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form filling

Толкование Перевод

1 rellenar

v.

1 to refill.

Ellos rellenan el hueco They refill the hole.

2 to fill in or out (documento, formulario).

3 to stuff.

4 to pad out, to exaggerate.

Ellos rellenan la historia They pad out=exaggerate the story.

Ellos rellenan sillones They pad couches.

5 to pack, to pack with stuffing.

Ellos rellenan cajas They pack boxes with stuffing.

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rellenar

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver a llenar) to refill, fill again

2 (llenar del todo) to cram, pack, stuff

3 (cuestionario) to fill in, fill out

4 COCINA (ave) to stuff; (pastel) to fill

■ rellenar de chocolate to fill with chocolate

5 COSTURA to pad

6 (historia, relato) to pad out, embroider

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verb

1) to fill

2) stuff

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1. VT

1) (=volver a llenar) to refill, replenish; (Aer) to refuel

2) (=llenar hasta arriba) to fill up

3) [+ formulario] to fill in, fill out; [+ espacios] to fill in

4) (Culin) to stuff (de with)

5) (Cos) to pad

2.

See:

rellenarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <pavo/pimientos> to stuff; < pastel> to fill

rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

b) <cojín/muñeco> to stuff

c) <agujero/grieta> to fill

2) ( volver a llenar) to refill

3) <impreso/formulario> to fill out o in

4) <examen/discurso> to pad out

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= fill onto, fill out, replenish, top up, bulk out, refill [re-fill], fill in, pad out, flesh out, pug.

Ex. Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

Ex. One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.

Ex. The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex. Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.

Ex. Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.

Ex. The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.

Ex. The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).

Ex. There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.

Ex. The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.

Ex. He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

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* acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* rellenar a nombre de = make out to.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* rellenar de = stuff with.

* rellenar de paja = pad out.

* rellenar un cheque = issue + check.

* rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.

* rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.

* rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.

* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

* una vez relleno = completed.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <pavo/pimientos> to stuff; < pastel> to fill

rellenar algo DE or CON algo — to stuff/fill something with something

b) <cojín/muñeco> to stuff

c) <agujero/grieta> to fill

2) ( volver a llenar) to refill

3) <impreso/formulario> to fill out o in

4) <examen/discurso> to pad out

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= fill onto, fill out, replenish, top up, bulk out, refill [re-fill], fill in, pad out, flesh out, pug.

Ex: Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.

Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.

Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.

Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.

Ex: Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.

Ex: The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.

Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).

Ex: There were 900-920 pages of text, containing 150,000200,000 words, padded out with wide margins, and extravagant chapter divisions.

Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.

Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

* acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* rellenar a nombre de = make out to.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* rellenar de = stuff with.

* rellenar de paja = pad out.

* rellenar un cheque = issue + check.

* rellenar un cheque a nombre de = cheque + make + payable to.

* rellenar un cuestionario = fill out + questionnaire, fill in + questionnaire, complete + questionnaire.

* rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.

* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

* una vez relleno = completed.

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rellenar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹berenjenas/pollo/canelones› to stuff; ‹pastel› to fill rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth WITH sth

rellenó los pimientos de or con arroz she stuffed the peppers with rice

2 ‹almohadón/muñeco› to stuff

3 ‹agujero/grieta› to fill

B (volver a llenar) ‹copas› to refill, top up ( BrE); ‹tanque› to refill, fill … up again

C ‹impreso/cupón/formulario› to fill out o in

D ‹examen/discurso› to pad out

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rellenar ( conjugate rellenar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹pavo/pimientos/cojín› to stuff;

‹ pastel› to fill;
rellenar algo DE or CON algo to stuff/fill sth with sth
b) ‹agujero/grieta› to fill

2 ( volver a llenar) to refill
3 ‹impreso/formulario› to fill out o in;
‹examen/discurso› to pad out
rellenar verbo transitivo
1 (un recipiente, hueco) to fill
(volver a llenar) to refill
2 (un cojín, muñeco) to stuff
3 Culin (un ave, pimiento, etc) to stuff
(un pastel, una tarta) to fill
4 (un impreso) to fill in
' rellenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embutir
- formularia
- formulario
- lechada
- blanco
- espacio
- masilla
- mayúscula
- proceder
English:
complete
- fill
- fill in
- fill out
- form
- print
- refill
- stuff
- pad
- plaster
- stop

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rellenar vt

1. [volver a llenar] to refill;

rellenaron el agujero con cemento they filled the hole back up with cement

2. [documento, formulario] to fill in o out

3. [pollo] to stuff;
[tarta, pastel] to fill;
rellenó los canelones de o [m5] con atún she filled the cannelloni with tuna

4. [cojín, almohadón] to stuff

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rellenar

v/t fill; GASTR pollo, pimientos stuff; formulario fill out, fill in

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rellenar vt

1) : to refill

2) : to stuff, to fill

3) : to fill out

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rellenar vb

1. (comida) to stuff / to fill

hemos rellenado el pavo con ciruelas y pasas we've stuffed the turkey with prunes and raisins

2. (un recipiente) to refill

rellenó la botella con agua she refilled the bottle with water

3. (hueco) to fill

el albañil rellenó el agujero con yeso the bricklayer filled the hole with plaster

4. (impreso) to fill in

debes rellenar esta hoja you have to fill in this form

Spanish-English dictionary > rellenar
2 plantilla

f.

