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  • 1 de otro modo

    Ex. Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
    * * *

    Ex: Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de otro modo

  • 2 a la inversa

    • conversely
    • inversely
    • on the cold hard ground
    • on the cuff
    • the other things
    • the other way round

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > a la inversa

  • 3 inversamente

    • conversely
    • inversely
    • on the cold hard ground
    • on the cuff

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > inversamente

  • 4 por el contrario

    on the contrary
    * * *
    = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse
    Ex. By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
    Ex. Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
    Ex. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
    Ex. In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex. In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
    Ex. On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    Ex. By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
    Ex. To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
    Ex. Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
    Ex. By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
    Ex. Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
    Ex. It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    Ex. In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
    * * *
    = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse

    Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.

    Ex: Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
    Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
    Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
    Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
    Ex: By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
    Ex: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships.
    Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
    Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
    Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life.
    Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
    Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.

    Spanish-English dictionary > por el contrario

  • 5 afectar

    v.
    1 to affect.
    las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners
    La conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.
    2 to upset, to affect badly.
    le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard
    3 to damage.
    a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp
    4 to affect, to feign.
    afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger
    María afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.
    5 to pretend to.
    El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.
    * * *
    1 (aparentar) to affect
    2 (impresionar) to move
    3 (dañar) to damage
    4 (concernir) to concern
    1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect
    2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to move
    3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feign

    afectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance

    4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber
    5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume
    6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener efecto en) to affect
    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)
    2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign
    * * *
    = affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.
    Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
    Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
    Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
    Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
    Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
    Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
    Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
    Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
    Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
    Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
    Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
    Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
    Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
    Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
    Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
    ----
    * afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * afectar al mundo = span + the globe.
    * afectar a todo = run through.
    * afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.
    * afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.
    * afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.
    * afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.
    * que afecta a = surrounding.
    * que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener efecto en) to affect
    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml)
    2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign
    * * *
    = affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.

    Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.

    Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
    Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
    Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
    Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
    Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
    Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
    Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
    Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
    Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
    Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
    Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
    Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
    Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
    Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
    Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
    Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
    Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
    Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
    * afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * afectar al mundo = span + the globe.
    * afectar a todo = run through.
    * afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.
    * afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.
    * afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.
    * afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.
    * afectar mucho = hit + hard.
    * dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.
    * no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.
    * no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.
    * que afecta a = surrounding.
    * que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.

    * * *
    afectar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (tener efecto en) to affect
    la nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessman
    está afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung disease
    la enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brain
    las zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floods
    2 (afligir) to affect ( frml)
    lo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly
    3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumber
    B (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF
    * * *

     

    afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
    1


    b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);


    2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
    afectar verbo transitivo
    1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
    2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
    ' afectar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inmune
    - tocar
    - afligir
    - impresionar
    - repercutir
    - sacudir
    English:
    affect
    - damage
    - get
    - hit
    - tell
    - upset
    - dent
    - difference
    - disrupt
    - impair
    - interfere
    - touch
    - whole
    * * *
    1. [incumbir] to affect;
    las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners
    2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;
    todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;
    lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard
    3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;
    la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;
    a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp
    4. [simular] to affect, to feign;
    afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger
    5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( producir efecto en) affect
    2 ( conmover) upset, affect
    3 ( fingir) feign
    * * *
    1) : to affect
    2) : to upset
    3) : to feign, to pretend
    * * *
    1. to affect
    2. (conmover) to affect / to upset [pt. & pp. upset]

    Spanish-English dictionary > afectar

  • 6 al tanto

    adj.
    in the know, up-to-date, in the swim, on the ball.
    * * *
    * * *
    = au fait, in the know, in step
    Ex. Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist ' au fait' with new developments in historiography.
    Ex. Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
    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).
    * * *
    = au fait, in the know, in step

    Ex: Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist ' au fait' with new developments in historiography.

    Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
    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).

    Spanish-English dictionary > al tanto

  • 7 amigable

    adj.
    1 amicable.
    2 friendly, easy to get along with, social, sociable.
    * * *
    1 amicable, friendly
    * * *
    adj.
    amicable, friendly
    * * *
    ADJ (=amistoso) friendly, sociable
    (Jur)
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> friendly; < trato> friendly, amicable
    * * *
    = usable [useable], user friendly, amicable, convivial, people-friendly, friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.].
    Ex. DBMS are essentially programming frameworks, and can offer good storage and retrieval, but often are intended for programmers to interact with, and thus may need a programmer in order to make them usable to libraries.
    Ex. As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.
    Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.
    Ex. Conversely, the faculty and administrators, free from obstacles and frustrations, are able to see the library as the convivial institution.
    Ex. A people-friendly information society in the UK should not just be global, but also local.
    Ex. Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> friendly; < trato> friendly, amicable
    * * *
    = usable [useable], user friendly, amicable, convivial, people-friendly, friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.].

