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town centre

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1 centro

m.

1 center.

centro de atracción center of attraction

centro de gravedad center of gravity

centro de interés center of interest

centro de mesa centerpiece

centro nervioso nerve center

centro neurálgico (también figurative) nerve center

centro óptico optic center

2 center (establecimiento).

centro de acogida reception center; (para refugiados) (women's) refuge (para mujeres maltratadas)

centro de cálculo computer center

centro cívico community center

centro comercial shopping center o mall (United States)

centro docente o de enseñanza educational institution

centro recreativo leisure center

centro de salud clinic, health center (British)

3 city/town center.

me voy al centro I'm going to town

centro ciudad o urbano city/town center (en letrero)

4 center of the city, downtown, city centre.

5 Centro.

6 centrum.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

centro

► nombre masculino

1 centre (US center), middle

■ el centro de la habitación the centre of the room

2 (de ciudad) town centre, city centre, US downtown area

■ me voy al centro I'm going into town, US I'm going downtown

3 (asociación) centre (US center), association, institution

4 DEPORTE cross, centre (US center)

5 PLÍTICA centre (US center)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

centro benéfico charitable organization

centro ciudad city centre, US downtown area

centro comercial shopping centre, US mall

centro cultural cultural centre (US center)

centro de atracción centre (US center) of attraction

centro de enseñanza educational institution

centro de gravedad centre of gravity

centro de interés centre (US center) of interest

centro de mesa centrepiece (US centerpiece)

centro docente educational institution

centro sanitario hospital, clinic

medio centro DEPORTE centre (US center) half

partido de centro PLÍTICA centre (US center) party

* * *

noun m.

1) center

2) downtown

* * *

1. SM

1) (=medio) centre, center (EEUU)

las regiones del centro del país — the central areas of the country, the areas in the centre of the country

pon el jarrón en el centro de la mesa — put the vase in the middle o centre of the table

el balón se hallaba en el centro del campo — the ball was in midfield

- estar en su centro

centro de gravedad — centre of gravity

centro de mesa — centrepiece

centro neurálgico — nerve centre

2) [de ciudad] centre, center (EEUU)

no se puede aparcar en el centro — you can't park in the centre (of town), you can't park downtown (EEUU)

un edificio del centro de Madrid — a building in the centre of Madrid o in Madrid town centre o (EEUU) in downtown Madrid

centro ciudad — city centre, town centre

• ir al centro — to go into town, go downtown (EEUU)

3) (Pol) centre, center (EEUU)

ser de centro — [persona] to be a moderate; [partido] to be in the centre

los partidos de centro izquierda — the parties of the centre left, the centre-left parties

4) (=foco) [de huracán] centre, center (EEUU); [de incendio] seat

ha sido el centro de varias polémicas últimamente — he has been at the centre o heart of various controversies lately

el gobierno se ha convertido en el centro de las críticas — the government has become the target of criticism

• ser el centro de atención o atracción o interés — to be the focus o centre of attention

Zaire fue el centro del interés internacional — Zaire was the focus of o was at the centre of international attention

• ser un centro de intrigas — to be a hotbed of intrigue

• ser el centro de las miradas, Roma es estos días el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes are on Rome at the moment

5) (=establecimiento) centre, center (EEUU)

dos alumnos han sido expulsados del centro — two students have been expelled from the school o centre

centros con más de 500 trabajadores — companies with over 500 workers

centro cívico — community centre

centro comercial — shopping centre, shopping mall

centro cultural — [en un barrio, institución] (local) arts centre; [de otro país] cultural centre

centro de abasto — Méx market

centro de acogida, centro de acogida de menores — children's home

centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas — refuge for battered women

centro de acogida de refugiados — refugee reception centre

centro de atención de día — day-care centre

centro de atención primaria — primary care centre

centro de beneficios — profit centre

centro de bronceado — tanning salon

centro de cálculo — computer centre

centro de coordinación — [de la policía] operations room

centro de datos — data processing centre

centro de decisión — decision-making centre

centro de detención — detention centre

centro (de determinación) de costos — (Com) cost centre

centro de día — day centre

centro de distribución — distribution centre

centro de enseñanza — [gen] educational institution; (=colegio) school

centro de enseñanza media, centro de enseñanza secundaria — secondary school

centro de enseñanza superior — higher education institution

centro de jardinería — garden centre, garden center (EEUU)

centro de llamadas — call centre

centro de planificación familiar — family planning clinic

centro de proceso de datos — data processing centre

centro de protección de menores — child protection centre

centro de rastreo — (Astron) tracking centre

centro de salud — health centre

centro de trabajo — workplace

en los centros de trabajo — in the workplace

centro docente — educational institution

centro escolar — school

centro espacial — space centre

centro médico — [gen] medical establishment; (=hospital) hospital

centro penitenciario — prison, penitentiary (EEUU)

centro recreacional — Cuba, Ven sports centre, leisure centre

centro sanitario — = centro médico

centro universitario — (=facultad) faculty; (=universidad) university

6) (=población)

centro de población — population centre

centro turístico — (=lugar muy visitado) tourist centre; [diseñado para turistas] tourist resort

centro urbano — urban area, city

7) (=ropa) CAm (=juego) trousers and waistcoat, pants and vest (EEUU); And, Caribe (=enaguas) underskirt; And (=falda) thick flannel skirt

2.

