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informed

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1 Generalidades

f.pl.

general outlines.

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generalidades

► nombre femenino plural

1 (nociones) basic knowledge sing

■ no está muy informado de este tema, sólo sabe generalidades he's not well informed on the subject, his knowledge is very general

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(n.) = Generalities, generalia class

Ex. With the exception of 0 Generalities, which in this scheme does not represent a unified discipline, and 4, Linguistics, the other primary divisions show this broad correlation.

Ex. In practice the generalia class, as we shall see, is also used as a rag-bag for miscellaneous items that will not fit anywhere else.

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(n.) = Generalities, generalia class

Ex: With the exception of 0 Generalities, which in this scheme does not represent a unified discipline, and 4, Linguistics, the other primary divisions show this broad correlation.

Ex: In practice the generalia class, as we shall see, is also used as a rag-bag for miscellaneous items that will not fit anywhere else.

Spanish-English dictionary > Generalidades
2 actualizar

v.

1 to update.

El sistema actualiza los datos The system updates the information.

2 to inform with the latest news, to keep posted, to keep informed, to bring up to date.

Ricardo actualiza a María Richard informs Mary with the latest news.

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actualizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner al día) to bring up to date, update

2 (filosofía) to actualize

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verb

1) to update, to bring up to date

2) upgrade

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1.

VT (=poner al día) to bring up to date, update; (Inform) to update; (Contabilidad) to discount

2.

See:

actualizarse

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verbo transitivo <salarios/pensiones/legislación> to bring... up to date; <información/manual> to update

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= bring + Nombre + up to date, contemporize, refresh, update [up-date], upgrade, revamp.

Ex. While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.

Ex. There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.

Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.

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* actualizar los conocimientos = upgrade + Posesivo + skills.

* actualizarse = change with + the times, move with + the times.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

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verbo transitivo <salarios/pensiones/legislación> to bring... up to date; <información/manual> to update

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= bring + Nombre + up to date, contemporize, refresh, update [up-date], upgrade, revamp.

Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.

Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.

Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.

Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.

* actualizar los conocimientos = upgrade + Posesivo + skills.

* actualizarse = change with + the times, move with + the times.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

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actualizar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹salarios/pensiones/legislación› to bring … up to date; ( Inf) ‹software› to upgrade

2 ( Fil, Ling) to realize

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actualizar ( conjugate actualizar) verbo transitivo ‹salarios/pensiones/legislación› to bring … up to date;
‹información/manual› to update;
(Inf) ‹ software› to upgrade
actualizar verbo transitivo to update, bring up to date: tienes que actualizar tu ordenador, you've got to update your computer
' actualizar' also found in these entries:
English:
retool
- retrofit
- update

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actualizar vt

1. [información, datos] to update

2. [tecnología, industria] to modernize

3. Informát [software, hardware] to upgrade

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actualizar

v/t bring up to date, update

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actualizar {21} vt

: to modernize, to bring up to date

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actualizar vb to update

Spanish-English dictionary > actualizar
3 actuar de mediador

(v.) = mediate

Ex. School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.

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(v.) = mediate

Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.

Spanish-English dictionary > actuar de mediador
4 aducir

v.

1 to give, to furnish (motivo, pretexto).

“estaba muy cansado”, adujo “I was very tired,” he explained

2 to allege, to present, to adduce, to claim.

El ladrón alegó su inocencia The thief alleged his innocence.

3 to allege to, to adduce to, to claim to, to maintain to.

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aducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 to adduce, allege

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VT (=alegar) to adduce, offer as proof; [+ prueba] to provide, furnish

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verbo transitivo <razones/argumentos> to put forward, adduce (frml); < pruebas> to provide, furnish

adujo no haber sido informado — he claimed that he had not been informed

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= put forth, submit, adduce.

Ex. Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

Ex. I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.

Ex. Sceptics might adduce this as another example of the unreliability of PMEST as a basis of analysis.

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* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* aducir razones = provide + reasons.

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verbo transitivo <razones/argumentos> to put forward, adduce (frml); < pruebas> to provide, furnish

adujo no haber sido informado — he claimed that he had not been informed

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= put forth, submit, adduce.

Ex: Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.

Ex: Sceptics might adduce this as another example of the unreliability of PMEST as a basis of analysis.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* aducir razones = provide + reasons.

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aducir [I6 ]

vt

‹razones› to give, put forward, adduce ( frml); ‹argumentos› to put forward, adduce ( frml); ‹pruebas› to provide, furnish

adujo no haber sido informado del cambio de fechas he claimed that he had not been informed of the change of dates

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aducir verbo transitivo to adduce, allege
' aducir' also found in these entries:
English:
charge

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aducir vt
[motivo, pretexto] to give, to furnish;
adujo insolvencia para evitar pagar a sus acreedores he claimed insolvency to avoid paying his creditors;

“estaba muy cansado”, adujo “I was very tired,” he explained

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aducir

v/t

1 razones, argumentos give, put forward

2 ( alegar) claim

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aducir {61} vt

: to adduce, to offer as proof

Spanish-English dictionary > aducir
5 afectuoso

adj.

affectionate, cordial, friendly, kind.

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afectuoso

► adjetivo

1 affectionate

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(f. - afectuosa)

adj.

affectionate

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ADJ affectionate

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- sa adjetivo < persona> affectionate

recibe un afectuoso saludo — (Corresp) with warm o kind regards

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= affectionate, fond, caring, loving.

Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

Ex. The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.

Ex. Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.

Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.

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* abrazo afectuoso = warm hug.

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- sa adjetivo < persona> affectionate

recibe un afectuoso saludo — (Corresp) with warm o kind regards

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= affectionate, fond, caring, loving.

Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

Ex: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.

Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.

Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.

* abrazo afectuoso = warm hug.

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afectuoso -sa

adjective

‹persona› affectionate

recibe un afectuoso saludo ( Corresp) with warm o kind regards

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afectuoso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ persona› affectionate;

recibe un afectuoso saludo (Corresp) with warm o kind regards
afectuoso,-a adjetivo affectionate

' afectuoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectuosa
- tierna
- tierno
English:
greeting
- warm-hearted
- warm

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afectuoso, -a adj

affectionate, loving

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afectuoso

adj affectionate

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afectuoso, -sa adj

cariñoso: affectionate, caring

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afectuoso adj affectionate

Spanish-English dictionary > afectuoso
6 al corriente

adj.

up-to-date, well-informed, in the picture, posted.

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al corriente

(actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

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= in step, au courant, paid-up, in good standing

Ex. There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).

Ex. The sources which one can use to stay ' au courant' as a reader's advisor are discussed in a later chapter.

Ex. Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

Ex. Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

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= in step, au courant, paid-up, in good standing

Ex: There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).

Ex: The sources which one can use to stay ' au courant' as a reader's advisor are discussed in a later chapter.

Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

Spanish-English dictionary > al corriente
7 alcohol

m.

1 alcohol.

alcohol desinfectante surgical spirit

alcohol etílico (chemistry) ethyl alcohol

alcohol de quemar methylated spirits

2 rubbing alcohol.

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alcohol

► nombre masculino

1 (sustancia) alcohol

2 (bebida) alcohol, spirits plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

alcohol desnaturalizado/metílico/de quemar methylated spirits, methylated spirit

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noun m.

alcohol

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SM alcohol

lámpara de alcohol — spirit lamp

alcohol absoluto — absolute alcohol, pure alcohol

alcohol de quemar, alcohol desnaturalizado, alcohol metílico — methylated spirit

alcohol vínico — vinic alcohol

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masculino

1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tb

alcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)

- alcohol desnaturalizado or de quemar

- alcohol etílico/metílico

2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink

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= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].

Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.

Ex. A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.

Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.

Ex. During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.

Ex. Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.

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* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.

* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.

* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.

* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.

* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.

* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.

* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.

* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.

* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.

* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.

* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.

* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.

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masculino

1) (Quím) alcohol; (Farm) tb

alcohol de 90 (grados) — rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)

- alcohol desnaturalizado or de quemar

- alcohol etílico/metílico

2) ( bebida) alcohol, drink

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= alcohol, spirit, booze, liquor, alchy [alchie].

Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.

Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.

Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.

Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.

Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.

* abuso del alcohol = alcohol abuse.

* alcohol de madera = wood alcohol.

* alcohol metílico = wood alcohol, methyl alcohol.

* alcohol polivinílico = polyvinyl alcohol.

* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.

* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.

* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.

* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.

* índice de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.

* industria del alcohol, la = alcohol industry, the.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* relacionado con el alcohol = alcohol-related.

* sin alcohol = alcoholfree.

* tasa de alcohol en sangre = blood alcohol level.

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alcohol

masculine

A

1 ( Quím) alcohol

2 ( Farm) tb

alcohol de 90 (grados) rubbing alcohol ( AmE), surgical spirit ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● alcohol absoluto

absolute alcohol

● alcohol azul

methanol, methyl alcohol, methylated spirits ( BrE)

● alcohol de quemar

alcohol azul

● alcohol etílico

ethyl alcohol

● alcohol metílico

methyl alcohol

● alcohol puro

pure alcohol

● alcohol vínico

vinic alcohol

B (bebida) alcohol, drink

intenté dejar el alcohol I tried to give up drinking o alcohol o drink

ahogar las penas en alcohol to drown one's sorrows in drink

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alcohol sustantivo masculino
1 (Quím) alcohol;
(Farm) tb
◊ alcohol de 90 (grados) rubbing alcohol (AmE), surgical spirit (BrE)

2 ( bebida) alcohol, drink
alcohol sustantivo masculino alcohol
' alcohol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- abusar
- alcoholemia
- cerveza
- ciega
- ciego
- desintoxicarse
- desnaturalizada
- desnaturalizado
- domar
- etílica
- etílico
- fricción
- inflar
- ingerir
- metílica
- metílico
- perjudicar
- petaca
- probar
- prohibir
- resaca
- seca
- seco
- sin
- sobria
- sobrio
- soplar
- tener
- abstenerse
- alegrar
- alegre
- chicha
- destilar
- efecto
- embriagarse
- entonado
- graduación
- influencia
- intoxicación
- licor
- mamar
- marear
- suprimir
- tomar
English:
alcohol
- bring out
- clampdown
- downfall
- drink
- drown
- drunk driving
- DUI
- limit
- liquor
- low-alcohol
- neat
- non-alcoholic
- proof
- slug
- sorrow
- spirit
- stoned
- strength
- surgical spirit
- tot
- touch
- vice
- Breathalyzer
- drinking
- give
- low
- methylated spirit(s)
- mixer
- sobriety
- surgical
- temperance

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alcohol nm

1. Quím alcohol

Comp
alcohol de 96° surgical spirit;
alcohol etílico ethanol, ethyl alcohol;

alcohol de grano grain alcohol;

alcohol metílico methanol;

alcohol de quemar methylated spirits, meths

2. [bebida] alcohol, drink;

tiene problemas con el alcohol he has a drink problem;

si bebes alcohol, no conduzcas if you drink alcohol o have something to drink, don't drive

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alcohol

m

1 alcohol;

prueba/test de alcohol breath test;

la policía le sometió a la prueba de alcohol the police breathalyzed him;

bajo la influencia o

los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

2 MED rubbing alcohol, Br

surgical spirit

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alcohol nm

: alcohol

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alcohol n alcohol

sin alcohol non alcoholic

Spanish-English dictionary > alcohol
8 alertar

v.

1 to alert.

La explosión alertó a la policía The explosion alerted the police.

2 to inform, to alert, to notify.

El soplón alertó al guarda The stool pigeon informed the guard.

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alertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to alert (de, to)

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be alert

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verb

to alert

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1.

VT to alert

alertar a algn de algo — to alert sb to sth

2.

VI to be alert, keep one's eyes open

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verbo transitivo

alertar a alguien de algo — to alert somebody to something

nos alertó del peligro — he alerted us to the danger

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= awaken, sound + a wake-up call.

Ex. Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.

Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

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* alertar de = alert to.

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verbo transitivo

alertar a alguien de algo — to alert somebody to something

nos alertó del peligro — he alerted us to the danger

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= awaken, sound + a wake-up call.

Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.

Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

* alertar de = alert to.

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alertar [A1 ]

vt

alertar a algn DE algo to alert sb TO sth

nos alertó del peligro he alerted us to the danger

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alertar ( conjugate alertar) verbo transitivo alertar a algn de algo to alert sb to sth
alertar verbo transitivo to alert [de, to]: los bomberos nos alertaron sobre el peligro de derrumbamiento, the fire brigade alerted us to the danger of collapse
' alertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivatazo
- prevenir
English:
alert
- forewarn
- warn

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alertar vt

to alert (de about o to);
alertaron a los esquiadores del peligro de aludes they warned the skiers that there was a danger of avalanches

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alertar

v/t alert (de to)

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alertar vt

: to alert

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alertar vb to alert

Spanish-English dictionary > alertar
9 ampliamente

adv.

1 easily.

aquí cabe todo ampliamente there's more than enough room for everything here

2 widely (extensamente) (aceptado, admitido).

3 largely, thoroughly, amply, broadly.

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ampliamente

► adverbio

1 largely

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adv.

widely, extensively

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ADV (=cumplidamente) amply; (=extensamente) extensively

satisfará ampliamente la demanda — it will more than meet the demand

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adverbio

a) ( con holgura) easily

b) ( extensamente) at (great) length

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= amply, richly.

Ex. As amply demonstrated in the examples above, the notation in CC is mixed.

Ex. This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

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* ampliamente aceptado = widely accepted.

* ampliamente generalizado = rife.

* ampliamente usado = widely-used.

* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.

* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido = it + be + widely recognised.

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adverbio

a) ( con holgura) easily

b) ( extensamente) at (great) length

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= amply, richly.

Ex: As amply demonstrated in the examples above, the notation in CC is mixed.

Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

* ampliamente aceptado = widely accepted.

* ampliamente generalizado = rife.

* ampliamente usado = widely-used.

* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.

* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido = it + be + widely recognised.

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ampliamente

adverb

1 (con holgura) easily

ganaron el partido ampliamente they won the game easily

paso ampliamente de ti ( Esp fam); I couldn't care less o two hoots what you think ( o want etc) ( colloq)

2 (extensamente) at (great) length

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ampliamente adv

1. [con espacio] easily;

aquí cabe todo ampliamente there's more than enough room for everything here;

batió el récord del mundo ampliamente she easily beat the world record, she beat the world record by some distance

2. [extensamente] [aceptado, debatido] widely;

el público ha sido informado ampliamente the public has been fully informed;

la eficacia del método ha quedado ampliamente demostrada the method has clearly been shown to be effective

3. Fam [mucho]
paso ampliamente de hablar con ella there's no way I'm talking to her

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ampliamente

adv widely

Spanish-English dictionary > ampliamente
10 ansiedad

f.

1 anxiety.

con ansiedad anxiously

2 nervous tension (Psi).

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ansiedad

► nombre femenino

1 anxiety

2 MEDICINA nervous tension

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con ansiedad anxiously

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noun f.

anxiety

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SF

1) (=preocupación) anxiety, worry

2) (Med) anxiety, nervous tension

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femenino

a) ( preocupación) anxiety

con ansiedad — anxiously

b) (Med, Psic) anxiety

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= anxiety, stress, distress, solicitude.

Ex. There is a concern that when presented too many information options, the individual begins to avoid being informed, and to relieve the anxiety, makes an uninformed decision.

Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.

Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

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* aliviar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* ansiedad causada por la tecnología = technostress.

* ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.

* ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca = library anxiety.

* ansiedad social = social anxiety.

* aplacar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.

* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.

* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.

* contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.

* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

* sensación de ansiedad = sinking feeling.

* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.

* síndrome de ansiedad = anxiety disorder.

* trastorno de ansiedad = anxiety disorder, panic disorder.

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femenino

a) ( preocupación) anxiety

con ansiedad — anxiously

b) (Med, Psic) anxiety

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= anxiety, stress, distress, solicitude.

Ex: There is a concern that when presented too many information options, the individual begins to avoid being informed, and to relieve the anxiety, makes an uninformed decision.

Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.

Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

* aliviar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* ansiedad causada por la tecnología = technostress.

* ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.

* ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca = library anxiety.

* ansiedad social = social anxiety.

* aplacar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.

* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.

* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.

* contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.

* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

* sensación de ansiedad = sinking feeling.

* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.

* síndrome de ansiedad = anxiety disorder.

* trastorno de ansiedad = anxiety disorder, panic disorder.

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ansiedad

feminine

1 (preocupación) anxiety

esperábamos con ansiedad alguna noticia sobre su paradero we anxiously awaited news of his whereabouts

2 ( Med, Psic) anxiety

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ansiedad sustantivo femenino
a) ( preocupación) anxiety;

◊ con ansiedad anxiously

b) (Med, Psic) anxiety

ansiedad sustantivo femenino anxiety: espera con ansiedad noticias de su hijo, she's anxiously awaiting news about her son
' ansiedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zozobra
English:
anxiety
- beside
- bated
- eagerly

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ansiedad nf

1. [inquietud] anxiety;

esperan los resultados con ansiedad they are anxiously waiting for the results

2. Psi nervous tension

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ansiedad

f anxiety

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ansiedad nf

: anxiety

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ansiedad n anxiety [pl. anxieties]

Spanish-English dictionary > ansiedad
11 antecedente

adj.

1 preceding, previous.

2 antecedent, previous, foregoing, advance.

3 anamnestic.

m.

1 precedent (precedente).

2 antecedent (grammar & math).

3 previous case, history.

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antecedente

► adjetivo

1 previous, preceding

► nombre masculino

1 precedent

2 GRAMÁTICA antecedent

3 MEDICINA history

► nombre masculino plural antecedentes

1 record sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en antecedentes to be well informed

poner en antecedentes to put in the picture

tener malos antecedentes to have a bad record

antecedentes penales criminal record sing, police record sing, record sing

■ el acusado no tiene antecedentes penales the accused has no previous convictions

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noun m.

1) antecedent

2) precedent

•

- antecedentes
- antecedentes penales
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1.

ADJ previous, preceding

visto lo antecedente — in view of the foregoing

2. SM

1) (Mat, Fil, Gram) antecedent

2) pl antecedentes (=historial) record sing, history sing ; [de enfermedad] history sing

tener buenos antecedentes — to have a good record

no tener antecedentes — to have a clean record

un hombre sin antecedentes — a man with a clean record

en esta familia no hay antecedentes de esta dolencia — this family doesn't have a history of this complaint

¿cuáles son sus antecedentes? — what's his background?

estar en antecedentes — to be well informed

poner a algn en antecedentes — to put sb in the picture

antecedentes delictivos, antecedentes penales, antecedentes policiales — criminal record

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masculino

1)

a) ( precedente) precedent

no hay ningún antecedente de la enfermedad en mi familia — there's no history of the illness in my family

una victoria así no tenía antecedentes — such a win was completely unprecedented

b) ( causa) cause

un problema con profundos antecedentes históricos — an issue which has deeply rooted historical causes

estar/poner a alguien en antecedentes — to be/to put somebody in the picture

2) (Fil, Ling) antecedent

3) antecedentes masculino plural ( historial) background, record

•

- antecedentes penales or policiales

* * *

= antecedent.

Ex. We tend to design 'good' outcomes by establishing 'proper' antecedent conditions, believing that, properly adhered to, they will lead us to proper outcomes.

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* antecedentes = track record.

* antecedentes históricos = background.

* antecedentes penales = criminal history record, criminal background, criminal record, criminal history.

* antecedentes socioeconómicos = socioeconomic background.

* comprobación de antecedentes delictivos = police check.

* tener antecedentes de = have + a track record of.

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masculino

1)

a) ( precedente) precedent

no hay ningún antecedente de la enfermedad en mi familia — there's no history of the illness in my family

una victoria así no tenía antecedentes — such a win was completely unprecedented

b) ( causa) cause

un problema con profundos antecedentes históricos — an issue which has deeply rooted historical causes

estar/poner a alguien en antecedentes — to be/to put somebody in the picture

2) (Fil, Ling) antecedent

3) antecedentes masculino plural ( historial) background, record

•

- antecedentes penales or policiales

* * *

= antecedent.

Ex: We tend to design 'good' outcomes by establishing 'proper' antecedent conditions, believing that, properly adhered to, they will lead us to proper outcomes.

* antecedentes = track record.

* antecedentes históricos = background.

* antecedentes penales = criminal history record, criminal background, criminal record, criminal history.

* antecedentes socioeconómicos = socioeconomic background.

* comprobación de antecedentes delictivos = police check.

* tener antecedentes de = have + a track record of.

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antecedente

masculine

A

1 (precedente) precedent

no hay ningún antecedente de la enfermedad en mi familia there's no history o no previous case of the illness in my family

una victoria así no tenía antecedentes such a win was completely unprecedented

no quieren hacer antecedente de esto they don't want to set a precedent with this

2 (causa) cause

es un problema con profundos antecedentes históricos it's an issue which is deeply rooted in history o which has deeply rooted historical causes

estar/poner a algn en antecedentes to be/to put sb in the picture

en cuanto llegué me pusieron en antecedentes as soon as I arrived, they put me in the picture o they filled me in

B ( Fil, Ling) antecedent

C antecedentes mpl (historial) background, record

como profesional tiene brillantes antecedentes she has a brilliant professional record

Compuesto:

antecedentes penales or policiales

mpl record, police o criminal record

no tenía antecedentes penales or policiales he did not have a criminal record, he had no previous convictions

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antecedente sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( precedente) precedent;

◊ no hay ningún antecedente de la enfermedad en mi familia there's no history of the illness in my family

b) ( causa) cause;

◊ estar/poner a algn en antecedentes to be/put sb in the picture

2 (Fil, Ling) antecedent
3
◊ antecedentes sustantivo masculino plural ( historial) background, record;

antecedentes penales (criminal) record
antecedente
I adjetivo previous
II sustantivo masculino antecedent
III mpl 1 antecedentes, (historial) record sing
2 Jur antecedentes penales, criminal record sing
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien en antecedentes, to put somebody in the picture
' antecedente' also found in these entries:
English:
antecedent

* * *

antecedente

♦ adj

preceding, previous

♦ nm

1. [precedente] precedent,
una derrota sin antecedentes an unprecedented defeat;

una crisis que no tiene antecedentes en la historia reciente a crisis which is unprecedented in recent history;

un paciente con antecedentes cardiacos a patient with a history of heart trouble

2.
antecedentes [de asunto] background;

los antecedentes de un conflicto the background to a conflict;

estar en antecedentes to be aware of the background;

poner a alguien en antecedentes (de) [informar] to fill sb in (on);

ya me han puesto en antecedentes they've filled me in

3. Der
antecedentes (penales o [m5] policiales) criminal record

4. Gram antecedent

5. Mat antecedent

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antecedente

I adj previous;

antecedente a prior to

II m

1 precedent;

sin antecedentes unprecedented

2

:

poner a alguien en antecedentes put s.o. in the picture, bring s.o. up to speed;

estar en antecedentes be up to speed

3 JUR

:

sin antecedentes without precedent;

tener antecedentes have a criminal record

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antecedente adj

: previous, prior

antecedente nm

1) : precedent

2) antecedentes nmpl

: record, background

Spanish-English dictionary > antecedente
12 anteriormente

adv.

previously.