1 staff.

estar en plantilla to be on the staff

2 insole.

3 pattern, template.

4 work force, laborers, personnel.

5 ladyfinger, sponge finger.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plantillar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plantillar.

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plantilla

► nombre femenino

1 (patrón) model, pattern

2 (para dibujo lineal) French curve; (para rotulación) stencil; (para siluetas) template

3 (de zapato) insole

4 (personal) staff

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en plantilla to be on the payroll

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SF

1) [de zapato] inner sole, insole; [de media etc] sole

2) (Téc) pattern, template; (=patrón) stencil

3) (=personas) staff, personnel; (Dep) playing staff; (=lista) list, roster

estar de plantilla — to be on the payroll

plantilla de personal — staff

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femenino

1) ( de zapato) insole

2) (Esp) ( personal) staff; ( nómina) payroll

estar en plantilla — to be on the staff o payroll

3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask

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= form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.

Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex. The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex. During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex. The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex. Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex. Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.

Ex. Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

Ex. The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.

Ex. By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.

Ex. A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex. The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.

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* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* de plantilla reducida = downsized.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.

* dotar de plantilla = staff.

* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.

* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* plantilla de guía = jig.

* plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.

* plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.

* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.

* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.

* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

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femenino

1) ( de zapato) insole

2) (Esp) ( personal) staff; ( nómina) payroll

estar en plantilla — to be on the staff o payroll

3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask

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= form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.

Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex: Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.

Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.

Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.

Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* de plantilla reducida = downsized.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.

* dotar de plantilla = staff.

* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.

* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* plantilla de guía = jig.

* plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.

* plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.

* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.

* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.

* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

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plantilla

feminine

A (de un zapato) insole

B ( Esp) (de una empresa) staff

estar en plantilla to be on the staff, to be a permanent member of the staff

C

1 (para marcar, cortar) template

2 (para corregir exámenes) mask

D (RPI, Ven) (bizcocho) sponge finger, lady finger ( AmE)

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plantilla sustantivo femenino
1 ( de zapato) insole
2 (Esp) ( personal) staff;
( nómina) payroll;
◊ estar en plantilla to be on the staff o payroll

3 (para marcar, cortar) template;
( para corregir exámenes) mask
plantilla sustantivo femenino
1 (de una empresa) staff
2 (de calzado) insole
3 (guía, modelo) pattern
(para dibujar) template, stencil
4 Dep team
' plantilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explorar
- nómina
- polvareda
- profesorado
- reajuste
- reducción
- componer
- recortar
English:
comprise
- insole
- number
- on
- redundant
- run down
- scale down
- skeleton
- staff
- stencil
- template
- jig
- over
- pay
- work

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plantilla nf

1. [de empresa] staff;

estar en plantilla to be on the payroll, to be a permanent member of staff;

reducir la plantilla to downsize

2. [de equipo] squad

3. [para zapatos] insole

Comp
plantilla ortopédica orthopaedic insole, US orthotic footbed
4. [patrón] pattern, template

5. Informát template

6. CSur [soletilla] = small, flat cake in the shape of a sole

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plantilla

f

1 para zapato insole

2 ( personal) staff;

reducción de plantilla staff cuts pl

3 DEP squad

4 para cortar, INFOR template

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plantilla nf

1) : insole

2) : pattern, template, stencil

3) Mex, Spain : staff, roster of employees

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plantilla n

1. (de una empresa) staff

ya no está en la plantilla he's no longer on the staff

2. (de un equipo) squad

el entrenador ha decidido reducir la plantilla the manager has decided to reduce the squad

3. (guía, modelo) template

una plantilla para recortar figuras a template to cut out shapes

Spanish-English dictionary > plantilla
3 diálogo rellenando plantillas

(n.) = form-filling dialogue

Ex. In a form-filling dialogue, the user works with a screen-based image of a form.

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(n.) = form-filling dialogue

Ex: In a form-filling dialogue, the user works with a screen-based image of a form.

Spanish-English dictionary > diálogo rellenando plantillas
4 rellenado

adj.

filled, overstuffed.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: rellenar.

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SM (=llenado) refill, replenishment; (Aut) refuelling, refueling (EEUU)

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= completion.

Ex. One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.

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* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo = self-administered questionnaire.

* rellenado de impresos = form filling.

* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

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= completion.

Ex: One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.

* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo = self-administered questionnaire.

* rellenado de impresos = form filling.

* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

Spanish-English dictionary > rellenado
5 modalidad de rellenar plantillas

(n.) = form-filling mode

Ex. Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.

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(n.) = form-filling mode

Ex: Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.

Spanish-English dictionary > modalidad de rellenar plantillas
6 rellenado de impresos

(n.) = form filling

Ex. This article looks at the system's ability to minimize human resources, eliminate form filling and other paperwork, and improve the access and speed of the ILL process.

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(n.) = form filling

Ex: This article looks at the system's ability to minimize human resources, eliminate form filling and other paperwork, and improve the access and speed of the ILL process.

Spanish-English dictionary > rellenado de impresos
7 rellenado de plantillas

(n.) = form filling

Ex. This article looks at the system's ability to minimize human resources, eliminate form filling and other paperwork, and improve the access and speed of the ILL process.

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(n.) = form filling

Ex: This article looks at the system's ability to minimize human resources, eliminate form filling and other paperwork, and improve the access and speed of the ILL process.

Spanish-English dictionary > rellenado de plantillas
8 impreso

adj.

printed, in print.

m.

1 form.

2 printout, printing.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: imprimir.

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impreso

► nombre masculino

1 (formulario) form

► nombre masculino plural

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impreso

► participio pasado

1→ link=imprimir imprimir

► adjetivo

1 printed

► nombre masculino impreso

1 (formulario) form

► nombre masculino plural impresos

1 (en carta etc) printed matter sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

impreso postal printed matter

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1.

PP de imprimir

2.

ADJ [papel, libro, material] printed

3. SM

1) (=formulario) form

un impreso de beca — a grant application form

cumplimentar frm o rellenar un impreso — to fill in a form, fill out a form

impreso de solicitud — application form

2) pl "impresos" [en sobre] printed matter sing

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I
- sa participio pasado: see imprimir
II
masculino

a) ( formulario) form

impreso de solicitud — application form

b) impresos masculino plural (Corresp) printed matter

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I
- sa participio pasado: see imprimir
II
masculino

a) ( formulario) form

impreso de solicitud — application form

b) impresos masculino plural (Corresp) printed matter

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impreso¹

¹ = print, imprint.

Ex: Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print.

Ex: The Making of America digital collection consists of 267 monographs and 100,000 journal articles from 19th century imprints.

* acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.

* impreso antiguo = old print.

* impreso de declaración de la renta = income tax form, tax form.

* impreso de evaluación = evaluation form.

* impreso de inscripción = registration form.

* impreso de inscripción electoral = electoral registration form.

* impreso de pedido = order form.

* impreso de perfil de búsqueda = profile search form.

* impreso de recogida de datos = enquiry form, inquiry form.

* impreso de reserva = booking form.

* impreso de solicitud = application form, proposal form.

* impreso de solicitud de seguro = insurance form.

* rellenado de impresos = form filling.

* rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.

impreso²

² = printed, in print, paper-based, print-based.

Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.

Ex: It also shows what information is available in print, and in other media such as gramophone records, filmstrips, etc on topics of current interest.

Ex: Moving from traditional paper-based publishing system to publishing in electronic form on CD-ROM is not a straightforward task.

Ex: Universities in the UK still have predominantly print-based libraries unlike colleges and polytechnics which now provide a similar range of course and most of which have multimedia libraries.

* aparecer impreso = appear + in print.

* catálogo impreso = printed catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* colección impresa = print set.

* ejemplar impreso = printed copy.

* formato impreso = hard copy print-out.

* impreso de antemano = preprinted.

* impreso en papel = paper-printed.

* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.

* índice impreso = printed index.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* materia impresa = printed matter.

* material impreso = print, offline material, printed material.

* material no impreso = non-print [nonprint], non-print media.

* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.

* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.

* mundo impreso, el = print world, the.

* obra impresa = printed work.

* palabra impresa = words in print.

* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* pliego impreso = printed sheet.

* recurso impreso = print resource.

* reproducción impresa = blowback.

* resultado impreso = print output.

* texto impreso = letterpress, printed text.

* trabajo impreso = printed work.