    Ex: DBMS are essentially programming frameworks, and can offer good storage and retrieval, but often are intended for programmers to interact with, and thus may need a programmer in order to make them usable to libraries.

    Ex: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.
    Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.
    Ex: Conversely, the faculty and administrators, free from obstacles and frustrations, are able to see the library as the convivial institution.
    Ex: A people-friendly information society in the UK should not just be global, but also local.
    Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.

    * * *
    ‹persona› friendly; ‹trato› friendly, amicable
    le habló en tono poco amigable she spoke to him in a rather unfriendly manner
    * * *

    amigable adjetivo ‹ persona› friendly;
    ‹ trato› friendly, amicable;

    amigable adjetivo friendly

    ' amigable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    amicable
    * * *
    amicable
    * * *
    adj friendly
    * * *
    : friendly, amicable

    Spanish-English dictionary > amigable

  • 8 comportamiento

    m.
    1 behavior.
    2 abearance.
    * * *
    1 behaviour (US behavior), conduct
    * * *
    noun m.
    behavior, conduct
    * * *
    SM
    1) behaviour, behavior (EEUU)

    comportamiento sexual — sexual behaviour, sexual behavior (EEUU)

    comportamiento social — social behaviour, social behavior (EEUU)

    2) [de mercado, automóvil] performance
    * * *
    a) ( conducta) behavior*

    mal/buen comportamiento — bad/good behavior

    b) (Mec) performance
    c) (Fin) ( de valores) performance
    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], manner, demeanour [demeanor, -USA], conduct, deportment.
    Ex. An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
    Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
    Ex. Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    ----
    * adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.
    * ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * comportamiento antiético = unethical behaviour, unethical conduct.
    * comportamiento antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * comportamiento cívico = civic behaviour, civil behaviour.
    * comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.
    * comportamiento de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * comportamiento de publicación = publication behaviour.
    * comportamiento de rechazo = avoidance behaviour.
    * comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.
    * comportamiento ético = ethical behaviour, ethical conduct.
    * comportamiento humano = human behaviour.
    * comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * comportamiento inquisitivo = questioning behaviour.
    * comportamiento lingüístico = language behaviour.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * comportamiento problemático = problem behaviour.
    * comportamiento social = social behaviour, social graces.
    * comportamiento suicida = suicidal behaviour.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
    * patrón de comportamiento = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * terapia del comportamiento = behavioural therapy.
    * trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.
    * * *
    a) ( conducta) behavior*

    mal/buen comportamiento — bad/good behavior

    b) (Mec) performance
    c) (Fin) ( de valores) performance
    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], manner, demeanour [demeanor, -USA], conduct, deportment.

    Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.

    Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
    Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    * adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.
    * ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * comportamiento antiético = unethical behaviour, unethical conduct.
    * comportamiento antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * comportamiento cívico = civic behaviour, civil behaviour.
    * comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.
    * comportamiento de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * comportamiento de publicación = publication behaviour.
    * comportamiento de rechazo = avoidance behaviour.
    * comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.
    * comportamiento ético = ethical behaviour, ethical conduct.
    * comportamiento humano = human behaviour.
    * comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * comportamiento inquisitivo = questioning behaviour.
    * comportamiento lingüístico = language behaviour.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * comportamiento problemático = problem behaviour.
    * comportamiento social = social behaviour, social graces.
    * comportamiento suicida = suicidal behaviour.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
    * patrón de comportamiento = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * terapia del comportamiento = behavioural therapy.
    * trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.

    * * *
    1 (conducta) behavior*
    el maestro lo castigó por mal comportamiento the teacher punished him for bad behavior o for misbehaving
    su comportamiento en la fiesta dio mucho que hablar everyone was talking about his conduct at the party o the way he behaved at the party
    2 ( Mec) performance
    3 ( Fin) (de valores) performance
    * * *