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anteriormente

► adverbio

1 previously, before

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adv.

previously

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ADV previously, before

anteriormente, lo hacíamos así — we used to do it like this

* * *

adverbio (frml) before, previously

anteriormente a que fuera abolido — prior to its being abolished

* * *

= earlier, formerly, once, previously, earlier on.

Ex. These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex. Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex. Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.

Ex. Knowledge generally evolves from an identifiable base, and often new subjects arise from the coming together of two previously separate subjects.

Ex. It is helpful to the student to see this response-explanation stage of the reference process as the counterpart to the question-negotiation stage earlier on.

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* anteriormente citado = foregoing.

* dicho anteriormente, lo = foregoing, the.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* mencionado anteriormente = said.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

* * *

adverbio (frml) before, previously

anteriormente a que fuera abolido — prior to its being abolished

* * *

= earlier, formerly, once, previously, earlier on.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.

Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.

Ex: Knowledge generally evolves from an identifiable base, and often new subjects arise from the coming together of two previously separate subjects.

Ex: It is helpful to the student to see this response-explanation stage of the reference process as the counterpart to the question-negotiation stage earlier on.

* anteriormente citado = foregoing.

* dicho anteriormente, lo = foregoing, the.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* mencionado anteriormente = said.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

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anteriormente

adverb

( frml); before, previously

esto le había sido comunicado anteriormente he had been informed of this previously o before

anteriormente A QUE + SUBJ:

anteriormente a que fuera disuelto el parlamento prior to the dissolution of Parliament, prior to Parliament being dissolved

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anteriormente adverbio previously, before
' anteriormente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billón
English:
previously
- above
- aforementioned
- do
- qualify

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anteriormente adv

previously;

como dije anteriormente,… as I said previously o before,…;

anteriormente a la llegada del presidente prior to o before the president's arrival

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anteriormente

adv

1 previously, before;

sus amigos habían acudido anteriormente a la casa his friends had gone to the house earlier o beforehand

2

:

anteriormente a prior to

* * *

anteriormente adv

: previously, beforehand

* * *

anteriormente adv formerly / previously

Spanish-English dictionary > anteriormente
13 anunciar

v.

1 to announce.

hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today

Ella anunció su boda ayer She announce her wedding yesterday.

Ella anunció su candidatura She announced her candidacy.

2 to advertise.

3 to herald.

esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, it's going to rain

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anunciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (avisar) to announce, make public

2 (hacer publicidad) to advertise

► verbo pronominal anunciarse

1 to put an advert (en, in)

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verb

1) to advertise

2) announce

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1. VT

1) (=hacer público) to announce

han anunciado la devaluación del euro — they have announced the devaluation of the euro

el ministro anunció su dimisión — the minister announced that he was resigning

la princesa anunció que se casaba — the princess announced that she was getting married

anunciamos nuestra oposición a las privatizaciones — we declared our opposition to privatization

2) (=convocar) to call

han anunciado una rueda de prensa para hoy — they have called a press conference for today

el gobierno anunciará hoy la convocatoria de elecciones — the government will call elections today

3) (Com) to advertise

4) (=augurar)

no nos anuncia nada bueno — it is not a good sign, it bodes ill for us

este viento anuncia tormenta — this wind means there is a storm coming

el pronóstico del tiempo anuncia nevadas — they're forecasting snow, the weather forecast says there will be snow

5) frm [a una visita] to announce

el mayordomo anunció a la Duquesa de Villahermosa — the butler announced the Duchess of Villahermosa

¿a quién debo anunciar? — who shall I say it is?, what name should I say?

2.

See:

anunciarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecast

b) (frml) < persona> to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)

2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce

esas nubes anuncian tormenta — those clouds presage a storm (liter)

3) < producto> to advertise, promote
2.
anunciarse v pron

a) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)

el debate se anuncia interesante — the debate promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso — the weekend looks like being wet

b) (refl) (frml) persona

sírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)

se anunció dando un bocinazo — he announced his arrival by tooting the horn

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= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.

Ex. A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.

Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex. While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex. The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex. A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

Ex. A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

Ex. And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

Ex. What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.

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* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.

* se anunciará = to be announced.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecast

b) (frml) < persona> to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)

2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce

esas nubes anuncian tormenta — those clouds presage a storm (liter)

3) < producto> to advertise, promote
2.
anunciarse v pron

a) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)

el debate se anuncia interesante — the debate promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso — the weekend looks like being wet

b) (refl) (frml) persona

sírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)

se anunció dando un bocinazo — he announced his arrival by tooting the horn

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= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.

Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.

Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.

* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.

* se anunciará = to be announced.

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anunciar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public; ‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast

nos anunció su decisión he informed us of o told us of his decision, he announced his decision to us

anunció su compromiso matrimonial he announced his engagement

el acto está anunciado para esta tarde the ceremony is due to take place this afternoon

2 ( frml); ‹persona› to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? ( frml), what name should I say?

B «señal/indicio» to herald ( frml), to announce

el tintineo de llaves que anunciaba su llegada the jingling of keys which announced his arrival

ese cielo gris anuncia tormenta that gray sky heralds o presages a storm ( liter), that gray sky means there is a storm coming

C ‹producto› to advertise, promote

■ anunciarse

v pron

1 (prometer ser) (+ compl):

la temporada de ópera se anuncia interesante the opera season promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso the weekend looks like being wet, it looks as if the weekend will be wet

2 ( refl) ( frml)

«persona»: sírvase anunciarse en recepción ( frml); kindly report to reception ( frml)

siempre se anunciaba dando un timbrazo largo he always announced his arrival by giving a long ring on the doorbell

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anunciar ( conjugate anunciar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public;

‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast
b) (frml) ‹ persona› to announce

c) ‹ producto› to advertise, promote

anunciar verbo transitivo
1 (promocionar un producto) to advertise
2 (notificar) to announce
' anunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
declarar
- gratuitamente
- hablar
- señalar
English:
advertise
- announce
- give out
- herald
- portend
- bill
- spell

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anunciar

♦ vt

1. [notificar] to announce;

hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today;

me anunció su llegada por teléfono he phoned to tell me that he would be coming;

anunció que no podría venir she told us she wouldn't be able to come

2. [hacer publicidad de] to advertise

3. [presagiar] to herald;

esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, there's a storm on the way;

los primeros brotes anunciaban la primavera the first shoots heralded the spring

♦ See also the pronominal verb anunciarse

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anunciar

v/t

1 announce

2 COM advertise

* * *

anunciar vt

1) : to announce

2) : to advertise

* * *

anunciar vb

1. (noticia) to announce

el ministro anunció su dimisión the minister announced his resignation

2. (producto) to advertise

anuncian muchos productos en la televisión many products are advertised on television

Spanish-English dictionary > anunciar
14 aparcamiento

m.

1 car park (British), parking lot (United States). (peninsular Spanish)

aparcamiento subterráneo (hueco) underground car park

2 parking lot, car park, parking place.

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aparcamiento

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) parking

2 (en la calle) place to park, parking place

3 (parking) car park, US parking lot

* * *

noun m.

1) parking

2) parking lot

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masculino (Esp)

a) ( acción) parking

b) ( lugar - en ciudad) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE); (- en carretera) rest area o stop (AmE), lay-by (BrE)

- aparcamiento disuasorio

* * *

= parking facilities, parking lot, car park [car-park], off-street parking, parking place, car parking facilities, parking garage, parking.