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impreso¹ -sa

pp

see imprimir

impreso²

masculine

1 (formulario) form

impreso de solicitud application form

rellenar un impreso to fill out o in a form

2 impresos mpl ( Corresp) printed matter

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Del verbo imprimir: ( conjugate imprimir)

imprimido, impreso es:

el participio

impreso 1
◊ -sa pp: see imprimir

impreso 2 sustantivo masculino ( formulario) form;
impreso de solicitud application form
impreso,-a
I adjetivo printed
II sustantivo masculino
1 (papel, folleto) printed matter: nos dejaron estos impresos en el buzón, they left these papers in our letter box
2 (para cumplimentar) form: pedimos un impreso de reclamación, we asked for a complaint form

' impreso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casilla
- gazapo
- hoja
- impresa
- rellenar
- título
- completar
- correspondiente
- entregar
- imprimir
English:
application
- form
- fortune cookie
- print

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impreso, -a

♦ participio
ver imprimir
♦ adj

printed

♦ nm

1. [texto] printed sheet, printed matter;

impresos [en sobre] printed matter

2. [formulario] form;

rellenar un impreso to fill in o out a form

Comp
impreso de solicitud application form
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impreso

I part → imprimir

II m

1 form

2

:

impresos pl printed matter sg

* * *

impreso pp imprimir

impreso, -sa adj

: printed

impreso nm

publicación: printed matter, publication

* * *

impreso n form

Spanish-English dictionary > impreso
9 impreso1

¹ = print, imprint.

Ex. Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print.

Ex. The Making of America digital collection consists of 267 monographs and 100,000 journal articles from 19th century imprints.

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* acción de rellenar un impreso = filling in.

* impreso antiguo = old print.

* impreso de declaración de la renta = income tax form, tax form.

* impreso de evaluación = evaluation form.

* impreso de inscripción = registration form.

* impreso de inscripción electoral = electoral registration form.

* impreso de pedido = order form.

* impreso de perfil de búsqueda = profile search form.

* impreso de recogida de datos = enquiry form, inquiry form.

* impreso de reserva = booking form.

* impreso de solicitud = application form, proposal form.

* impreso de solicitud de seguro = insurance form.

* rellenado de impresos = form filling.

* rellenar un impreso = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form.

Spanish-English dictionary > impreso1
10 modalidad

f.

1 form, type.

modalidad de pago (commerce) method of payment

2 mode, manner, quality, way.

3 variety.

4 modality.

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modalidad

► nombre femenino

1 form, method, means, way

2 (deporte) sport; (en atletismo, esquí) event; (en vela) class

■ ganó la modalidad de 400 metros vallas he won the 400 metres hurdles

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FRASEOLOGÍA

modalidad de pago method of payment

modalidad deportiva sport

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SF

1) (=tipo) form, type

una nueva modalidad de contrato — a new form o type of contract

modalidad de pago — (Com) method of payment

2) (Dep) category

es campeón de Europa en la modalidad de cross-country — he's the European champion in the cross-country category

ha ganado una medalla en la modalidad de salto de altura — he won a medal in the high-jump

3) (Ling, Fil) modality

4) (Inform) mode

modalidad de texto — text mode

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femenino

cualquier modalidad de disidencia — any kind o form of dissent

varias modalidades de pago — several methods o modes of payment

la medalla de oro en la modalidad de esquí alpino — the gold medal for downhill skiing

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= mode, modality.

Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.

Ex. New input/output modalities must be tested and integrated into end-user interfaces.

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* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* modalidad en línea = online mode.

* modalidad por lotes = batch mode.

* modalidad por menús = menu mode.

* modalidad por órdenes = command mode.

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femenino

cualquier modalidad de disidencia — any kind o form of dissent

varias modalidades de pago — several methods o modes of payment

la medalla de oro en la modalidad de esquí alpino — the gold medal for downhill skiing

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= mode, modality.

Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.

Ex: New input/output modalities must be tested and integrated into end-user interfaces.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* modalidad en línea = online mode.

* modalidad por lotes = batch mode.

* modalidad por menús = menu mode.

* modalidad por órdenes = command mode.

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modalidad

feminine

el rechazo a cualquier modalidad de disidencia refusal to tolerate any kind o form of dissent

ofrecen varias modalidades de pago they offer several methods o modes of payment

ganó la medalla de oro en la modalidad de esquí alpino she won the gold medal for downhill skiing

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modalidad sustantivo femenino:
◊ varias modalidades de pago several methods o modes of payment;

la medalla de oro en la modalidad de esquí alpino the gold medal for downhill skiing
modalidad sustantivo femenino form, category, modality
Com modalidad de pago, method of payment
Dep discipline

' modalidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
forma
English:
art form
- modality
- mode
- sky
- snooker

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modalidad nf
[tipo, estilo] form, type;
participa en la modalidad de dobles she's competing in the doubles;

es campeón en la modalidad de los 100 metros he is the 100 metres champion

Comp
Com modalidad de pago method of payment
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modalidad

f

1 ( modo) form

2 DEP discipline

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modalidad nf

1) clase: kind, type

2) manera: way, manner

Spanish-English dictionary > modalidad
11 en la pantalla

= screen-based

Ex. In a form-filling dialogue, the user works with a screen-based image of a form.

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= screen-based

Ex: In a form-filling dialogue, the user works with a screen-based image of a form.

Spanish-English dictionary > en la pantalla
12 escritorio

m.

desk, bureau (forniture).