     

    comportamiento sustantivo masculino
    a) ( conducta) behavior( conjugate behavior);


    b) (Mec) performance

    comportamiento sustantivo masculino behaviour, US behavior
    ' comportamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    betún
    - condenable
    - correcta
    - correcto
    - crasa
    - craso
    - cualesquiera
    - dolerse
    - error
    - esquema
    - execrable
    - gesto
    - incomprensible
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - innoble
    - intríngulis
    - ligereza
    - mamarrachada
    - martirizar
    - miserable
    - náusea
    - paleta
    - paleto
    - propiedad
    - recoveco
    - reincidir
    - repercutir
    - salvaje
    - sancionable
    - satisfacer
    - tosca
    - tosco
    - admisible
    - concordar
    - corregir
    - cosa
    - descortés
    - discreto
    - disculpar
    - dócil
    - estudiar
    - excusar
    - extravagante
    - gamberrismo
    - honrar
    - imperdonable
    - impropio
    - inadmisible
    - incorrecto
    English:
    appal
    - appall
    - ask back
    - barbaric
    - becoming
    - behavior
    - behaviour
    - compel
    - condone
    - conduct
    - conventional
    - demand
    - demeanor
    - demeanour
    - disgrace
    - disgusting
    - disreputable
    - dissatisfied
    - dramatic
    - emotional
    - erratic
    - exasperate
    - extraordinary
    - extravagance
    - fuel
    - have off
    - idiotic
    - improper
    - indefensible
    - inhuman
    - insight
    - ladylike
    - lapse
    - learned
    - off
    - outrageous
    - pay
    - proper
    - release
    - rude
    - self-conscious
    - shocking
    - short
    - sickly
    - strained
    - top
    - unacceptable
    - unaffected
    - uncivilized
    - unheard-of
    * * *
    1. [de personas] behaviour
    2. [uso crítico] [de vehículo, acciones] performance;
    el comportamiento de la inflación ha sido muy irregular este año inflation has fluctuated considerably this year
    * * *
    m behavior, Br
    behaviour
    * * *
    conducta: behavior, conduct
    * * *
    comportamiento n behaviour

    Spanish-English dictionary > comportamiento

  • 9 conducta

    f.
    1 behavior, conduct.
    2 abearance, behaviorism.
    * * *
    1 conduct, behaviour (US behavior)
    \
    mala conducta misconduct, misbehaviour (US misbehavior)
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=comportamiento) conduct, behaviour, behavior (EEUU)

    mala conducta — misconduct, misbehaviour

    2) (Com) direction, management
    * * *
    femenino behavior*, conduct

    mala conducta — bad behavior, misconduct (frml)

    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], conduct, deportment.
    Ex. An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    ----
    * código de conducta = code of conduct.
    * código de conducta ética = code of ethics.
    * conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.
    * conducta antiética = unethical conduct.
    * conducta antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * conducta de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * conducta ética = ethical conduct.
    * conducta humana = human conduct.
    * conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * conducta moral = moral conduct.
    * de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * patrón de conducta = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * trastorno de conducta = conduct disorder.
    * * *
    femenino behavior*, conduct

    mala conducta — bad behavior, misconduct (frml)

    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], conduct, deportment.

    Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.

    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    * código de conducta = code of conduct.
    * código de conducta ética = code of ethics.
    * conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.
    * conducta antiética = unethical conduct.
    * conducta antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * conducta de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * conducta ética = ethical conduct.
    * conducta humana = human conduct.
    * conducta inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * conducta moral = moral conduct.
    * de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * patrón de conducta = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * trastorno de conducta = conduct disorder.

    * * *
    behavior*, conduct
    su conducta es intachable her conduct is exemplary
    lo expulsaron de la escuela por mala conducta he was expelled from the school for bad behavior o ( frml) for misconduct
    conducta antideportiva unsportsmanlike conduct
    * * *

    conducta sustantivo femenino
    behavior( conjugate behavior), conduct;

    conducta sustantivo femenino
    1 behaviour, US behavior, conduct
    2 mala conducta, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, misconduct

    ' conducta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aberración
    - inmoral
    - intachable
    - licenciosa
    - licencioso
    - rectificar
    - regir
    - reprochar
    - rumbo
    - ruta
    - tortuosa
    - tortuosidad
    - tortuoso
    - actuación
    - afear
    - aprobación
    - aprobar
    - comportamiento
    - consistente
    - despreciable
    - efecto
    - ejemplar
    - enmendar
    - escandaloso
    - estrafalario
    - estrambótico
    - juzgar
    - lamentable
    - lícito
    - norma
    - reprobar
    - tacha
    English:
    behavior
    - behaviour
    - code
    - conduct
    - demeanor
    - demeanour
    - disorderly
    - frivolous
    - immaculate
    - misconduct
    - role model
    - sane
    - deportment
    - ethical
    - role
    * * *
    behaviour, conduct
    * * *
    f conduct, behavior, Br
    behaviour
    * * *
    comportamiento: conduct, behavior
    * * *
    conducta n behaviour / conduct