Ex. Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.

Ex. On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.

Ex. In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.

Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.

Ex. The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.

Ex. Car parking facilities will be needed and should be manned during the hours when open to the public.

Ex. Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

Ex. Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

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* aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking.

* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.

* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.

* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A. = meter maid.

* multa por aparcamiento indebido = parking ticket.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

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masculino (Esp)

a) ( acción) parking

b) ( lugar - en ciudad) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE); (- en carretera) rest area o stop (AmE), lay-by (BrE)

- aparcamiento disuasorio

* * *

= parking facilities, parking lot, car park [car-park], off-street parking, parking place, car parking facilities, parking garage, parking.

Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.

Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.

Ex: In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.

Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.

Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.

Ex: Car parking facilities will be needed and should be manned during the hours when open to the public.

Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.

* aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking.

* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.

* aparcamiento subterráneo = underground garage.

* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A. = meter maid.

* multa por aparcamiento indebido = parking ticket.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

* * *

aparcamiento

masculine

1 (acción) parking

2 (espacio para aparcar) parking space; (recinto) parking lot ( AmE), car park ( BrE); (en carretera) rest area o stop ( AmE), lay-by ( BrE)

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aparcamiento sustantivo masculino (Esp)
a) ( acción) parking

b) ( lugar — en ciudad) parking lot (AmE), car park (BrE);

(— en carretera) rest area o stop (AmE), lay-by (BrE);
◊ aparcamiento disuasorio (Esp) overflow parking lot (AmE) o car park (BrE)

aparcamiento m (en la calle) parking place
(parking) car park, US parking lot/ramp
' aparcamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cochera
- estacionamiento
- gratuita
- gratuito
English:
attendant
- bay
- car park
- park-and-ride
- parking
- parking lot
- parking offence
- parking ticket
- overflow

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aparcamiento nm
Esp
1. [acción] parking

Comp
aparcamiento en batería = parking at an angle to the Br pavement o US sidewalk;
aparcamiento en cordón = parking end-to-end;

aparcamiento en línea = parking end-to-end

2. [para muchos vehículos] Br car park, US parking lot

Comp
aparcamiento disuasorio park-and-ride;
aparcamiento subterráneo underground Br car park o US parking garage;

aparcamiento vigilado Br car park o US parking lot with an attendant

3. [hueco] parking place;

tardamos una hora en encontrar aparcamiento it took us an hour to find somewhere to park

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aparcamiento

m parking lot, Br

car park

* * *

aparcamiento nm, Spain

1) : parking

2) : parking lot

* * *

aparcamiento n car park

Spanish-English dictionary > aparcamiento
15 aportar

v.

1 to provide.

2 to contribute (contribuir con).

3 to make a contribution, to contribute.

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aportar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (llegar a puerto) to reach port

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aportar

► verbo transitivo

1 (contribuir) to contribute

2 (proporcionar) to give, provide

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aportar su granito de arena to do one's bit

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verb

1) to contribute

2) provide

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1. VT

1) [+ bienes, dinero] to contribute

aportó sus conocimientos de física nuclear — he contributed his knowledge of nuclear physics

aportar ideas — to contribute ideas

su estudio no aporta nada nuevo — his study contributes nothing new

aporta el 25% del calcio necesario — it provides 25% of the calcium requirement

el viaje me aportó nuevas sensaciones — the journey brought me new experiences

2) [+ pruebas] to provide

2.

VI (Náut) to reach port

3.

See:

aportarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( contribuir) <dinero/tiempo/idea> to contribute

aporta calcio y vitaminas — it provides calcium and vitamins

b) socio to invest
2.
aportar vi (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) to pay contributions

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= bring, inject, plug into, chime in with.

Ex. Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex. The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.

Ex. In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.

Ex. Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.

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* aportar a = make + contribution to(wards).

* aportar beneficios = lead to + benefits, bring + benefits, bring + benefits.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.

* aportar sugerencias = contribute + suggestions.

* aportar ventajas = bring + strengths.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( contribuir) <dinero/tiempo/idea> to contribute

aporta calcio y vitaminas — it provides calcium and vitamins

b) socio to invest
2.
aportar vi (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) to pay contributions

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= bring, inject, plug into, chime in with.

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.

Ex: In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.

Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.

* aportar a = make + contribution to(wards).

* aportar beneficios = lead to + benefits, bring + benefits, bring + benefits.

* aportar ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.

* aportar sugerencias = contribute + suggestions.

* aportar ventajas = bring + strengths.

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aportar [A1 ]

vt

1 (proporcionar) to contribute

aportaron diez millones de dólares al fondo they contributed ten million dollars to the fund

su libro no aporta nada nuevo sobre el tema his book does not contribute o add anything new to the subject

las flores aportan una nota alegre the flowers add a cheerful touch

aportó una gran fortuna al matrimonio she brought a large fortune to the marriage

aporta hierro, calcio y vitaminas it provides iron, calcium and vitamins

2 «socio» to invest

■ aportar

vi

A ( RPl) (a la seguridad social) to pay contributions

B ( RPl fam) (aparecer) to show up ( colloq), to turn up ( colloq)

■ aportarse

v pron

( Chi fam) aportar B 1

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aportar ( conjugate aportar) verbo transitivo
a) ( contribuir) ‹dinero/tiempo/idea› to contribute

b) [ socio] to invest

verbo intransitivo (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) to pay contributions
aportar
I verbo transitivo to contribute
II vi Náut to reach port
' aportar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poner
- proveer
- dar
English:
contribute
- produce
- put up

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aportar

♦ vt
[contribuir con] to contribute;
cada empresa aportará cien millones every company will contribute a hundred million;

todos los miembros del equipo aportaron ideas all the members of the team contributed their ideas;

el campeón argentino aporta diez jugadores al equipo nacional the Argentinian champions provide ten of the players in the national team;

el informe no aporta nada nuevo the report doesn't say anything new

♦ vi

1. RP [a seguridad social] to pay social security contributions

2. CSur Fam [aparecer] to turn up

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aportar

v/t contribute;

aportar pruebas JUR provide evidence;

aportar al matrimonio JUR bring to the marriage

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aportar vt

contribuir: to contribute, to provide

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aportar vb (dar) to contribute

todos hemos aportado dinero para el regalo we've all contributed for the present

Spanish-English dictionary > aportar
16 aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades

(v.) = maximise + opportunities

Ex. Consultants are not cheap and libraries should maximise their opportunities with a consultant through a well informed selection of the proper person.

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(v.) = maximise + opportunities

Ex: Consultants are not cheap and libraries should maximise their opportunities with a consultant through a well informed selection of the proper person.

Spanish-English dictionary > aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades
17 avanzar

v.

1 to advance.

las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing

el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving

Mi chico avanza en la escuela My boy advances in school.

Ricardo avanzó las ventas Richard advanced=promoted sales.

2 to make progress.

está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies

esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly

3 to pass (time).

el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes quickly

a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on

4 to move forward.

El coche avanza lentamente The car moves forward slowly.

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avanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to advance, go forward

► verbo transitivo

1 (mover adelante) to advance, move forward

2 (dinero) to advance

3 (promover) to promote

4 (una propuesta) to put forward

► verbo pronominal avanzarse

1 (adelantarse) to go forward, advance; (día, noche) to draw in

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verb

1) to advance, move forward

2) progress

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1. VT

1) (=mover) to move forward, advance

avanzó la ficha cuatro casillas — he moved the counter forward four spaces, he advanced the counter four spaces

avanza un poco tu silla — move your chair forward a bit

2) [+ dinero] to advance

3) [+ opinión, propuesta] to put forward

4) [+ resultado] to predict; [+ predicción] to make

5) Caribe (=vomitar) to vomit

2. VI

1) (=ir hacia adelante) to advance, move forward

el ejército avanzó de madrugada — the army advanced o moved forward at dawn

no me esperéis, seguid avanzando — don't wait for me, carry on

2) (=progresar) to make progress

estudio mucho pero no avanzo — I work hard but I don't make any progress o headway

ha avanzado mucho en química — she has made great progress in chemistry

las conversaciones de paz no parecen avanzar — the peace talks do not seem to be progressing o making (any) progress

la genética avanza a ritmo vertiginoso — genetics is progressing o advancing at a dizzy speed

3) [noche, invierno] to draw on, approach

3.