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escritorio

► nombre masculino

1 (mueble) writing desk, bureau

2 (oficina) office

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FRASEOLOGÍA

objetos de escritorio stationery sing

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noun m.

desk

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SM (=mueble) desk, bureau; (=despacho) office

de escritorio — desktop antes de s

escritorio público — Méx stall or kiosk offering help writing letters and filling in forms

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masculino

a) ( mueble) desk

b) (AmL) (oficina, despacho) office; ( en casa particular) study

- escritorio público

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= desktop, writing desk, work desk.

Ex. One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.

Ex. The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed.

Ex. The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.

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* lámpara de escritorio = desk light.

* mesa de escritorio = desktop.

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masculino

a) ( mueble) desk

b) (AmL) (oficina, despacho) office; ( en casa particular) study

- escritorio público

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= desktop, writing desk, work desk.

Ex: One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.

Ex: The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed.

Ex: The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.

* lámpara de escritorio = desk light.

* mesa de escritorio = desktop.

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escritorio

masculine

1 (mueble) desk

2 ( AmL) (oficina, despacho) office; (en una casa particular) study

Compuesto:

escritorio público

(en Méx) office or stall offering letter writing, form-filling or typing services

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escritorio sustantivo masculino
a) ( mueble) desk

b) (AmL) (oficina, despacho) office;

( en casa particular) study;
◊ escritorio público ( en Méx) office or stall offering letter writing, form-filling or typing services

escritorio m (buró) writing desk, bureau
(despacho) office
' escritorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- adosar
- almanaque
- artículo
- buró
- computadora
- juego
- quitar
- recostar
English:
as
- bureau
- desk
- desk lamp
- stationary
- writing desk
- desktop
- double
- inkwell
- scrabble
- slump
- stationery
- writing

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escritorio nm

1. [mueble] desk, bureau

2. esp Am [oficina] office

3. esp Am [en casa] study

4. Informát desktop

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escritorio

m

1 desk;

artículos de escritorio stationery;

juego de escritorio desk set

2 INFOR desktop

3 L.Am. ( oficina) office

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escritorio nm

: desk

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escritorio n desk

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13 diálogo

m.

dialog, interlocution, dialogue, discussion.

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diálogo

► nombre masculino

1 dialogue, conversation

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noun m.

dialogue

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SM

1) (=conversación) conversation; (Pol) dialogue

diálogo de sordos —

fue un diálogo de sordos — nobody listened to what anyone else had to say, it was a dialogue of the deaf

- ser un diálogo para besugos

diálogo norte-sur — North-South dialogue

2) (Literat) dialogue, dialog (EEUU)

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masculino

a) ( conversación) conversation; (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)

b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)

el diálogo Norte-Sur — the North-South dialogue

- diálogo de sordos

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= dialogue [dialog, -USA], talking, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.

Ex. The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.

Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex. It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.

Ex. He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.

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* diálogo de historieta gráfica = cartoon blurb.

* diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.

* diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* relativo al diálogo = conversationally.

* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.

* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

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masculino

a) ( conversación) conversation; (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)

b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)

el diálogo Norte-Sur — the North-South dialogue

- diálogo de sordos

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= dialogue [dialog, -USA], talking, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.

Ex: The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.

Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.

Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.

* diálogo de historieta gráfica = cartoon blurb.

* diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.

* diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* relativo al diálogo = conversationally.

* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.

* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

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diálogo

masculine

1 (conversación) conversation; ( Lit) dialogue, dialog ( AmE)

2 ( Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)

el diálogo ha sido fructuoso the talks o negotiations have been fruitful

el diálogo Norte-Sur the North-South dialogue o talks

Compuesto:

diálogo de sordos

dialogue of the deaf

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Del verbo dialogar: ( conjugate dialogar)

dialogo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

dialogó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
dialogar
diálogo
dialogar ( conjugate dialogar) verbo intransitivo
to talk;
diálogo con algn to talk to sb
diálogo sustantivo masculino
a) ( conversación) conversation;

(Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)

dialogar verbo intransitivo
1 to have a conversation
2 (para llegar a un acuerdo) to talk
diálogo sustantivo masculino dialogue
' diálogo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
besugo
- cortar
- desbloquear
- guion
- vía
English:
dialog
- dialogue

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diálogo nm

1. [conversación] conversation;
Lit dialogue;
tuvimos un diálogo we had a conversation;

los diálogos [en película, serie] the dialogue

Comp
Fam diálogo de besugos:
fue un diálogo de besugos we/they were talking at odds with one another

2. [negociación] dialogue;

se ha producido un intento de diálogo entre las partes there has been an attempt at dialogue between the two sides;

hemos abierto un proceso de diálogo con la patronal we have entered into talks with the employers;

fue un diálogo de sordos no one listened to anyone else, it was a dialogue of the deaf

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diálogo

m dialog, Br

dialogue;

es un diálogo de sordos it’s a dialog of the deaf

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diálogo nm

: dialogue

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diálogo n

1. (conversación) conversation

2. (escrito) dialogue

Spanish-English dictionary > diálogo
14 modalidad por menús

(n.) = menu mode

Ex. Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.