    Spanish-English dictionary > conducta

  • 10 contrario

    adj.
    1 contrary, opposite, adverse, opposed.
    2 contrary, negative, antagonistic, antipathetic.
    m.
    1 opposite, antithesis, reverse, converse.
    2 opponent, adversary, enemy, rival.
    * * *
    1 (opuesto) contrary, opposite
    2 (perjudicial) harmful (a, to), bad (a, for)
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 opponent, adversary, rival
    \
    al contrario on the contrary
    de lo contrario otherwise
    en dirección contraria in the wrong direction
    llevar la contraria a alguien to oppose somebody
    por el contrario on the contrary
    todo lo contrario quite the opposite
    la parte contraria DERECHO the opponent 2 (en deportes) the opposing team
    * * *
    (f. - contraria)
    adj.
    contrary, opposite
    * * *
    contrario, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=rival) [partido, equipo] opposing
    2) (=opuesto) [extremo, efecto, significado, sexo] opposite

    se mostraron contrarios al acuerdo — they came out against the agreement, they were opposed to the agreement

    • dirección contraria, tomamos la dirección contraria — we went in the opposite direction

    • intereses contrarios — conflicting o opposing interests

    • pie contrario, se puso el zapato en el pie contrario — she put her shoe on the wrong foot

    • sentido contrario, un coche que venía en sentido contrario — a car coming in the opposite direction

    • viento contrario — headwind

    caso 1), b)
    3) [en locuciones]

    • al contrario — on the contrary, quite the opposite

    no me disgusta la idea, al contrario, me encanta — I don't dislike the idea, on the contrary o quite the opposite, I think it would be wonderful

    -¿te aburres? -¡que va, al contrario! — "are you bored?" - "no way, quite the opposite!"

    antes al contrario, muy al contrario — frm on the contrary

    • al contrario de, todo salió al contrario de lo previsto — everything turned out the opposite of what we expected

    al contrario de lo que creíamos, hizo muy buen tiempo — contrary to what we thought, the weather turned out very nice

    siempre va al contrario de todo el mundo — she always has to be different to everyone else, she always does the opposite to everyone else

    al contrario que o de ella, yo no estoy dispuesto a aguantar — unlike her, I'm not willing to put up with it

    • lo contrario, ¿qué es lo contrario de alto? — what is the opposite of tall?

    soy inocente, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario — I am innocent until proven otherwise

    de lo contrario — otherwise, or else

    salga o, de lo contrario, llamaré a la policía — please leave, otherwise o or else I'll call the police

    • por el contrario, los inviernos, por el contrario, son muy fríos — the winters, on the other hand o on the contrary, are very cold

    parece ir todo bien, y por el contrario, la situación es muy complicada — it all appears to be going well, when in fact the situation is rather difficult

    • todo lo contrario — quite the opposite, quite the reverse

    -¿es feo? -no, todo lo contrario — "is he ugly?" - "no, quite the opposite o reverse"

    no hay descenso de precios, sino todo lo contrario — prices are not going down, quite the opposite o reverse, in fact

    2.
    SM / F opponent
    3.
    SM (=opuesto) opposite

    ¿cuál es el contrario del negro? — what is the opposite of black?

    4.
    SF

    llevar la contraria —

    ¿por qué siempre tienes que llevar la contraria? — why do you always have to be so contrary?

    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo
    1) ( opuesto) <opiniones/intereses> conflicting; < dirección> opposite

    contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

    2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> opposite

    la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

    al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody

    II
    - ria masculino, femenino opponent
    * * *
    = contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.
    Ex. Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.
    Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
    Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.
    Ex. Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.
    Ex. This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
    Ex. Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.
    Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.
    Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.
    Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    Ex. Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.
    ----
    * al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.
    * de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.
    * demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.
    * en sentido contrario = to the contrary.
    * en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.
    * hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.
    * inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.
    * justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.
    * justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.
    * por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.
    * viento contrario = headwind.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo
    1) ( opuesto) <opiniones/intereses> conflicting; < dirección> opposite

    contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

    2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> opposite

    la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

    al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody

    II
    - ria masculino, femenino opponent
    * * *
    = contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.

    Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

    Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
    Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.
    Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.
    Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
    Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.
    Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.
    Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.
    Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
    Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.
    * al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.
    * de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.
    * demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.
    * en sentido contrario = to the contrary.
    * en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.
    * hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.
    * inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.
    * justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.
    * justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.
    * por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.
    * viento contrario = headwind.