See:

avanzarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona/tráfico to advance, move forward

avanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital — the troops are advancing on the capital

b) ciencia/medicina to advance

c) cinta/rollo to wind on

d) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progress

e) tiempo to draw on
2.
avanzar vt

a) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advance

avanzaron unos pasos — they moved forward a few steps

b) ( mover) to move... forward, advance

avanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward

c) < propuesta> to put forward

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= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.

Ex. Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.

Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.

Ex. Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.

Ex. Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.

Ex. We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.

Ex. It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.

Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.

Ex. It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.

Ex. All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Ex. Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.

Ex. LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.

Ex. Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.

Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.

Ex. In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.

Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.

Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.

Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.

Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

Ex. Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.

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* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.

* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.

* avanzar fácilmente = coast.

* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).

* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.

* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.

* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.

* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.

* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.

* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.

* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.

* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.

* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.

* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* no avanzar = tread + water.

* no avanzar más = go + no further.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona/tráfico to advance, move forward

avanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital — the troops are advancing on the capital

b) ciencia/medicina to advance

c) cinta/rollo to wind on

d) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progress

e) tiempo to draw on
2.
avanzar vt

a) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advance

avanzaron unos pasos — they moved forward a few steps

b) ( mover) to move... forward, advance

avanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward

c) < propuesta> to put forward

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= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.

Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.

Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.

Ex: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.

Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.

Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.

Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.

Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.

Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.

Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Ex: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.

Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.

Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.

Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.

Ex: In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.

Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.

Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.

Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.

Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.

* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.

* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.

* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.

* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.

* avanzar fácilmente = coast.

* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).

* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.

* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.

* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.

* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.

* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.

* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.

* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.

* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.

* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.

* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* no avanzar = tread + water.

* no avanzar más = go + no further.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.

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avanzar [A4 ]

vi

1 «tropas/persona/tráfico» to advance, move forward avanzar HACIA algo:

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital the troops are advancing on the capital

el país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving o advancing toward(s) democracy

2 ( Fot) «rollo» to wind on

3 «persona» (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; «negociaciones/proyecto» to progress

no estoy avanzando mucho con este trabajo I'm not making much progress o headway o I'm not getting very far with this work

4 «tiempo» to draw on

■ avanzar

vt

1 (adelantarse) to move forward, advance

avanzaron unos pasos they moved forward o advanced a few steps, they took a few steps forward

2 (mover) to move … forward, advance

avanzó un peón he moved o pushed a pawn forward, he advanced a pawn

3 ‹propuesta› to put forward

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avanzar ( conjugate avanzar) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/tráfico] to advance, move forward

b) [ciencia/medicina] to advance

c) [cinta/rollo] to wind on

d) [ persona] (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress;

[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
e) [ tiempo] to draw on

verbo transitivo
a) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advance

b) ( mover) to move … forward, advance

avanzar verbo transitivo to advance, make progress
' avanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudida
- salto
- tantear
- adelantar
English:
advance
- come forward
- crawl
- edge
- freewheel
- go forward
- headway
- move
- move along
- pace
- proceed
- progress
- struggle along
- struggle on
- surge
- wind
- fast
- head
- hover
- inch
- lumber
- scroll
- somewhere

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avanzar

♦ vi

1. [moverse] to advance;

las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing;

el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving

2. [progresar] to make progress;

está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies;

esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly

3. [tiempo] to pass;

el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes very quickly;

a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on

4. [carrete] to wind on

♦ vt

1. [adelantar] to move forward;

las tropas avanzaron sus posiciones the troops advanced their position;

avanzaron varias posiciones en la clasificación de liga they moved up several places in the league

2. [noticias]
avanzar algo a alguien to inform sb of sth in advance;

les avanzó los resultados del estudio she informed them of the results of the study before it was published

3. [carrete] to wind on

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avanzar

I v/t

1 move forward, advance;

avanzar un pie take a step forward

2 dinero advance

II v/i

1 advance, move forward; MIL advance ( hacia on)

2 en trabajo make progress

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avanzar {21} v

: to advance, to move forward

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avanzar vb

1. (progresar) to make progress / to get on

ha avanzado mucho en inglés he's made good progress in English

2. (ir hacia delante) to advance / to move forward

avanzó la ficha he moved the counter forward

Spanish-English dictionary > avanzar
18 avergonzado

adj.

ashamed, abashed, chagrined, embarrassed.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: avergonzar.

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avergonzado

► participio pasado

1→ link=avergonzar avergonzar

► adjetivo

1 embarrassed, ashamed

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(f. - avergonzada)

adj.

ashamed

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ADJ

estar avergonzado — to be ashamed (de, por about, at)

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- da adjetivo

a) ( por algo reprensible) ashamed

avergonzado por or de algo — ashamed of something

b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed

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= abashed, embarrassed, sheepish, ashamed, shamefaced.

Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex. Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.

Ex. As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.

Ex. Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.

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* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( por algo reprensible) ashamed

avergonzado por or de algo — ashamed of something

b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed

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= abashed, embarrassed, sheepish, ashamed, shamefaced.

Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex: Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.

Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.

Ex: Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

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avergonzado -da

adjective

1 (por algo reprensible) ashamed avergonzado POR or DE algo ashamed OF sth

2 (en una situación embarazosa) embarrassed

* * *

Del verbo avergonzar: ( conjugate avergonzar)

avergonzado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
avergonzado
avergonzar
avergonzado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( por algo reprensible) ashamed;

avergonzado por or de algo ashamed of sth
b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed

avergonzar ( conjugate avergonzar) verbo transitivo
a) ( por algo reprensible):

◊ ¿no te avergüenza salir así a la calle? aren't you ashamed to go out looking like that?

b) ( en situación embarazosa) to embarrass;

◊ me avergüenza decírselo I'm embarrassed to tell him

avergonzarse verbo pronominal
to be ashamed (of oneself);
avergonzadose de algo to be ashamed of sth;
◊ se avergonzó de haberle mentido she was ashamed of herself for having lied to him

avergonzado,-a adjetivo ashamed
avergonzar verbo transitivo to shame

' avergonzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurada
- apurado
- avergonzada
- cortado
English:
ashamed
- embarrassed
- hangdog
- head
- mortify
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- unashamed
- abashed

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avergonzado, -a adj

1. [humillado, dolido] ashamed

2. [abochornado] embarrassed;

está avergonzado de o [m5] por lo que hizo he's embarrassed about what he did

* * *

avergonzado

adj

1 embarrassed

2 de algo reprensible ashamed

* * *

avergonzado, -da adj

1) : ashamed

2) : embarrassed

Spanish-English dictionary > avergonzado
19 avisar

v.

1 to warn.

yo ya te había avisado I did warn you

estás avisado you've been warned

Ella le avisa a Ricardo She warns Richard.

2 to call, to send for.

hay que avisar al electricista we'll have to call the electrician

corre, avisa a la policía go and get the police

3 to announce, to give notice of.

Ella avisó el suceso She announced the event.

4 to inform, to let know, to tell, to alert.

Ella le avisó a Ricardo She informed Richard.