SMF (Ftbl) centre

• delantero centro — centre-forward

• medio centro — centre-half

* * *
I
masculino

1)

a) (Mat) center*

b) ( área central) center*

los países del centro de Europa — the countries of Central Europe

ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)

centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)

- centro de gravedad

- centro del campo

- centro de mesa

2) ( foco)

a) ( de atención) center*

es el centro de todos los comentarios — it is the main talking point

fue el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes were on him

se convirtió en el centro de interés — it became the focus of attention

fue el centro de atracción — she was the center of attention

b) (de actividades, servicios) center*

un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center

un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center

- centro de interés turístico

- centro de población/urbano

- centro nervioso

- centro recreacional

3) (establecimiento, institución) center*

el centro anglo-peruano — the Anglo-Peruvian center

- centro cívico

- centro comercial

- centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas

- centro de estudios

- centro de internamiento

- centro de planificación familiar

- centro de trabajo

- centro docente

- centro espacial

- centro hospitalario or sanitario

- centro penitenciario

4) (Pol) center*

5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*

•

- centro delantero*
II
masculino

1)

a) (Mat) center*

b) ( área central) center*

los países del centro de Europa — the countries of Central Europe

ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)

centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)

- centro de gravedad

- centro del campo

- centro de mesa

2) ( foco)

a) ( de atención) center*

es el centro de todos los comentarios — it is the main talking point

fue el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes were on him

se convirtió en el centro de interés — it became the focus of attention

fue el centro de atracción — she was the center of attention

b) (de actividades, servicios) center*

un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center

un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center

- centro de población/urbano

- centro nervioso

3) (establecimiento, institución) center*

el centro anglo-peruano — the Anglo-Peruvian center

- centro cívico

- centro comercial

- centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas

- centro de estudios

- centro de planificación familiar

- centro de trabajo

- centro docente

- centro espacial

- centro hospitalario or sanitario

- centro penitenciario

4) (Pol) center*

5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*

6) centro masculino y femenino ( jugador) center*

•

- centro delantero

* * *

= centre [center, -USA], core, hub, office, locus [loci, -pl.], focal point, operation, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], pivot.

Ex. Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex. The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.

Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.

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* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.

* centro accesible mediante Telnet = Telnet-accesible site.

* centro administrativo = administrative centre.

* centro artístico = art(s) centre.

* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

* centro cívico = civic centre.

* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plaza.

* centro comunitario = village hall.

* centro coordinador = focal point, switching point, coordinating centre, hub.

* centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].

* centro cultural = cultural centre, cultural institution, cultural venue.

* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.

* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.

* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.

* centro de actividad = focal point.

* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.

* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.

* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.

* centro de asesoramiento = counselling centre.

* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.

* centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.

* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.

* centro de audio = audio centre.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* centro de belleza = beauty centre.

* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.

* centro de catalogación = cataloguing department.

* centro de computación = computing centre.

* centro de comunicaciones = communications hub.

* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.

* centro de datos = data centre.

* centro de deportes = sports centre.

* centro de detención = detention centre.

* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* centro de distribución = distribution centre.

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* centro de documentación = clearinghouse [clearing house], documentation centre, information centre, information unit, research centre.

* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.

* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.

* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.

* centro de, el = centre of, the.

* centro de enseñanza = education centre.

* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.

* centro de estudios = study centre.

* Centro de Europa = Mitteleurope.

* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.

* centro de información = information agency, information centre.

* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).

* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre, neighbourhood information centre (NIC).

* centro de información laboral = job information centre.

* centro de información sectorial = sectoral information centre.

* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.

* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.

* centro de jardinería = garden centre.

* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.

* centro de las ciencias = science centre.

* centro del campo = halfway line.

* centro de Londres = Inner London.

* centro del pueblo = town centre.

* centro del visitante = visitor's centre.

* centro de material didáctico escolar = school resource centre.

* centro de menores = young offender institution.

* centro de mesa = epergne.

* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.

* centro de orientación = referral centre.

* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic, planned parenthood centre.

* centro deportivo = sports centre.

* centro de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].

* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.

* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* centro de reciclado = recycling centre.

* centro de recursos = resource centre.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).

* centro de referencia = reference centre.

* centro de rehabilitación = rehabilitation clinic, rehabilitation centre.

* centro de reinserción social = half-way house.

* centro de salud = health centre.

* centro de trabajo = workplace.

* centro de vacaciones = resort, tourist resort.

* centro de vacaciones costero = coastal resort, seaside resort, seaside tourist resort.

* centro de veraneo = summer resort.

* centro de veraneo costero = seaside resort, coastal resort.

* centro educativo = educational centre.

* centro electoral = polling district.

* centro financiero = financial centre.

* centro industrial = manufacturing centre.

* centro informático = computing centre.

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.

* centro litúrgico = church centre.

* centro multimedia = library media centre, media centre.

* centro multimedia escolar = school media centre, school library media centre.

* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.

* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.

* centro neurálgico = powerhouse, power engine.

* centro neurálgico, el = nerve centre, the.

* centro penitenciario = penitentiary.

* centro piloto = pilot centre.

* centro recreativo = recreation centre, recreational centre.

* centro regional = regional centre.

* centro religioso = church centre.

* centro social = community centre, village hall, social centre, drop-in centre, community hall.

* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.

* centro turístico = tourist resort, resort, summer resort.

* centro turístico costero = beachside resort, seaside resort, coastal resort, seaside tourist resort.

* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.

* centro urbano = downtown, city centre, town centre.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.

* del centro = middle.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* en el centro de = at the heart of.

* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.

* mesa de centro = coffee table.

* mesita de centro = coffee table.

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.

* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.

* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* un centro único = one stop shop.

* visita a centros profesionales = study tour.

* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* * *
I
masculino

1)

a) (Mat) center*

b) ( área central) center*

los países del centro de Europa — the countries of Central Europe

ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)

centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)

- centro de gravedad

- centro del campo

- centro de mesa

2) ( foco)

a) ( de atención) center*

es el centro de todos los comentarios — it is the main talking point

fue el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes were on him

se convirtió en el centro de interés — it became the focus of attention

fue el centro de atracción — she was the center of attention

b) (de actividades, servicios) center*

un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center

un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center

- centro de interés turístico

- centro de población/urbano

- centro nervioso

- centro recreacional

3) (establecimiento, institución) center*

el centro anglo-peruano — the Anglo-Peruvian center

- centro cívico

- centro comercial

- centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas

- centro de estudios

- centro de internamiento

- centro de planificación familiar

- centro de trabajo

- centro docente

- centro espacial

- centro hospitalario or sanitario

- centro penitenciario

4) (Pol) center*

5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*

•

- centro delantero*
II
masculino

1)

a) (Mat) center*

b) ( área central) center*

los países del centro de Europa — the countries of Central Europe

ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)

centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)

- centro de gravedad

- centro del campo

- centro de mesa

2) ( foco)

a) ( de atención) center*

es el centro de todos los comentarios — it is the main talking point

fue el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes were on him

se convirtió en el centro de interés — it became the focus of attention

fue el centro de atracción — she was the center of attention

b) (de actividades, servicios) center*

un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center

un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center

- centro de población/urbano

- centro nervioso

3) (establecimiento, institución) center*

el centro anglo-peruano — the Anglo-Peruvian center

- centro cívico

- centro comercial

- centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas

- centro de estudios

- centro de planificación familiar

- centro de trabajo

- centro docente

- centro espacial

- centro hospitalario or sanitario

- centro penitenciario

4) (Pol) center*

5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*

6) centro masculino y femenino ( jugador) center*

•

- centro delantero

* * *

= centre [center, -USA], core, hub, office, locus [loci, -pl.], focal point, operation, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], pivot.

Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.

Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.

Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.

* centro accesible mediante Telnet = Telnet-accesible site.

* centro administrativo = administrative centre.

* centro artístico = art(s) centre.

* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

* centro cívico = civic centre.

* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plaza.

* centro comunitario = village hall.

* centro coordinador = focal point, switching point, coordinating centre, hub.

* centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].

* centro cultural = cultural centre, cultural institution, cultural venue.

* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.

* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.

* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.

* centro de actividad = focal point.

* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.

* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.

* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.

* centro de asesoramiento = counselling centre.

* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.

* centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.

* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.

* centro de audio = audio centre.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* centro de belleza = beauty centre.

* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.

* centro de catalogación = cataloguing department.

* centro de computación = computing centre.

* centro de comunicaciones = communications hub.

* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.

* centro de datos = data centre.

* centro de deportes = sports centre.

* centro de detención = detention centre.

* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* centro de distribución = distribution centre.

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* centro de documentación = clearinghouse [clearing house], documentation centre, information centre, information unit, research centre.

* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.

* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.

* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.

* centro de, el = centre of, the.

* centro de enseñanza = education centre.

* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.

* centro de estudios = study centre.

* Centro de Europa = Mitteleurope.

* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.

* centro de información = information agency, information centre.

* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).

* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre, neighbourhood information centre (NIC).

* centro de información laboral = job information centre.

* centro de información sectorial = sectoral information centre.

* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.

* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.

* centro de jardinería = garden centre.

* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.

* centro de las ciencias = science centre.

* centro del campo = halfway line.

* centro de Londres = Inner London.

* centro del pueblo = town centre.

* centro del visitante = visitor's centre.

* centro de material didáctico escolar = school resource centre.

* centro de menores = young offender institution.

* centro de mesa = epergne.

* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.

* centro de orientación = referral centre.

* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic, planned parenthood centre.

* centro deportivo = sports centre.

* centro de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].

* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.

* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* centro de reciclado = recycling centre.

* centro de recursos = resource centre.

* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.

* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).

* centro de referencia = reference centre.

* centro de rehabilitación = rehabilitation clinic, rehabilitation centre.

* centro de reinserción social = half-way house.

* centro de salud = health centre.

* centro de trabajo = workplace.

* centro de vacaciones = resort, tourist resort.

* centro de vacaciones costero = coastal resort, seaside resort, seaside tourist resort.

* centro de veraneo = summer resort.

* centro de veraneo costero = seaside resort, coastal resort.

* centro educativo = educational centre.

* centro electoral = polling district.

* centro financiero = financial centre.

* centro industrial = manufacturing centre.

* centro informático = computing centre.

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.

* centro litúrgico = church centre.

* centro multimedia = library media centre, media centre.

* centro multimedia escolar = school media centre, school library media centre.

* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.

* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.

* centro neurálgico = powerhouse, power engine.

* centro neurálgico, el = nerve centre, the.

* centro penitenciario = penitentiary.

* centro piloto = pilot centre.

* centro recreativo = recreation centre, recreational centre.

* centro regional = regional centre.

* centro religioso = church centre.

* centro social = community centre, village hall, social centre, drop-in centre, community hall.

* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.

* centro turístico = tourist resort, resort, summer resort.

* centro turístico costero = beachside resort, seaside resort, coastal resort, seaside tourist resort.

* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.

* centro urbano = downtown, city centre, town centre.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.

* del centro = middle.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* en el centro de = at the heart of.

* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.

* mesa de centro = coffee table.

* mesita de centro = coffee table.

* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.

* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.

* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.

* un centro único = one stop shop.

* visita a centros profesionales = study tour.

* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* * *

centro

masculine

A

1 ( Mat) center*

2 (área central) center*

en el centro de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el terremoto afectó al centro del país the earthquake affected the central region o the center of the country

los países del centro de Europa the countries of Central Europe

vive en pleno centro de la ciudad she lives right in the center of the town/city

tengo que ir al centro a hacer unas compras I have to go downtown to do some shopping ( AmE), I have to go into town o into the town centre to do some shopping ( BrE)

[ S ] centro ciudad downtown ( AmE), city/town centre ( BrE)

delantero³ (↑ delantero (3))

Compuestos:

● centro de gravedad

center* of gravity

● centro del campo

midfield

● centro de mesa

centerpiece*

● centro nervioso

nerve center*

● centro del poder

center* of power

● centro neurálgico

(de una organización) nerve center*; (de una ciudad) heart

B (foco)

1 (de atención) center*

ha sido el centro de todos los comentarios it has been the main talking point

fueron el centro de todas las miradas all eyes were on them

se ha convertido estos días en el centro de interés it has become the focus of attention recently

fue el centro de atracción durante la fiesta she was the center of attention at the party

ha hecho de su marido el centro de su existencia she has centered her life around her husband