    * * *
    A (opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting; ‹sentido/dirección› opposite
    palabras de significado contrario words with opposite meanings
    los vehículos iban en direcciones contrarias the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions
    mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she is innocent until proven guilty
    contrario A algo:
    mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you, my opinion is quite the converse of yours ( frml)
    soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am opposed to o I am against the use of violence
    se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea
    la propuesta es contraria a los intereses de la compañía the proposal is against o ( frml) contrary to the company's interests
    contrario a lo que se esperaba la operación fue un éxito contrary to expectations, the operation was a success
    en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise ( AmE), anticlockwise ( BrE)
    B (adversario) ‹equipo› opposing; ‹bando› opposite
    pasarse al bando contrario to change sides, join the opposition
    el defensa del equipo contrario estaba en fuera de juego the opposing team's o the other team's back was offside
    la parte contraria ( Der) the opponent
    C ( en locs):
    al contrario: no me opongo a que venga; al contrario, me parece una idea excelente I don't mind if he comes; on the contrary o quite the opposite o far from it, I think it's an excellent idea
    al contrario de su hermano, es negado para los deportes unlike his brother, he's useless at sport
    al contrario de lo que habíamos pensado, resultó ser agradabilísimo contrary to (our) expectations, he turned out to be very nice
    de lo contrario or else, otherwise
    por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate
    pensé que era rico — por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich — on the contrary o far from it o quite the opposite, he doesn't have a penny
    todo lo contrario quite the opposite o reverse
    ¿te resultó aburrido? — todo lo contrario, lo encontré fascinante did you find it boring? — quite the opposite o quite the reverse o on the contrary, I found it fascinating
    ella es muy tímida pero el hermano es todo lo contrario she's very shy but her brother's quite the opposite o the complete opposite
    llevar la contraria: seguro que se opone, porque él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he's sure to object, because he always has to take the opposite view
    le molesta sobremanera que le lleven la contraria she hates being o to be contradicted
    masculine, feminine
    opponent
    * * *

     

    Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar)

    contrarío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    contrarió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    contrariar    
    contrario
    contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset;
    ( enojar) to annoy
    contrario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    1 ( opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting;
    ‹dirección/lado› opposite;
    ‹ equipo› opposing;
    ‹ bando› opposite;

    mientras no se demuestre lo contrario until proven otherwise;
    sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests;
    See Also→ sentido 2 4
    2 ( en locs)

    al contrario de su hermano … unlike his brother, …;
    de lo contrario or else, otherwise;
    por el contrario on the contrary;
    en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate;
    todo lo contrario quite the opposite;
    llevarle la contraria a algn to contradict sb
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    opponent
    contrariar verbo transitivo
    1 (disgustar) to upset
    2 (contradecir) to go against
    contrario,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
    no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
    2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival
    ♦ Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
    al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
    de lo contrario, otherwise
    ' contrario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caso
    - contraria
    - decir
    - estar
    - irse
    - mientras
    - nunca
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - pulverizar
    - revés
    - soler
    - Tiro
    - campo
    - contramano
    - oponer
    - sentido
    English:
    adverse
    - against
    - agree
    - aloud
    - anticlimax
    - anticlockwise
    - antisocial
    - camp
    - contrary
    - counterclockwise
    - direction
    - headwind
    - lick
    - opposing
    - opposite
    - otherwise
    - perverse
    - reverse
    - unprofessional
    - wrong
    - counter
    - incline
    - irregular
    - quite
    * * *
    contrario, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [opuesto] [dirección, sentido, idea] opposite;
    [opinión] contrary;
    soy contrario a las corridas de toros I'm opposed to bullfighting;
    mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she's innocent until proved otherwise;
    de lo contrario otherwise;
    respeta a tu madre o de lo contrario tendrás que marcharte show your mother some respect, otherwise you'll have to go;
    todo lo contrario quite the contrary;
    ¿estás enfadado con él? – todo lo contrario, nos llevamos de maravilla are you angry with him? – quite the contrary o not at all, we get on extremely well;
    ella es muy tímida, yo soy todo lo contrario she's very shy, whereas I'm the total opposite
    2. [desfavorable, perjudicial]
    es contrario a nuestros intereses it goes against our interests;
    el abuso de la bebida es contrario a la salud drinking is bad for your health
    3. [rival] opposing;
    el equipo contrario no opuso resistencia the opposing team o opposition didn't put up much of a fight;
    el diputado se pasó al bando contrario the MP left his party and joined their political opponents, Br the MP crossed the floor of the House
    ♦ nm,f
    [rival] opponent
    ♦ nm
    [opuesto] opposite;
    gordo es el contrario de flaco fat is the opposite of thin
    ♦ al contrario loc adv
    on the contrary;
    al contrario de lo que le dijo a usted contrary to what he told you;
    no me disgusta, al contrario, me encanta I don't dislike it, quite the contrary in fact, I like it;
    al contrario de mi casa, la suya tiene calefacción central unlike my house, hers has central heating;
    no me importa, antes al contrario, estaré encantado de poder ayudar I don't mind, on the contrary o indeed I'll be delighted to be able to help
    ♦ por el contrario loc adv
    no queremos que se vaya, por el contrario, queremos que se quede we don't want her to go, on the contrary, we want her to stay;
    este modelo, por el contrario, consume muy poco this model, by contrast, uses very little;
    este año, por el contrario, no hemos tenido pérdidas this year, on the other hand, we haven't suffered any losses
    * * *
    I adj
    1 contrary; sentido opposite;
    al contrario, por el contrario on the contrary;
    todo lo contrario just the opposite;
    de lo contrario otherwise;
    ser contrario a algo be opposed to sth;
    2 equipo opposing
    II m, contraria f adversary, opponent
    * * *
    contrario, - ria adj
    1) : contrary, opposite
    al contrario: on the contrary
    2) : conflicting, opposed
    * * *
    contrario1 adj
    1. (equipo) opposing
    2. (dirección) opposite
    3. (persona) opposed
    1. (persona) opponent
    2. (palabra) opposite
    "alto" es el contrario de "bajo" "tall" is the opposite of "short"
    al contrario / por el contrario on the contrary

