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1 poco tiempo después
• a little while after• a little while afterwards• a little while later• a while later• after a while -
2 al mismo tiempo
at the same time* * *= at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the whileEx. Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.Ex. Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.Ex. An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.Ex. This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.Ex. No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.Ex. Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.Ex. He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex. The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.Ex. Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.Ex. For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.Ex. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.* * *= at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the whileEx: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.Ex: An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently.Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.Ex: Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.Ex: Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while. -
3 breve período de tiempo
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4 todo el rato
Ex. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.* * *Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
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5 todo el tiempo
= all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the whileEx. Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".Ex. It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.Ex. The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience.Ex. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.* * *= all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the whileEx: Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".
Ex: It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre.Ex: The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience.Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while. -
6 andar (muy) apurado de dinero
(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx. In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.* * *(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.
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7 andar (muy) corto de dinero
(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx. In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.* * *(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.
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8 andar (muy) escaso de dinero
(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx. In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.* * *(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.
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9 andar (muy) falto de dinero
(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx. In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.* * *(v.) = be (hard) pressed for + moneyEx: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while.
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10 convencer a Alguien
(v.) = prevail on/upon + AlguienEx. 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.* * *(v.) = prevail on/upon + AlguienEx: 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.
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11 dispensar de
v.1 to absolve from.Dispenso a Teo de culpa I absolve Teo from guilt.2 to dispense with.* * *(v.) = dispense withEx. 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.* * *(v.) = dispense withEx: 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.
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12 gratificación demorada
(n.) = delayed gratification, deferred gratificationEx. The research we have on delayed gratification tells us that differences in self-control skills are deeply rooted but also malleable.Ex. Deferred gratification was what capitalism was all about and the first industrial workers had to be taught not to quit once they'd earned enough to survive for a while.* * *(n.) = delayed gratification, deferred gratificationEx: The research we have on delayed gratification tells us that differences in self-control skills are deeply rooted but also malleable.
Ex: Deferred gratification was what capitalism was all about and the first industrial workers had to be taught not to quit once they'd earned enough to survive for a while. -
13 mover la cabeza de arriba abajo
(v.) = bobEx. The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.* * *(v.) = bobEx: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
Spanish-English dictionary > mover la cabeza de arriba abajo
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14 perder la motivación
(v.) = lose + motivationEx. Maybe, just maybe losing motivation is a way that our body tells us we need to break away for a while.* * *(v.) = lose + motivationEx: Maybe, just maybe losing motivation is a way that our body tells us we need to break away for a while.
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15 persuadir a Alguien
(v.) = prevail on/upon + AlguienEx. 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.* * *(v.) = prevail on/upon + AlguienEx: 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.
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16 que apoya moralmente
(adj.) = supportiveEx. But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.* * *(adj.) = supportiveEx: But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.
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17 soledad
f.1 loneliness.vive en completa soledad he lives in complete solitude2 solitude, loneness, isolation, loneliness.3 Soledad.* * *1 (estado) solitude2 (sentimiento) loneliness3 (lugar) lonely place* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=falta de compañía) [voluntaria] solitude; [involuntaria] loneliness, lonesomeness (EEUU)* * ** * *= loneliness, solitude.Ex. The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.Ex. Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.* * ** * *= loneliness, solitude.Ex: The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.
Ex: Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.* * *en la soledad de su cuarto in the solitude of his roombebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her lonelinesslos ancianos se quejan de la soledad elderly people complain of loneliness o of being lonelyno soporta la soledad he can't stand the solitude o he can't stand being on his own o being alonepasó los últimos años de su vida en soledad she spent the last years of her life alonese retiró a vivir a la soledad de la aldea he went to live in the solitude of the village* * *
soledad sustantivo femenino:
bebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her loneliness;
no soporta la soledad he can't stand being alone;
pasó sus últimos años en soledad she spent her last years alone
soledad sustantivo femenino
1 (tristeza, melancolía) loneliness
2 (aislamiento) solitude: le gusta pasear en soledad, he likes to walk alone
' soledad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
solitaria
- solitario
- sobrellevar
English:
loneliness
- solitude
* * *soledad nf1. [falta de compañía] solitude;vive en completa soledad he lives in complete solitude;necesito un poco de soledad I need to be alone for a while;se dedicó a escribir en la soledad del exilio he started writing in the solitude of exile2. [melancolía] loneliness;enfermó de soledad she grew sick with loneliness* * *f solitude, loneliness* * *soledad nf: loneliness, solitude* * *soledad n1. (sentimiento) loneliness2. (estado) solitude -
18 ¡corta el rollo!
¡corta el rollo!knock it off!* * *Ex. Last week's statement should be seen as the last word and a signal for the industry to put a sock in it for a while.* * *= put a sock in it!Ex: Last week's statement should be seen as the last word and a signal for the industry to put a sock in it for a while.
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19 al cabo de un rato
• after a little while• after a while -
20 después de un rato
• after a little while• after a while
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