2 (de actividades, servicios) center*

centro administrativo administrative center

un gran centro cultural/industrial a major cultural/industrial center

Compuestos:

● centro de interés turístico

center* of interest to tourists

● centro de llamadas or ( AmL tb) llamados

call center*

● centro de operaciones

operations center*, operations room ( BrE)

● centro de población

urban center*, population center*

● centro de vacaciones

holiday center*

● centro recreacional

( AmL) leisure center*

● centro turístico

tourist resort o center*

● centro urbano

centro de población

C (establecimiento, institución) center*

el centro anglo-peruano the Anglo-Peruvian center

Compuestos:

● centro cívico

civic center*

● centro comercial

shopping mall ( AmE), shopping centre ( BrE)

● centro concertado

(en Esp) private school o college ( which receives a state subsidy)

● centro de abasto

( Méx) market

● centro de acogida

centro de acogidade animales abandonados animal sanctuary

centro de acogida de menores abandonados children's refuge

centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas refuge for battered women

centro de acogida de refugiados reception center* for refugees

● centro de apoyo

support center*

● centro de atención primaria

primary care center*

● centro de atención telefónica

call center*

● centro de atención al usuario

user support center*

● centro de ayuda

help center*

● centro de cálculo

computer center*

● centro de control

control center*

● centro de convenciones

conference center*

● centro de coordinación

coordination center*

● centro de costos or ( Esp) costes

cost center*

● centro de cultura

cultural center*

● centro de detención

detention center*

● centro de enseñanza

( frml) centro docente

● centro de espionaje

spy headquarters

● centro de estudios

private school, academy

● centro de gestión

management center*

● centro de información

information center*

● centro de internamiento

detention center*

● centro de investigación

research center*, research establishment

● centro de logopedia

speech therapy clinic

● centro de ocio technológico

( Esp) high-tech leisure center*

● centro de planificación familiar

family planning clinic

● centro deportivo

sports center*

● centro de retención

detention center*

● centro de salud

health center*

● centro de servicios

service center*

● centro de telecomunicaciones

telecommunications center*

● centro de trabajo

( frml); workplace ( frml)

● centro docente

( frml); educational establishment o institution ( frml)

● centro espacial

space center*

● centro hospitalario

( frml); hospital

● centro médico

medical center*

● centro penitenciario

( frml); prison, penitentiary ( AmE)

● centro recreacional

( AmL) leisure center*

● centro recreativo

leisure center*

● centro sanitario

( frml); hospital

D ( Pol) center*

E (en fútbol) tb

centro chut cross, center*

F

centro masculine and feminine (jugador) center*

* * *

Del verbo centrar: ( conjugate centrar)

centro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

centró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
centrar
centro
centrar ( conjugate centrar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ imagen› to center^{( conjugate center)}

b) (Dep) to center^{( conjugate center)}

c) ‹atención/investigación/esfuerzos› centro algo en algo to focus sth on sth

verbo intransitivo (Dep) to center^{( conjugate center)}, cross
centrarse verbo pronominal centrose en algo [investigación/atención/esfuerzos] to focus o center^{( conjugate center)} on sth
centro sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) center^{( conjugate center)};

◊ centro ciudad/urbano downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE);

ser el centro de atención to be the center of attention;
se convirtió en el centro de interés it became the focus of attention;
centro turístico tourist resort o center;
centro comercial shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE);
centro de llamadas call center (AmE) o centre (BrE);
centro de planificación familiar family planning clinic
b) ( en fútbol) cross, center^{( conjugate center)}

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( jugador) center^{( conjugate center)};
◊ centro delantero center^{( conjugate center)} forward

centrar verbo transitivo
1 to centre, US center
2 (los esfuerzos, la atención) to concentrate, centre, US center
centro sustantivo masculino
1 middle, centre, US center
2 (de una ciudad) town centre
3 (institución) institution, centre, US center
4 Pol centre party
5 centro comercial, shopping centre

' centro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- Cesid
- CIS
- ciudad
- consejo
- delantera
- delantero
- docente
- foco
- gravedad
- media
- medio
- mitad
- neurálgica
- neurálgico
- ombligo
- retención
- almendra
- base
- blanco
- comercial
- deportivo
- diana
- hacia
- hípico
- lejos
- mesa
- mismo
- para
- polo
- posta
- preescolar
- rematar
- retirado
- señalización
- señalizar
- trámite
English:
accessible
- barrage
- central
- centre
- centre forward
- city
- community centre
- core
- delay
- downtown
- garden centre
- heart
- hub
- inner city
- institute
- leisure centre
- mall
- middle
- out
- revolve
- ROTC
- run across
- shopping centre
- slap
- space-centre
- spotlight
- teaching centre
- town
- village hall
- walk about
- welfare centre
- call
- center
- clinic
- coffee
- community
- conference
- control
- facility
- focal
- focus
- garden
- health
- holiday
- home
- inner
- leisure
- midtown
- plaza
- polling