    Spanish-English dictionary > contrario

  • 11 cordial

    adj.
    cordial.
    * * *
    1 (afectuoso) cordial, friendly, warm
    2 (que fortalece) cordial, stimulating
    1 (bebida) cordial
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=afectuoso) warm, cordial
    2) (Med) invigorating
    2.
    SM cordial, tonic
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (frml) ( amistoso) cordial, friendly

    recibe un cordial saludo — (Corresp) (kindest) regards

    II
    masculino cordial, tonic
    * * *
    = cordial, convivial, welcoming, hearty [heartier -comp., heartiest -sup.], neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
    Ex. The librarian's response should always be cordial and positive in style.
    Ex. Conversely, the faculty and administrators, free from obstacles and frustrations, are able to see the library as the convivial institution.
    Ex. Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.
    Ex. Replies indicated a hearty support for the role of the library but little knowledge of its importance to them.
    Ex. They believe being neighbourly is an important and fulfilling part of life.
    ----
    * atmósfera cordial = convivial atmosphere.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (frml) ( amistoso) cordial, friendly

    recibe un cordial saludo — (Corresp) (kindest) regards

    II
    masculino cordial, tonic
    * * *
    = cordial, convivial, welcoming, hearty [heartier -comp., heartiest -sup.], neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

    Ex: The librarian's response should always be cordial and positive in style.

    Ex: Conversely, the faculty and administrators, free from obstacles and frustrations, are able to see the library as the convivial institution.
    Ex: Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.
    Ex: Replies indicated a hearty support for the role of the library but little knowledge of its importance to them.
    Ex: They believe being neighbourly is an important and fulfilling part of life.
    * atmósfera cordial = convivial atmosphere.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.

    * * *
    A ( frml) (amistoso) cordial, friendly
    ambos países tienen relaciones cordiales the two countries maintain cordial relations ( frml)
    recibe un cordial saludo ( Corresp) (kindest) regards
    la reunión transcurrió en un ambiente cordial the meeting took place in a congenial atmosphere
    nuestro anfitrión se mostró muy cordial con nosotros our host was very friendly, our host treated us very cordially
    calificaron las conversaciones de cordiales the talks were described as friendly o cordial
    B ‹odio› intense
    cordial, tonic
    * * *

    cordial adjetivo (frml) ( amistoso) cordial, friendly;
    ‹ ambiente› congenial;

    cordial
    I m (bebida) cordial
    II adjetivo cordial, warm

    ' cordial' also found in these entries:
    English:
    compliment
    - convivial
    - friendly
    - genial
    - hearty
    - neighborly
    - neighbourly
    - wish
    - yours
    - amicable
    - cordial
    - warm
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    cordial;
    fue una reunión cordial it was a friendly meeting, there was a good atmosphere in the meeting;
    recibieron una cordial acogida they were given a warm welcome;
    estuvo muy cordial con sus invitados he was very friendly to his guests;
    quiero darles mi más cordial bienvenida I'd like to welcome you most warmly;
    (reciba) un cordial saludo [en carta] best o kind regards
    ♦ nm
    cordial, tonic
    * * *
    I adj cordial
    II m cordial, tonic
    * * *
    cordial adj
    : cordial, affable
    ♦ cordialmente adv
    : cordial (liqueur)
    * * *
    cordial adj friendly
    saludos cordiales de... best wishes from...