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(n.) = menu mode

Ex: Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.

Spanish-English dictionary > modalidad por menús
15 modalidad por órdenes

(n.) = command mode

Ex. Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.

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(n.) = command mode

Ex: Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.

Spanish-English dictionary > modalidad por órdenes
16 escritorio público

( en Méx) office or stall offering letter writing, form-filling or typing services

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( en Méx) office or stall offering letter writing, form-filling or typing services

Spanish-English dictionary > escritorio público
17 trámite

m.

1 step, procedure, move, requirement.

2 paperwork.

3 passage, passageway.

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trámite

► nombre masculino

1 (paso) step

2 (formalidad) formality, requirement

3 (negociación) procedures plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de puro trámite figurado unimportant

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SM

1) (=fase) step, stage

obtener un visado implica toda una serie de trámites — there are a number of steps o stages involved in obtaining a visa

tuvimos que hacer muchos trámites antes de abrir el negocio — we had a lot of paperwork to do before we could start the business

estoy harto de tantos trámites — I'm fed up with all this red tape o form-filling

2) (=formalidad) formality

este examen es puro trámite, ya tienes el puesto asegurado — this exam is purely a formality, you've already got the job

3) (=proceso) procedure

para acortar los trámites lo hacemos así — to make the procedure shorter we do it this way

de trámite: el gobierno se limita a resolver asuntos de trámite — the government is dealing only with routine business matters

en trámite — in hand

lo tenemos en trámite — we have the matter in hand, we are pursuing the matter

el proyecto de ley está en trámite parlamentario — the bill is going through parliament

patente en trámite — patent pending, patent applied for

trámites judiciales — court proceedings

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masculino ( proceso) procedure; ( etapa) step, stage

el préstamo está en trámite — the loan application is being processed

los trámites necesarios para su obtención — all the steps o formalities required to obtain it

se iniciaron los trámites para su extradición — extradition proceedings were begun

tengo que hacer unos trámites en el centro — I have some business to attend to in the centre

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= procedure.

Ex. To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.

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* en trámite = in the pipeline.

* iniciar los trámites = initiate + action.

* trámite burocrático = paperwork, red tape.

* trámites = paper flow.

* trámites legales = legal requirements.

* trámites relacionados con la documentación = paper handling.

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masculino ( proceso) procedure; ( etapa) step, stage

el préstamo está en trámite — the loan application is being processed

los trámites necesarios para su obtención — all the steps o formalities required to obtain it

se iniciaron los trámites para su extradición — extradition proceedings were begun

tengo que hacer unos trámites en el centro — I have some business to attend to in the centre

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= procedure.

Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.

* en trámite = in the pipeline.

* iniciar los trámites = initiate + action.

* trámite burocrático = paperwork, red tape.

* trámites = paper flow.

* trámites legales = legal requirements.

* trámites relacionados con la documentación = paper handling.

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trámite

masculine

(proceso) procedure; (etapa) step, stage

el permiso está en trámite the permit application is being processed

todos los trámites necesarios para la obtención del certificado all the steps o formalities required to obtain the certificate

intentaremos acelerar los trámites we shall try to speed up the procedure

para simplificar los trámites aduaneros in order to simplify customs procedures o formalities

se iniciaron los trámites para su extradición extradition proceedings were begun

la propuesta fue aceptada a trámite the proposal was accepted for consideration

el recurso fue aceptado or admitido a trámite I/he was given leave to appeal

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Del verbo tramitar: ( conjugate tramitar)

tramité es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

tramite es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tramitar
trámite
tramitar ( conjugate tramitar) verbo transitivo ‹ préstamo› [ funcionario] to deal with;
[ interesado] to arrange;
◊ están tramitando el divorcio [ cónyuges] they have started divorce proceedings;

trámite un permiso de trabajo [ organismo] to deal with a work permit application;

[ interesado] to apply for one's work permit
trámite sustantivo masculino ( proceso) procedure;
( etapa) step, stage;
◊ simplificar los trámites aduaneros to simplify customs procedures;

el préstamo está en trámite the loan application is being processed;
tengo que hacer unos trámites en el centro I have some business to attend to in the centre
tramitar vtr (un permiso, licencia, etc) to process: nos están tramitando el permiso, they are processing our licence
Juan está tramitando su divorcio, Juan has started divorce proceedings
trámite sustantivo masculino
1 (gestión) step
(procedimiento administrativo) procedure
trámite de urgencia, urgent channels
2 (formalidad) formality: la boda fue un mero trámite, the wedding was just a formality