* * *

centro nm

1. [área, punto central] centre;

en el centro de la vía in the middle of the track;

estaba en el centro de la muchedumbre she was in the middle of the crowd;

las lluvias afectarán al centro del país the rain will affect the central region o centre of the country;

la jardinería es el centro de su existencia her life revolves around gardening

Comp
centro de atención centre of attention;
centro de atracción centre of attraction;

las playas son el centro de atracción para el turismo beaches are the main tourist attraction;

centro de gravedad centre of gravity;

centro de interés centre of interest;
Fís centro de masa centre of mass;
centro de mesa centrepiece;

centro nervioso nerve centre;
también Fig centro neurálgico nerve centre; Fís centro óptico optical centre
2. [de ciudad] town centre;

me voy al centro I'm going to town;

tengo una casa en pleno centro I have a house right in the town centre;

centro ciudad o [m5] urbano [en letrero] city/town centre

Comp
centro histórico = old (part of) town
3. [económico, administrativo] centre;

un importante centro financiero/cultural an important financial/cultural centre

Comp
centro turístico tourist resort
4. [establecimiento, organismo] centre;
[planta] plant, factory; [tienda] branch; [colegio] school
Comp
Esp centro de acogida reception centre; Esp centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas refuge for battered women;
centro asistencial de día day care centre;

centro de atención telefónica call centre;

centro de cálculo computer centre;

centro cívico community centre;

centro comercial shopping centre o US mall;
Am centro comunal community centre; Am centro comunitario community centre;
centro concertado state-subsidized (private) school;

centro de control control centre;

centro cultural cultural centre;

centro demográfico centre of population;

centro deportivo sports centre;

centro de desintoxicación detoxification centre o clinic;

centro de detención detention centre;

centro docente educational institution;

centro educativo educational institution;

centro de enseñanza educational institution;

centro espacial space centre;

centro de estudios academy, school;

centro excursionista hill-walking club;

centro hospitalario hospital;

centro de información information centre;

centro de investigación research institute;
Esp Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas = government body responsible for conducting opinion polls, sociological surveys etc;
centro de llamadas call centre;
Mil centro de mando command centre;
centro médico medical centre;

centro meteorológico weather centre;

centro de negocios business centre;

centro penitenciario prison, US penitentiary;

centro de planificación familiar family planning clinic;

centro regional regional office;

centro de rehabilitación rehabilitation centre;

centro de salud clinic, Br health centre;

centro sanitario clinic, Br health centre;

centro social community centre;

centro de trabajo workplace;
Am centro de tratamiento intensivo intensive care unit
5. [en política] centre;

un partido de centro a centre party;

ser de centro to be at the centre of the political spectrum

6. Dep [posición]
centro del campo midfield;

juega en el centro del campo he plays in midfield

7. Dep [pase] cross, centre;

envió un centro al área contraria he crossed the ball into the opposition's penalty area;

consiguió un espectacular gol con un centro chut he scored a spectacular goal with what was intended more as a cross than a shot

8. Méx [traje] suit

9. Hond [chaleco] Br waistcoat, US vest

10. Cuba [enaguas] underskirt

* * *

centro

m

1 center, Br

centre

2 DEP cross

3 Méx ( traje) suit (and shirt and tie)

* * *

centro nmf

: center (in sports)

centro nm

1) medio: center

centro de atención: center of attention

centro de gravedad: center of gravity

2) : downtown

3)

centro de mesa : centerpiece

* * *

centro n centre

el centro de la ciudad the city centre

vamos al centro let's go into town

En inglés americano el centro de la ciudad se llama downtown

centro comercial shopping centre

centro de enseñanza school

centro hospitalario hospital

centro recreativo leisure centre

Spanish-English dictionary > centro
2 barrio

m.

1 area, district.

los barrios bajos the rough parts of town

de barrio local (cine, tienda)

mandar a alguien al otro barrio (informal figurative) to do somebody in, to kill somebody (peninsular Spanish)

barrio chino Chinatown; (de chinos) red light district (de prostitución) (peninsular Spanish)

barrio comercial/periférico shopping/outlying district

barrio latino Latin Quarter

2 neighborhood, local community, neighbourhood.

3 quarter, area.

4 people in the neighborhood.

5 district, ward, town ward.

* * *

barrio

► nombre masculino

1 neighbourhood (US neighborhood) (zona) district, area

■ es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet neighbourhood

■ no vive en este barrio she doesn't live round here

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de barrio local

■ el cine de barrio the local cinema

irse al otro barrio familiar to kick the bucket

barrio chino red-light district

barrio comercial business district

barrio histórico old town

barrio latino Latin Quarter

barrio periférico suburb

barrio popular working-class area

barrio residencial residential area

barrios bajos slums

* * *

noun m.

1) neighborhood

2) quarter

* * *

SM

1) (=distrito) area, district, neighborhood (EEUU)

una casa en un barrio residencial — a house in a residential area o district o (EEUU) neighborhood

el barrio de Gracia — Gracia district

mi barrio — my part of town, my neighborhood (EEUU)

un piso en un barrio céntrico — a flat in the centre of town

vive en el barrio judío de Córdoba — he lives in the Jewish quarter of Cordova

los barrios de la periferia — the outlying suburbs o areas, the outskirts

tiendas de barrio — local shops, corner shops, neighborhood stores (EEUU)

cine de barrio — local cinema

- el otro barrio

- irse al otro barrio

- mandar a algn al otro barrio

barrio bruja — And shanty town

barrio chino — [de mayoría china] Chinatown, Chinese quarter; [de prostitución] Esp red-light district

barrio comercial — [de negocios] business quarter, commercial district; [de tiendas] shopping area, shopping district

barrio de chabolas — shanty town

barrio de tolerancia — And red-light district

barrio dormitorio — commuter suburb, dormitory suburb

barrio exterior — outer suburb

Barrio Gótico — historic district with principally Gothic architecture

barrio latino — Latin quarter

barrio miseria — † shanty town

barrio obrero — working-class area, working-class district, working-class neighborhood (EEUU)

barrios bajos — poorer areas (of town)

barrios marginales — poorer areas (of town)

2) LAm shanty town

* * *

masculino ( zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio — the local market

vive en un barrio de las afueras — she lives out in the suburbs

- barrio alto

- barrio chino

- barrio de invasión

- barrio de tolerancia

- barrio espontáneo

- barrio obrero/residencial

- barrio periférico

- barrios bajos

* * *

= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.

Ex. And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex. A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.

Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

Ex. Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.

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* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* barrio de chabolas = slum.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.

* barrio marginado = deprived area.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrio pobre = slum.

* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.

* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de los barrios pobres = back-street.

* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* patrullas de barrio = community policing.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* tienda de barrio = convenience store.