    Spanish-English dictionary > cordial

  • 12 depreciar

    v.
    1 to (cause to) depreciate.
    2 to depreciate, to cheapen, to devaluate, to devalue.
    La inflación deprecia la moneda Inflation depreciates the currency.
    El contador depreció el inmobiliario The accountant depreciated the property
    * * *
    1 to depreciate
    1 to depreciate
    * * *
    1.
    VT to depreciate, reduce the value of
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    ----
    * depreciarse = lose + Posesivo + value.
    * * *

    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.

    * depreciarse = lose + Posesivo + value.

    * * *
    depreciar [A1 ]
    vt
    to depreciate, reduce the value of
    to depreciate, fall in value
    * * *

    depreciar verbo transitivo to reduce the value of
    ' depreciar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    deprecate
    - depreciate
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to (cause to) depreciate
    * * *
    v/t lower the value of
    * * *
    : to depreciate, to reduce the value of

    Spanish-English dictionary > depreciar

  • 13 desestimar

    v.
    1 to turn down.
    2 to turn one's nose up at.
    3 to have a low opinion of, to down-play, to downplay, to have little respect for.
    Elsa desestima a Ricardo Elsa has a low opinion of Richard.
    4 to underrate.
    Elsa desestima su capacidad Elsa underrates his capacity.
    5 to dismiss, to disregard, to overrule.
    Elsa desestimó la propuesta Elsa dismissed the proposal.
    * * *
    1 to disregard, underestimate
    2 DERECHO to reject, refuse
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=menospreciar) to look down on
    2) (Jur) [+ demanda, moción] to reject
    * * *
    verbo transitivo (frml) <propuesta/recurso> to reject; < pruebas> to disallow
    * * *
    = give + short shrift, set + aside, depreciate, turn down, dismiss, dismiss with + the wave of the hand.
    Ex. Working on a report, statistics, or other assigned tasks while on duty must never cause a librarian to give short shrift to a question.
    Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex. It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
    Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    ----
    * desestimarse = go by + the board.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo (frml) <propuesta/recurso> to reject; < pruebas> to disallow
    * * *
    = give + short shrift, set + aside, depreciate, turn down, dismiss, dismiss with + the wave of the hand.

    Ex: Working on a report, statistics, or other assigned tasks while on duty must never cause a librarian to give short shrift to a question.

    Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
    Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    * desestimarse = go by + the board.

    * * *
    desestimar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( frml); ‹propuesta/petición/recurso› to reject; ‹pruebas› to disallow
    * * *

    desestimar verbo transitivo to reject
    ' desestimar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dismiss
    - reject
    - disallow
    - shrift
    * * *
    1. [rechazar] to reject, to turn down;
    el Supremo desestimó el recurso the Supreme Court rejected the appeal
    2. [despreciar] to turn one's nose up at
    * * *
    v/t queja, petición reject
    * * *
    1) : to reject, to disallow
    2) : to have a low opinion of

    Spanish-English dictionary > desestimar

  • 14 desvalorar

    v.
    1 to devalue, to depreciate.
    La inflación desvalora la moneda Inflation devalues the currency.
    2 to discredit.
    3 to disdain, to look down on.
    Ricardo desvalora su familia Richard disdains his family.
    * * *
    VT [+ regalo, posesión] to undervalue; [+ moneda] to devalue, devaluate (EEUU)
    * * *
    = depreciate, deflate.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
    * * *
    = depreciate, deflate.

    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.

    Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desvalorar

  • 15 en determinadas ocasiones

    = sometimes, on particular occasions
    Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex. Conversely, its pitfall is that it may be used inappropriately on particular occasions.
    * * *
    = sometimes, on particular occasions

    Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

    Ex: Conversely, its pitfall is that it may be used inappropriately on particular occasions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en determinadas ocasiones

  • 16 estante

    m.
    1 shelf.
    2 stand in shop, market stall.
    * * *
    1 (anaquel) shelf; (para libros) bookcase
    2 (de máquina) stand
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=anaquel) shelf
    2) (=soporte) rack, stand; (=estantería) bookcase
    3) LAm (=estaca) prop
    * * *
    masculino shelf
    * * *
    = shelf [shelves, -pl.], display rack, rack.
    Ex. Guides to individual sets of books on a specific shelf.
    Ex. Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
    Ex. Conversely, in the era of paperbacks, the community might decide that the library's main goal ought to be the provision of books and other materials not available on the drugstore rack.
    ----
    * colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.
    * colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.
    * colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].
    * colocar en los estantes = shelve.
    * estante para folletos = pamphlet rack, leaflet rack.
    * estantes = shelves, stack.
    * estantes giratorios = revolving wire rack.
    * estantes inclinados = face-out shelving.
    * mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.
    * mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.
    * número de documentos devueltos a los estantes = shelving statistics.
    * ordenación en los estantes = lateral filing.
    * revisión de los estantes = shelf reading.
    * * *
    masculino shelf
    * * *
    = shelf [shelves, -pl.], display rack, rack.

    Ex: Guides to individual sets of books on a specific shelf.

    Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
    Ex: Conversely, in the era of paperbacks, the community might decide that the library's main goal ought to be the provision of books and other materials not available on the drugstore rack.
    * colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.
    * colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.
    * colocar de nuevo en los estantes = reshelve [re-shelve].
    * colocar en los estantes = shelve.
    * estante para folletos = pamphlet rack, leaflet rack.
    * estantes = shelves, stack.
    * estantes giratorios = revolving wire rack.
    * estantes inclinados = face-out shelving.
    * mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.
    * mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.
    * número de documentos devueltos a los estantes = shelving statistics.
    * ordenación en los estantes = lateral filing.
    * revisión de los estantes = shelf reading.

    * * *
    shelf
    * * *

     

    estante sustantivo masculino
    shelf
    estante sustantivo masculino shelf
    ' estante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    formularia
    - formulario
    - llegar
    - resistir
    - abajo
    - arquear
    - arriba
    - asegurar
    - bajar
    - cabezazo
    - clavar
    - nivelar
    - repisa
    - soporte
    - venir
    English:
    bookshelf
    - level
    - neatly
    - rack
    - reach
    - sag
    - secure
    - shelf
    - stock
    - take down
    - top
    - topmost
    - below
    - book
    - from
    - heave
    - on
    * * *
    1. [tabla] shelf
    2. CAm [estaca] post, pillar
    * * *
    m shelf
    * * *
    repisa: shelf
    * * *
    estante n shelf [pl. shelves]

    Spanish-English dictionary > estante

  • 17 fichero de registro por término

    Ex. A ' term record file' conversely, is a file that is ordered by index terms, with each entry an index term and the document representations 'listed' in association with that term.
    * * *

    Ex: A ' term record file' conversely, is a file that is ordered by index terms, with each entry an index term and the document representations 'listed' in association with that term.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fichero de registro por término

  • 18 forma de conducta

    (n.) = mode of conduct, way of conduct
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. There are ways of conduct which end inevitably in complications and perplexities.
    * * *
    (n.) = mode of conduct, way of conduct

    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.

    Ex: There are ways of conduct which end inevitably in complications and perplexities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > forma de conducta

  • 19 historiografía

    f.
    historiography.
    * * *
    1 historiography
    * * *
    SF historiography frm, writing of history
    * * *
    Ex. Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist 'au fait' with new developments in historiography.
    * * *

    Ex: Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist 'au fait' with new developments in historiography.

    * * *
    historiography
    * * *
    historiography
    * * *
    f historiography

    Spanish-English dictionary > historiografía

  • 20 inversamente

    adv.
    1 inversely: contrariwise.
    2 on the contrary, inversely, conversely.
    * * *
    1 inversely
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. More specifically, it is the case that recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
    ----
    * guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.
    * inversamente proporcional = inversely proportional.
    * relación inversamente proporcional = inverse relationship.
    * relación inversamente proporcional significativa = significant inverse relationship.
    * * *

    Ex: More specifically, it is the case that recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.

    * guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.
    * inversamente proporcional = inversely proportional.
    * relación inversamente proporcional = inverse relationship.
    * relación inversamente proporcional significativa = significant inverse relationship.

    * * *
    inversely
    ser inversamente proporcional to be inversely proportionate
    * * *

    inversamente adverbio inversely
    * * *
    1. [en proporción] inversely;
    inversamente proporcional a inversely proportional to
    2. [a la inversa] conversely

    Spanish-English dictionary > inversamente

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