* * *

avisar

► verbo transitivo

1 (informar) to inform, notify, announce

■ nos avisó con una semana de antelación she gave us a week's notice

■ avísanos cuando llegues let us know when you arrive

■ avisa al portero tell the porter

2 (advertir) to warn

■ te aviso que no digas nada a nadie I warn you not to say anything to anybody

3 (mandar llamar) to call for

■ tuvimos que avisar al médico we had to send for the doctor

■ avisó a la policía he notified the police

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

'Se avisa grúa' "Cars will be towed away"

* * *

verb

1) to notify, inform

2) warn

3) call

* * *

VT

1) (=informar) to tell, notify frm

¿por qué no me avisaste? — why didn't you tell me?

avísale cuando acabes — tell him o let him know when you finish

la policía ya ha avisado a los familiares — the police have now told o frm notified o frm informed the family

me avisó (de) que no comería en casa — she told me she wouldn't be eating at home

nos avisó (de) que se casaba — he told us he was getting married

lo hizo sin avisar — he did it without telling anyone

se presentó en casa sin avisar — he turned up at home without telling anyone o without warning

me avisaron con una semana de antelación — they gave me a week's notice

2) (=llamar) to call

avisar un taxi — to call a taxi

avisar al médico — to call the doctor, send for the doctor

avisamos grúa — Esp cars parked here will be towed away

3) (=advertir) to warn

te aviso (de) que te denunciaré si no pagas — I warn you I shall report you if you don't pay

un dispositivo que avisa (de) que la línea está interceptada — a device that warns you that the line is bugged

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( notificar)

¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? — why didn't you let me know you were coming?

nos han avisado que... — they've notified us that...

b) (Esp, Méx) ( llamar) to call

avisar al médico/a la policía — to call the doctor/the police

c) ( advertir) to warn

le avisaron que venía la policía — they warned him that the police were coming
2.
avisar vi

llegó sin avisar — she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly

avísame cuando acabes — let me know when you've finished

avisar a alguien de algo — to let somebody know about something, inform somebody of something

* * *

= alert to, forewarn, sound + alarm, sound + a wake-up call, raise + warning flag, raise + red flag, raise + flag, raise + cautionary flags.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.

Ex. If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.

Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

Ex. Some of the barriers and limitations identified do raise warning flags, but they did not negate the largely positive trends in the evidence presented.

Ex. Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.

Ex. Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.

Ex. This experience should raise cautionary flags about seeking private-sector candidate.

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* avisar por radio = radio.

* sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( notificar)

¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? — why didn't you let me know you were coming?

nos han avisado que... — they've notified us that...

b) (Esp, Méx) ( llamar) to call

avisar al médico/a la policía — to call the doctor/the police

c) ( advertir) to warn

le avisaron que venía la policía — they warned him that the police were coming
2.
avisar vi

llegó sin avisar — she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly

avísame cuando acabes — let me know when you've finished

avisar a alguien de algo — to let somebody know about something, inform somebody of something

* * *

= alert to, forewarn, sound + alarm, sound + a wake-up call, raise + warning flag, raise + red flag, raise + flag, raise + cautionary flags.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.

Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.

Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

Ex: Some of the barriers and limitations identified do raise warning flags, but they did not negate the largely positive trends in the evidence presented.

Ex: Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.

Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.

Ex: This experience should raise cautionary flags about seeking private-sector candidate.

* avisar por radio = radio.

* sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* * *

avisar [A1 ]

vt

1

(notificar): ¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? why didn't you let me know o tell me you were coming?

nos han avisado que van a cortar el agua they've notified us that they're going to cut the water off

2 (Esp, Méx) (llamar) to call

avisar al médico/a la policía to call the doctor/the police

3

(de un peligro): le avisaron que venía la policía they warned him that the police were coming

■ avisar

vi

llegó sin avisar she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly o out of the blue

avísame cuando acabes let me know when you've finished

¿le han avisado a la familia? has the family been told o notified o informed?

avisarle a algn DE algo to let sb know ABOUT sth, tell sb ABOUT sth, inform o notify sb OF sth ( frml)

* * *

avisar ( conjugate avisar) verbo transitivo
a) ( notificar):

◊ ¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? why didn't you let me know you were coming?;

nos han avisado que… they've notified us that…
b) (Esp, Méx) ( llamar) to call;

◊ avisar al médico to call the doctor

c) ( advertir) to warn;

quedas or estás avisado you've been warned
verbo intransitivo:
◊ llegó sin avisar she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly;

avísame cuando acabes let me know when you've finished;
avisar a algn de algo to let sb know about sth
avisar verbo transitivo
1 (prevenir, advertir) to warn: ya te avisé, I told you so
2 (comunicar) to inform: cuando te decidas, avísame, let me know when you make up your mind
3 (llamar) to call for
avisar a la policía, to call the police
avisar al médico, to send for the doctor

' avisar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivatazo
- con
- robo
- timbre
- advertir
- antelación
- atención
English:
know
- let
- next of kin
- notice
- notify
- tell
- tip off
- warn
- withhold
- tip
- warning

* * *

avisar

♦ vt

1. [informar]
avisar a alguien de algo to let sb know sth, to tell sb sth;

llamó para avisar que llegaría tarde she called to say she would be late

2. [advertir] to warn (de of);
yo ya te había avisado I did warn you;

estás avisado you've been warned

3. [llamar] to call, to send for;

hay que avisar al electricista we'll have to call the electrician;

corre, avisa a la policía go and get the police

♦ vi

entró sin avisar she came in without knocking;

avisa cuando acabes let me/us/ etc know when you've finished;

Comp

el que avisa no es traidor don't say I didn't warn you

* * *

avisar

v/t

1 ( notificar) tell, inform; de peligro warn, inform;

sin avisar without warning

2 ( llamar) call, send for

* * *

avisar vt

1) : to notify, to inform

2) : to advise, to warn

* * *

avisar vb

1. (advertir) to warn

una campaña que avisa sobre los peligros de fumar a compaign that warns about the dangers of smoking

2. (informar) to let someone know [pt. & pp. let]

avísame cuando llegues let me know when you arrive

3. (llamar) to send for [pt. & pp. sent]

avisa al médico send for the doctor

sin avisar without prior warning

Spanish-English dictionary > avisar
20 aviso

m.

1 warning (advertencia, amenaza).

andar sobre aviso to be on the alert

estar sobre aviso to be forewarned

poner sobre aviso a alguien to warn somebody

¡que te sirva de aviso! let that be a warning to you!

aviso de bomba bomb warning

2 notice.

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice

llegó sin previo aviso he arrived without warning

último aviso para los pasajeros del vuelo IB 257 last call for passengers of flight IB 257

aviso de vencimiento (commerce) due-date reminder

3 advertisement, advert. ( Latin American Spanish)

4 ad, commercial, advertisement, advert.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: avisar.

* * *

aviso

► nombre masculino

1 (información) notice

2 (advertencia) warning

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

andar/estar sobre aviso (estar atento) to be on the alert, keep one's eyes open 2 (estar enterado) to know what's going on, be in on it 3 (estar avisado) to have been warned

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice

mandar aviso to send word

poner sobre aviso to forewarn

sin previo aviso without prior notice

* * *

noun m.