* * *

masculino ( zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio — the local market

vive en un barrio de las afueras — she lives out in the suburbs

- barrio alto

- barrio chino

- barrio de invasión

- barrio de tolerancia

- barrio espontáneo

- barrio obrero/residencial

- barrio periférico

- barrios bajos

* * *

= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.

Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.

Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* barrio de chabolas = slum.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.

* barrio marginado = deprived area.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrio pobre = slum.

* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.

* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de los barrios pobres = back-street.

* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* patrullas de barrio = community policing.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* tienda de barrio = convenience store.

* * *

barrio barrio (↑ barrio a1)

masculine

(zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio the local market

ese chico es de mi barrio that boy lives in my neighborhood o round my way

un barrio residencial a residential district o area o neighborhood

lo conozco del barrio I've seen him around in my area o in the area I live in

un comité de barrio neighborhood association

los barrios más antiguos de la ciudad the oldest parts o areas o quarters of the city

es el hazmerreír del barrio he's the laughing stock of the neighborhood

vive en un barrio de las afueras she lives out in the suburbs

cine/peluquería de barrio local cinema/hairdresser's

irse al otro barrio ( Esp fam hum); to kick the bucket ( colloq hum)

Compuestos:

● barrio alto

( Chi) smart neighborhood

● barrio chino

(de chinos) Chinatown; (zona de prostitución) ( Esp) red-light district

● barrio comercial

business quarter o district

● barrio de chabolas

( Esp) shantytown

● barrio de invasión

( Col) shantytown

● barrio del centro

downtown quarter ( AmE), town centre area ( BrE)

● barrio de pescadores

fishermen's quarters

● barrio de tolerancia

( Andes) red-light district

● barrio espontáneo

( AmC) shantytown

● barrio latino

Latin Quarter

● barrio obrero

working-class neighborhood o area

● barrio periférico

suburb

● barrio residencial

residential neighborhood o area

● barrios bajos

mpl poor neighborhoods (pl)

CULTURAL NOTE

barrio

A city neighborhood, defined by its geographical location, a characteristic of its inhabitants, a particular feature, or its history. Most barrios have very strong identities. Buenos Aires is unique, with a total of forty-six distinctive barrios, some very well known, such as the oldest, San Telmo, and La Boca (↑ La Boca 21).

* * *

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barrió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino
a) ( zona) neighborhood^{( conjugate neighborhood)};

◊ la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people;

el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood;
barrio chino (Esp) red-light district;
barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown;
barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl);
barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
b) ( de las afueras) suburb

barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children
♦ Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores
' barrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- barriada
- bien
- chabola
- comidilla
- comunicada
- comunicado
- desvalorizarse
- haber
- periférica
- periférico
- suburbio
- vecina
- vecindario
- vecino
- atemorizar
- chusco
- cine
- colonia
- comunicar
- copeo
- decaer
- elegancia
- elegante
- feo
- habitante
- inseguridad
- inseguro
- matón
- mirado
- obrero
- pobre
- por
- remodelar
- renovación
- renovar
- retirado
- roto
- rotoso
- silencioso
- superpoblado
- vecindad
English:
academy
- chinatown
- design
- disreputable
- district
- dormitory town
- exclusive
- local
- locally
- neighborhood
- neighbourhood
- quarter
- red light district
- resident
- residential
- rough
- shabby
- shantytown
- slum
- suburb
- unfashionable
- unsafe
- area
- corner
- east
- move
- nice
- salubrious

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barrio nm

1. [vecindario] area, district, neighbourhood;

un barrio acomodado a well-to-do area o neighbourhood;

vive en un barrio céntrico she lives centrally;

la gente del barrio nos conocemos todos everyone knows everyone else round here;

la contaminación afecta más al centro que a los barrios the pollution is worse in the centre of the city than further out;

una tienda/un cine de barrio a local shop/cinema;

los barrios bajos the rough parts of town;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
irse al otro barrio to kick the bucket, to snuff it;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
mandar a alguien al otro barrio to bump sb off

Comp
barrio chino [de chinos] Chinatown; Esp [de prostitución] red-light district;
barrio comercial shopping district;
Col barrio de invasión shanty town;
barrio latino Latin Quarter;

barrio marginal deprived area o district;

barrio obrero working-class area o district o neighbourhood;

barrio periférico outlying area o district;

barrio residencial residential area o district o neighbourhood;
Andes barrio de tolerancia red-light district
2. Ven [de chabolas] shanty town

* * *

barrio

m neighborhood, Br

neighbourhood, area;

irse al otro barrio fig fam kick the bucket pop

* * *

barrio nm

1) : neighborhood, district

2)

barrios bajos : slums pl

* * *

barrio n

1. (zona) area / neighbourhood

es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet neighbourhood

2. (zona típica) quarter

el barrio antiguo the old quarter

del barrio local

compro en el mercado del barrio I shop at the local market

barrio bajo poor neighbourhood

barrio residencial suburb

Spanish-English dictionary > barrio
3 centro urbano

m.

town center, town centre.

* * *

(n.) = downtown, city centre, town centre

Ex. Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

Ex. Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.

Ex. Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.

* * *

(n.) = downtown, city centre, town centre

Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

Ex: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.

Ex: Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.

* * *

centro urbano

en señal town center o Br

centre

Spanish-English dictionary > centro urbano
4 ciudad

f.

