) (Meteo) [viento] to drop; [lluvia] to ease off; [calor] to let up2) [fiebre] to subside; [tensión] to ease, subside3) [ventas] to tail offel negocio afloja en agosto — business slows down o eases up in August
4) [al andar, correr, competir] to ease up, let upno aflojó hasta conseguir la victoria — he did not ease up o let up until he won
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cinturón/tornillo> to loosen; <cuerda/riendas> to slacken; <presión/tensión> to ease; <marcha/paso> to slow down2) (fam) < dinero> to hand over3) (AmL) < motor> to run in2.aflojar vi2) ( ceder) to budge, give way3.aflojarse v pron1)a) (refl) < cinturón> to loosenb) tornillo/tuerca to come o work loose2) (Méx) estómago* * *= loosen, slacken, remit, dish out.Ex. Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex. Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.----* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.* aflojarse = come + unstuck, come + loose.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cinturón/tornillo> to loosen; <cuerda/riendas> to slacken; <presión/tensión> to ease; <marcha/paso> to slow down2) (fam) < dinero> to hand over3) (AmL) < motor> to run in2.aflojar vi2) ( ceder) to budge, give way3.aflojarse v pron1)a) (refl) < cinturón> to loosenb) tornillo/tuerca to come o work loose2) (Méx) estómago* * *= loosen, slacken, remit, dish out.Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.
Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.* aflojar guita = shell out + money, shell out.* aflojar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* aflojar la marcha = slow down, slow up.* aflojarse = come + unstuck, come + loose.* * *aflojar [A1 ]vtA ‹cinturón/nudo/tornillo› to loosen; ‹cuerda› to slacken (off); ‹puño/mandíbula› to unclenchla cuerda está muy tensa, aflójala the rope's very tight, let out some slackafloja la tensión nerviosa it eases nervous tensionsin aflojar la marcha or el paso without slowing downB ( fam); ‹dinero› to hand overno aflojó ni un centavo para la colecta he didn't part with o give a penny o ( AmE) a cent for the collectionC ( AmL) ‹motor› to run in■ aflojarviA «tormenta» to ease off; «fiebre/viento» to drop, easemañana aflojará el calor the temperature will drop o ease tomorrowB (ceder) to budge, give waydiles que no y no les aflojes por más que insistan say no and don't give in to them no matter how much they insist¡aflójale al acelerador! ease up on the acceleratoraflójale un poco al pobre chico ease up on the poor boy a little, don't be so hard on the poor boyA1 ( refl) ‹cinturón› to loosen2 «tornillo/tuerca» to come o work looseB* * *
aflojar ( conjugate aflojar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹cinturón/tornillo› to loosen;
‹cuerda/riendas› to slacken;
‹presión/tensión› to ease;
‹marcha/paso› to slow
2 (fam) ‹ dinero› to hand over
3 (AmL) ‹ motor› to run in
verbo intransitivo [ tormenta] to ease off;
[fiebre/viento] to drop;
[ calor] to let up;
[tensión/presión] to ease off
aflojarse verbo pronominal
b) [tornillo/tuerca] to come o work loose
aflojar
I verbo transitivo
1 to loosen
2 fam (soltar, dar): afloja la pasta, que eres un rácano, pay up, you mean devil
II vi (perder fuerza) to weaken, grow weak
' aflojar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosca
- rienda
- soltar
English:
fork out
- let up
- loosen
- slacken
- slow
- cough
- ease
* * *♦ vt1. [presión, tensión] to reduce;[cinturón, corbata, tornillo] to loosen; [cuerda] to slacken;aflojar el ritmo to slow down, to slacken one's paceaflojar las riendas to ease uppor fin aflojó los 100 pesos que me debía he finally coughed up the 100 pesos he owed me3. CompRP Famaflojar la lengua to let the cat out of the bag♦ vi1. [disminuir] to abate, to die down;por fin aflojó el viento finally the wind died down2. [ceder] to ease off;el corredor aflojó en la última vuelta the runner eased off on the final lapaflojá stop it!* * *I v/t2 famdinero hand over3:aflojar el paso slow down* * *aflojar vt1) : to loosen, to slackenaflojar vi: to slacken, to ease up* * *aflojar vb to loosen -
18 apoquinar
v.1 to fork out (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 to ante up, to chip in.* * *1 familiar to cough up, fork out* * *= cough up + money, shell out, dish out, cough up + cash.Ex. And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.Ex. Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.Ex. Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.----* apoquinar dinero = shell out + money, fork over + money.* * *= cough up + money, shell out, dish out, cough up + cash.Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.Ex: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.* apoquinar dinero = shell out + money, fork over + money.* * *apoquinar [A1 ]via ver si consigues que apoquine see if you can get him to part with the money o to cough up ( colloq)■ apoquinarvt* * *♦ vtto fork out, to cough up♦ vito cough up* * *v/t & v/i famcough up fam -
19 de buena fama
Ex. To have the reputation ' of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.* * *Ex: To have the reputation ' of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.
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20 de buena reputación
Ex. To have the reputation ' of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.* * *Ex: To have the reputation ' of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.
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