1) notice

2) warning

3) advertisement

* * *

SM

1) (=notificación) notice

recibimos un aviso por escrito — we received written notice o notice in writing

Aviso: cerrado el lunes — Notice: closed Mondays

hasta nuevo aviso — until further notice

sin previo aviso — without warning o notice

salvo aviso contrario — unless otherwise informed

dar aviso a algn de algo — to notify o inform sb of sth

mandar aviso — to send word

aviso de bomba — bomb alert

2) (=advertencia) warning

el bombardeo fue un aviso a los rebeldes — the bombing was a warning to the rebels

poner a algn sobre aviso — to warn sb

ya está usted sobre aviso — you have been warned

3) (Com, Econ) demand note

según (su) aviso — as per order, as ordered

aviso de envío — dispatch note

aviso de mercancías — advice note

4) (Inform) prompt

5) esp LAm (Com) advertisement

aviso económico — classified advertisement

aviso mural — poster, wall poster

avisos clasificados Cono Sur —

avisos limitados — Col classified advertisements

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( notificación) notice

aviso al público — notice to the public

dio aviso a la policía — he notified o informed the police

sin previo aviso — without prior warning

hasta nuevo aviso — until further notice

último aviso para los pasajeros... — last call for passengers...

b) ( advertencia) warning

sobre aviso: estás sobre aviso you've been warned; me puso sobre aviso de lo que ocurriría — he warned me what would happen

c) (Cin, Teatr) bell

d) (Taur) warning

2) (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad

•

- aviso clasificado or de ocasión or oportuno

- aviso fúnebre

* * *

= word of caution, announcement, notice, reminder notice, warning, word of warning, follow-up, reminder, cautionary note, cautionary word, alert, heads up, wake-up call.

Ex. Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex. Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex. The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex. No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.

Ex. One word of warning before starting: products, concepts, applications of information technology are currently in a state of rapid evolution.

Ex. The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex. A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex. The different standards involved are described with cautionary notes on their limitations and the balance between standardisation and innovation.

Ex. The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.

Ex. The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'.

Ex. These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.

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* aviso de advertencia = warning label.

* aviso de encuadernación = binding trigger.

* aviso de vencimiento = overdue notice.

* aviso para los aviadores = NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* mensaje de aviso = warning message.

* piloto de aviso = warning light.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.

* sin aviso previo = without warning.

* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.

* sistema de aviso de reclamaciones = claims warning system.

* temporizador de aviso = egg timer.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( notificación) notice

aviso al público — notice to the public

dio aviso a la policía — he notified o informed the police

sin previo aviso — without prior warning

hasta nuevo aviso — until further notice

último aviso para los pasajeros... — last call for passengers...

b) ( advertencia) warning

sobre aviso: estás sobre aviso you've been warned; me puso sobre aviso de lo que ocurriría — he warned me what would happen

c) (Cin, Teatr) bell

d) (Taur) warning

2) (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad

•

- aviso clasificado or de ocasión or oportuno

- aviso fúnebre

* * *

= word of caution, announcement, notice, reminder notice, warning, word of warning, follow-up, reminder, cautionary note, cautionary word, alert, heads up, wake-up call.

Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.

Ex: One word of warning before starting: products, concepts, applications of information technology are currently in a state of rapid evolution.

Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..

Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.

Ex: The different standards involved are described with cautionary notes on their limitations and the balance between standardisation and innovation.

Ex: The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.

Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'.

Ex: These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.

* aviso de advertencia = warning label.

* aviso de encuadernación = binding trigger.

* aviso de vencimiento = overdue notice.

* aviso para los aviadores = NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* luz de aviso = warning light.

* mensaje de aviso = warning message.

* piloto de aviso = warning light.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.

* sin aviso previo = without warning.

* sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.

* sistema de aviso de reclamaciones = claims warning system.

* temporizador de aviso = egg timer.

* * *

aviso

masculine

A

1 (notificación) notice

[ S ] aviso al público notice to the public, public notice

alguien dio aviso a la policía someone notified o informed the police, someone reported it to the police

llegó sin previo aviso he arrived without prior warning o unexpectedly o out of the blue

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice

último aviso para los pasajeros … last call for passengers …

2 (advertencia) warning

sobre aviso: estás sobre aviso you've been warned

me puso sobre aviso de lo que ocurriría he warned me what would happen

3 ( Cin, Teatr) bell

4 ( Taur) warning

Compuesto:

aviso de remisión

remittance advice

B ( AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad, advert ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● aviso clasificado

classified advertisement

● aviso económico

( Chi) aviso clasificado

● aviso fúnebre

death notice

● aviso oportuno or de ocasión

( Méx) aviso clasificado

* * *

Del verbo avisar: ( conjugate avisar)

aviso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

avisó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
avisar
aviso
avisar ( conjugate avisar) verbo transitivo
a) ( notificar):

◊ ¿por qué no me avisaste que venías? why didn't you let me know you were coming?;

nos han avisado que… they've notified us that…
b) (Esp, Méx) ( llamar) to call;

◊ aviso al médico to call the doctor

c) ( advertir) to warn;

quedas or estás avisado you've been warned
verbo intransitivo:
◊ llegó sin aviso she showed up without any prior warning o unexpectedly;

avísame cuando acabes let me know when you've finished;
aviso a algn de algo to let sb know about sth
aviso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( notificación) notice;

( on signs) aviso al público notice to the public;
◊ dio aviso a la policía he notified o informed the police;

sin previo aviso without prior warning;
último aviso para los pasajeros … last call for passengers …
b) ( advertencia) warning;

◊ poner sobre aviso a algn to warn sb

c) (Cin, Teatr) bell

d) (Taur) warning

2 (AmL) (anuncio, cartel) advertisement, ad
avisar verbo transitivo
1 (prevenir, advertir) to warn: ya te avisé, I told you so
2 (comunicar) to inform: cuando te decidas, avísame, let me know when you make up your mind
3 (llamar) to call for
avisar a la policía, to call the police
avisar al médico, to send for the doctor
aviso sustantivo masculino
1 notice
(advertencia) warning
(comunicado) note: no lo utilicen hasta nuevo aviso, don't use it until further notice
nos cortaron la luz sin previo aviso, they cut our electricity off without notice
♦ Locuciones: sobre aviso: no me ha cogido por sorpresa, estaba sobre aviso, I wasn't surprised, I had been warned/I was expecting it
' aviso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fulminante
- letrero
- recado
- recordatorio
- toque
- esquela
- este
- llegar
- ni
- poner
- previo
- señal
English:
advice
- caution
- forewarn
- further
- gale warning
- if
- notice
- notify
- pin up
- prompt
- reminder
- should
- warning
- warning sign
- advertisement
- commercial
- final
- small

* * *

aviso nm

1. [advertencia, amenaza] warning;

andar sobre aviso to be on the alert;

estar sobre aviso to be forewarned;

poner sobre aviso a alguien to warn sb;

¡que te sirva de aviso! let that be a warning to you!

Comp
aviso de bomba bomb warning
2. [notificación] notice;
[en teatros, aeropuertos] call;
hasta nuevo aviso until further notice;

último aviso para los pasajeros del vuelo IB 257 last call for passengers for flight IB 257;

sin previo aviso without notice;

llegó sin previo aviso he arrived without warning

Comp
Com aviso de vencimiento due-date reminder
3. Taurom = warning to matador not to delay the kill any longer

4. Am [anuncio] advertisement, advert;

Comp

no te deja pasar un aviso she doesn't let you get a word in edgeways

Comp
aviso clasificado classified advertisement;
aviso fúnebre death notice;

aviso publicitario advertisement, advert

* * *

aviso

m

1 ( comunicación) notice;

hasta nuevo aviso until further notice;

sin previo aviso without any notice o warning;

último aviso AVIA final call;

aviso de llamada por vibración TELEC vibration mode

2 ( advertencia) warning;

estar sobre aviso have been warned;

poner a alguien sobre aviso give s.o. a warning, warn s.o.

3 L.Am. ( anuncio) advertisement

* * *

aviso nm

1) : notice

2) : advertisement, ad

3) advertencia: warning

4)

estar sobre aviso : to be on the alert

* * *

aviso n

1. (advertencia) warning

un aviso previo a prior warning

un disparo de aviso a warning shot

2. (anuncio) notice

hay un aviso de que cortarán la luz there's a notice about the electricity being cut off

poner a alguien sobre aviso to warn someone about something

sin previo aviso without prior warning

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