1 city (localidad) (grande).

ciudad del Cabo Cape Town

ciudad catedralicia cathedral town/city

ciudad dormitorio commuter town

la ciudad Eterna the Eternal City

ciudad jardín garden city

ciudad de México Mexico City

ciudad natal home town

ciudad perdida shanty town (Mexican Spanish)

la ciudad Santa the Holy City

ciudad satélite satellite town

ciudad del Vaticano Vatican City

2 complex (instalaciones).

ciudad sanitaria hospital complex

ciudad universitaria university campus

* * *

ciudad

► nombre femenino

1 city, town

■ fuimos a la ciudad we went into town, we went to town

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ciudad dormitorio dormitory suburb, dormitory town, commuter suburb

ciudad jardín garden city

ciudad universitaria university campus

* * *

noun f.

city, town

* * *

SF

1) [de gran tamaño] city; [más pequeña] town

se levanta temprano para ir a la ciudad — he gets up early to go into the city o into town

la ciudad de Granada — (the city of) Granada

la Ciudad Condal — name for the city of Barcelona

la Ciudad del Turia — name for the city of Valencia

Ciudad del Cabo — Cape Town

Ciudad del Vaticano — Vatican City

Ciudad de México — Mexico City

ciudad dormitorio — dormitory town, bedroom community (EEUU)

ciudad natal — home town, native city, native town

ciudad perdida — Méx shanty town

2) (=instalaciones)

ciudad deportiva — sports complex

ciudad sanitaria — hospital complex

ciudad universitaria — university campus

* * *

femenino town; ( de mayor tamaño) city

la gran ciudad — the (big) city

centro ciudad — town o city center

- ciudad balneario

- Ciudad del Vaticano/de México

- ciudad dormitorio

- ciudad perdida

- ciudad residencial

- ciudad sanitaria

- Ciudad Santa

- ciudad satélite

- ciudad universitaria

* * *

= city, town, county borough, municipal borough, burg.

Ex. PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.

Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex. Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.

Ex. Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.

Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

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* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.

* ciudad amurallada = walled city.

* ciudad costera = beach town, coastal city.

* Ciudad del Cabo = Cape Town.

* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.

* Ciudad del Vaticano, la = Vatican City, the.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.

* ciudad en auge = boom town.

* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.

* ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.

* ciudad fortificada = walled city, fortified town.

* ciudad fronteriza = frontier municipality.

* ciudad ideal = white picket fence.

* ciudad industrial = industrial town, industrial city.

* ciudad natal = birthplace, hometown [home town], back home.

* ciudad portuaria = port city.

* ciudad satélite = satellite city.

* ciudad universitaria = university town.

* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) = become + the home-from-home of.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* de otras ciudades = out-of-town.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.

* gas ciudad = city gas.

* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.

* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.

* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* visita por la ciudad = city tour.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* * *

femenino town; ( de mayor tamaño) city

la gran ciudad — the (big) city

centro ciudad — town o city center

- ciudad balneario

- Ciudad del Vaticano/de México

- ciudad dormitorio

- ciudad perdida

- ciudad residencial

- ciudad sanitaria

- Ciudad Santa

- ciudad satélite

- ciudad universitaria

* * *

= city, town, county borough, municipal borough, burg.

Ex: PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.

Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.

Ex: Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.

Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.

* ciudad amurallada = walled city.

* ciudad costera = beach town, coastal city.

* Ciudad del Cabo = Cape Town.

* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.

* Ciudad del Vaticano, la = Vatican City, the.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.

* ciudad en auge = boom town.

* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.

* ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.

* ciudad fortificada = walled city, fortified town.

* ciudad fronteriza = frontier municipality.

* ciudad ideal = white picket fence.

* ciudad industrial = industrial town, industrial city.

* ciudad natal = birthplace, hometown [home town], back home.

* ciudad portuaria = port city.

* ciudad satélite = satellite city.

* ciudad universitaria = university town.

* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) = become + the home-from-home of.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* de otras ciudades = out-of-town.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.

* gas ciudad = city gas.

* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.

* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.

* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* visita por la ciudad = city tour.

* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* * *

ciudad

feminine

town; (de mayor tamaño) city

la gran ciudad the (big) city

ciudad natal native town/city

es una ciudad sagrada a holy city

[ S ] centro ciudad town o city center

[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep your city clean

Compuestos:

● ciudad balneario

( AmL) coastal resort

● Ciudad Condal

name often used to refer to Barcelona

● ciudad digital

digital city

● ciudad dormitorio

bedroom community ( AmE), dormitory town ( BrE)

● ciudad estado

city-state

● Ciudad Eterna

la Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City, Rome

● ciudad hermana

sister city ( AmE), twin city ( BrE)

● ciudad jardín

garden city

● Ciudad Luz

la Ciudad Luz the City of Light, Paris

● ciudad perdida

( Méx) shantytown

● ciudad periférica or de la periferia

dormitory town, suburb

● Ciudad Prohibida

la Ciudad Prohibida the Forbidden City

● ciudad residencial

town or development in the commuter belt

● ciudad sanitaria

hospital complex

● Ciudad Santa

la Ciudad Santa the Holy City

● ciudad satélite

satellite town

● ciudad universitaria

university campus

* * *

ciudad sustantivo femenino
town;
( de mayor tamaño) city;
( on signs) centro ciudad town o city center;
◊ ciudad balneario (AmL) coastal resort;

Cciudad del Vaticano/de México Vatican/Mexico City;
ciudad dormitorio bedroom community (AmE), dormitory town (BrE);
ciudad perdida (Méx) shantytown;
ciudad satélite satellite town;
ciudad universitaria university campus
ciudad sustantivo femenino (mediana o pequeña) town
(grande) city
ciudad deportiva, sport center
ciudad dormitorio, dormitory town
ciudad universitaria, university campus
En general, la palabra city se refiere a una ciudad grande o importante (por ejemplo, la capital de un país o de una provincia) y town se refiere a una ciudad más pequeña. Town también puede aplicarse a una zona urbana: I'm going to town, me voy a la ciudad (dicho por alguien que vive en el campo) o me voy al centro (dicho por alguien que vive en las afueras de una ciudad grande). La expresión mi ciudad se traduce por my home town.