' trámite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agilizar
- formalidad
- pura
- puro
- remitir
- burocrático
- concluir
- cumplir
- detener
- gestión
- legal
- retrasar
- seguir
English:
pending
- procedure
- channel
- process

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trámite nm

1. [gestión] formal step;

sólo quedan un par de trámites más there are only a few formalities left;

los trámites burocráticos the bureaucratic procedures;

los trámites burocráticos para crear una empresa the paperwork involved in setting up a company;

agilizar/iniciar los trámites to speed up/to start the bureaucratic process;

estaban en trámites de separación they were in the process of getting separated;

de trámite [acto, asunto] routine;

es sólo cuestión de trámite it's purely routine, it's just a formality

Comp
trámites aduaneros customs formalities
2. [tramitación] processing;

admitir una denuncia a trámite to agree to consider a complaint;

el permiso de obras está pendiente de trámite a decision on the planning permission is pending;

por trámite de urgencia urgently

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trámite

m formality

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trámite nm

: procedure, step

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trámite n procedure

Spanish-English dictionary > trámite
18 rellenar un impreso

(v.) = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form

Ex. Some clients many need practical help with writing letters, filling in forms or making a telephone call.

Ex. If you are interested in learning about meeting the top people in the field please fill out the form below.

Ex. By completing the form, we agree that the expenses established in the waiver form will be liability of and paid for by the insurance company.

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(v.) = fill in + form, fill out + form, complete + form

Ex: Some clients many need practical help with writing letters, filling in forms or making a telephone call.

Ex: If you are interested in learning about meeting the top people in the field please fill out the form below.

Ex: By completing the form, we agree that the expenses established in the waiver form will be liability of and paid for by the insurance company.

Spanish-English dictionary > rellenar un impreso
19 reducir

v.

1 to reduce.

reduzca la velocidad reduce speed now (en letrero)

nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut

reducir algo a algo to reduce something to something

reducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of something

Ella redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.

2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).

3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).

4 to set (medicine).

5 to shorten, to shrink.

Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.

6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.

Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.

7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.

Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.

8 to hydrogenate.

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reducir

Conjugation model [ CONDUCIR], like link=conducir conducir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reduce

■ reducir a cenizas to reduce to ashes

2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on

■ reducir gastos to cut down on expenses

3 (vencer) to subdue

4 MEDICINA to set

5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down

► verbo intransitivo

1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear

► verbo pronominal reducirse

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

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verb

1) to reduce, cut

2) decrease

3) subdue

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1. VT

1) (=disminuir)

a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessen

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down

conviene reducir el consumo de grasas — it is advisable to cut down on fatty foods

el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%

un tratamiento para reducir la celulitis — a treatment to reduce cellulite

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reduce

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months

c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten

2)

• reducir algo a algo —

a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sth

redujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government

todo lo reduce a cosas materiales — he reduces everything to material terms

b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth

reducir un kilómetro a metros — to convert a kilometre into metres

el techo fue reducido a cenizas por el fuego — the roof was reduced to ashes by the fire

- reducir algo al absurdo

3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm

entre los tres lograron reducir al atracador — the three of them managed to overpower the robber

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm

5) (Quím) to reduce

6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *

2.

VI (Aut) to change down

reduce a segunda — change down to second gear

3.

See:

reducirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

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= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

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* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reduce

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce

2)

a) ( transformar)

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

b) (Quím) to reduce

c) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)

3) ( dominar) <enemigo/rebeldes> to subdue; < ladrón> to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)
2.
reducir vi

1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down

2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear
3.
reducirse v pron

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

* * *

= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.

Nota: Generalmente aplicado a los precios.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.

Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.

Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.

Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.

Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.

Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.

Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.

Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.

Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.

Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.

Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.

Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.

Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.

Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.

Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.

* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.

* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.

* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.

* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].

* reducir costes = reduce + costs.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.

* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.

* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.

* reducir el valor = reduce + value.

* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.

* reducir gradualmente = scale down.

* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.

* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.

* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.

* reducir progresivamente = phase out.

* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).

* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.

* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.

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reducir [I6 ]

vt

A

1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reduce

hemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of cases

redujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reduced

han prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxes

con esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infection

ejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistline

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sth

han reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pages

le han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two years

la población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former size

reducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o form

el suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothing

reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sth

pretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million

2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

B

1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:

reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligrams

reducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominator

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

todas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered

2 ( Quím) to reduce

3 ( AmS) ‹objeto robado› to receive, fence ( colloq)

C (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpower

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slavery

D ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)

E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)

■ reducir

vi

A ( Coc) to reduce, boil down

dejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reduce

B ( Auto) to shift into a lower gear, change down ( BrE)

■ reducirse

v pron

reducirse A algo:

todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figures

todo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river

* * *

reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹gastos/costos› to cut, reduce;

‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
◊ debería reducir el consumo de sal you should cut down on salt;

reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
b) ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduce

2
a) ( transformar):

◊ reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams;

quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
b) (AmS) ‹ objeto robado› to receive, fence (colloq)

3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
◊ todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful

reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift

' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind

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reducir

♦ vt

1. [disminuir] to reduce;
[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);
nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;

reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;

reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;

el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;

reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;

reducir algo a o [m5] en la mitad to reduce sth by half;

tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;

reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum

2. [fotocopia] to reduce

3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;
[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower
4. Mat [unidades de medida] to convert (a to); [fracciones, ecuaciones] to cancel out

5. Med [hueso] to set

6. Quím to reduce

7. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence

9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]

♦ vi

1. [en el automóvil]
reducir (de marcha o [m5] velocidad) to change down;

reduce a tercera change down into third (gear)

2. Culin [guiso, salsa] to reduce

♦ See also the pronominal verb reducirse

* * *

reducir

v/t

1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;

reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;

reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear

2 MIL overcome

* * *

reducir {61} vt

1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut

2) : to subdue

3) : to boil down

♦ See also the reflexive verb reducirse

* * *

reducir vb to reduce

reducir la velocidad to reduce speed

Spanish-English dictionary > reducir
20 controlar

v.

1 to control.

Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.

María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.

2 to check.

3 to watch, to keep an eye on.

4 to take over, to control.

María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.

* * *

controlar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to control

2 (comprobar) to check

► verbo pronominal controlarse

1 (moderarse) to control oneself

* * *

verb

1) to control

2) monitor

* * *

1. VT

1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to control

los rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country

mis padres quieren controlarme la vida — my parents want to control my life

no pudo controlar el impulso de pegarle — he couldn't control the urge to hit him

medidas para controlar la calidad — quality-control measures

los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control

no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *

2) (=vigilar)

inspectores para controlar el proceso electoral — observers to monitor the electoral process

deberías controlar tu peso — you should watch your weight

contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out

estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well

controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil

3) (=regular) to control

este termostato controla la temperatura — this thermostat controls the temperature

2.

VI *

he bebido tanto que ya no controlo — I've drunk so much I can't see straight *

3.

See:

controlarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control

controlamos la situación — we are in control of the situation

el incendio fue rápidamente controlado — the fire was quickly brought under control

pasaron a controlar la empresa — they took control of the company

2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitor

controlar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline

deja de controlar todos mis gastos — stop checking up on how much I spend

me tienen muy controlada — they keep a close watch on me

controlar las entradas y salidas — to keep a check on everyone who comes in or out

controlé el tiempo que me llevó — I timed how long it took me

3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control
2.
controlarse v pron

1) ( dominarse) to control oneself

si no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor

* * *

= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.

Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.

Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.

Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.

Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.

Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.

Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.

Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.

Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.

Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.

Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.

Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

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* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.

* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control

controlamos la situación — we are in control of the situation

el incendio fue rápidamente controlado — the fire was quickly brought under control

pasaron a controlar la empresa — they took control of the company

2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitor

controlar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline

deja de controlar todos mis gastos — stop checking up on how much I spend

me tienen muy controlada — they keep a close watch on me

controlar las entradas y salidas — to keep a check on everyone who comes in or out

controlé el tiempo que me llevó — I timed how long it took me

3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control
2.
controlarse v pron

1) ( dominarse) to control oneself

si no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor

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= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.

Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.

Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.

Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.

Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.

Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.

Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.

Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.

Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.

Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.

Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.

Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.

Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.

* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.

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controlar [A1 ]

vt

A (dominar)

1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to control

controlamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under control

el incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under control

controlan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole area

pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company

2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know about

estos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)

B

(vigilar): tiene que controlar su peso he has to watch o check o ( frml) monitor his weight

deja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole time

me tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight rein

el portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or out

controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took me

C (regular) to control

este mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressure

medidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under control

D ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test to

fue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victory

lo controlaron negativo he was tested negative

■ controlarse

v pron

A (dominarse) to control oneself

si no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

B (vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, watch, monitor ( frml)

se controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight

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Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
◊ controlamos la situación we are in control of the situation;

pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;
◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;

controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly

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controlar

♦ vt

1. [dominar] to control;

controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;

la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;

los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;

medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices

2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;

controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;

controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure

3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;

la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;

nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;

controla que no se cuele nadie see o make sure that no one Br jumps the queue o US cuts in line

♦ vi
Fam [saber] to know;
Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry

♦ See also the pronominal verb controlarse

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controlar

v/t

1 control

2 ( vigilar) check

* * *

controlar vt

1) : to control

2) : to monitor, to check

* * *

controlar vb

1. (dominar) to control [pt. & pp. controlled]

controló la situación he controlled the situation

2. (comprobar) to check

un programa que controla los errores de ortografía a program that checks spelling mistakes

Spanish-English dictionary > controlar

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