' ciudad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apego
- apoderarse
- cabo
- callejera
- callejero
- casco
- centro
- cerco
- chalet
- costera
- costero
- deprimida
- deprimido
- envolver
- escaparate
- expandirse
- gas
- habitante
- hermana
- incomunicar
- judería
- lástima
- liberación
- ligar
- llegar
- localidad
- mayor
- mercader
- muerta
- muerto
- natal
- paso
- periferia
- petate
- plana
- plano
- población
- poblada
- poblado
- por
- provincia
- proximidad
- puerta
- retención
- saco
- satélite
- sector
- suburbio
- superpoblación
- superpoblada
English:
activity
- amenities
- area
- authority
- auxiliary
- back
- barrage
- black out
- bomb
- bombed-out
- boomtown
- bus
- bypass
- campus
- Cape Town
- centre
- city
- commercialize
- congested
- crawl
- density
- district
- downtown
- drainage
- drawback
- dude ranch
- dump
- edge
- establish
- expand
- expansion
- extend
- facility
- flat
- flatten
- fountain
- ghost town
- grassy
- grip
- growing
- hard-hit
- heart
- high-rise
- hub
- in
- inner city
- itself
- keep
- lay out
- layout

* * *

ciudad nf

1. [localidad] [grande] city;
[pequeña] town;
la emigración del campo a la ciudad migration from the countryside to the city;

la gente de la ciudad people who live in cities, city folk

Comp
Am ciudad balnearia [en la costa] seaside resort; [estación thermal] spa town;
Ciudad del Cabo Cape Town;

la Ciudad Condal Barcelona;

ciudad dormitorio commuter town, dormitory town;

la Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City;

ciudad fantasma ghost town;

Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala City;

ciudad jardín garden city;

Ciudad de México Mexico City;

ciudad natal home town;
Méx ciudad perdida shanty town;
la Ciudad Santa the Holy City;

ciudad satélite satellite town o city;

Ciudad del Vaticano Vatican City

2. [instalaciones] complex

Comp
ciudad deportiva sports complex;
ciudad sanitaria hospital complex;

ciudad universitaria university campus

* * *

ciudad

f town; más grande city

* * *

ciudad nf

1) : city, town

2)

ciudad universitaria : college or university campus

3)

ciudad perdida Mex : shantytown

* * *

ciudad n city [pl. cities] / town

¿te gusta vivir en una gran ciudad? do you like living in a big city?

mi ciudad natal my home town

ciudad dormitorio dormitory town

ciudad universitaria university campus

Spanish-English dictionary > ciudad
5 casco

m.

1 helmet.

cascos azules U.N. peacekeeping troops, blue berets

2 hull.

3 hoof.

4 empty bottle (envase). (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

5 fragment, piece (pedazo).

6 cask.

7 external structure.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

casco

► nombre masculino

1 (para la cabeza) helmet

2 (cráneo) skull

3 (fragmento) broken piece, fragment

4 (de metralla) piece of shrapnel

5 (de sombrero) crown

6 (envase) empty bottle

7 (de barco) hull

8 (de caballería) hoof

► nombre masculino plural cascos

1 (auriculares) headphones

2 familiar (cabeza) head sing, brains

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

calentarse los cascos / romperse los cascos familiar to rack one's brains

ser alegre de cascos / ser ligero,-a de cascos familiar to be scatterbrained

casco protector crash helmet

casco urbano town centre (US center)

* * *

noun m.

1) helmet

2) hull

3) empty bottle

4) headphones

•

- casco antiguo

* * *

SM

1) [de soldado] helmet; [de obrero] protective helmet, safety helmet, hard hat; [de motorista, ciclista] (crash) helmet

los cascos azules (de la ONU) — the (UN) blue helmets

casco de acero — steel helmet

casco de bicicleta — cycle helmet

2) [de ciudad]

casco antiguo, el casco antiguo de la ciudad — the old quarter o part of the city

casco histórico, el casco histórico de la ciudad — the historic city centre o (EEUU) center

casco urbano — built-up area

casco viejo, el casco viejo de la ciudad — the old quarter o part of the city

3) (=envase) empty bottle

te dan 50 céntimos al devolver el casco — they give you 50 cents back on the empty (bottle)

había cascos (de botellas) por todo el parque — there were empty bottles o empties all over the park

4) pl cascos [de walkman] headphones

5) pl cascos * (=cabeza) nut * sing

- alegre o ligero de cascos

- sentar los cascos

6) (=pezuña) hoof

7) (=trozo) [de fruta] segment, piece; [de cebolla] slice; [de vasija] fragment, shard

8) (Náut) [de barco] hull

9) (Mec) [de cableado] casing

10) LAm (=edificio vacío) empty building

11) LAm (Agr) ranch house, ranch and outbuildings; Cono Sur [de hacienda] part, section

12) [de sombrero] crown

* * *

masculino

1) ( para la cabeza) helmet

calentarse los cascos — (fam) to agonize, worry

- casco azul

- casco protector

2) cascos masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)

3) (Equ, Zool) hoof

ligera de cascos — ( coqueta) flight

4) (Náut) hull

5) ( de ciudad) heart, central area; ( de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings

- casco antiguo or viejo

- casco urbano

6)

a) ( trozo - de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (- de vasija) fragment, shard

b) (Col) ( gajo) segment

7) (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle

* * *

masculino

1) ( para la cabeza) helmet

calentarse los cascos — (fam) to agonize, worry

- casco azul

- casco protector

2) cascos masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)

3) (Equ, Zool) hoof

ligera de cascos — ( coqueta) flight

4) (Náut) hull

5) ( de ciudad) heart, central area; ( de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings

- casco antiguo or viejo

- casco urbano

6)

a) ( trozo - de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (- de vasija) fragment, shard

b) (Col) ( gajo) segment

7) (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle

* * *

casco¹

¹ = helmet, hard hat.

Ex: As a tribute to the firemen of New York, the Mayor was presented with a sculpture in the form of a fireman's helmet, and could not hold back his tears.

Ex: Manufacturers say the best way employers can encourage their employees to wear hard hats properly is by making their employees aware of the hazards.

* casco antiguo = old town.

* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.

* casco de ciclista = bicycle helmet.

* casco de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.

* casco informático = headset.

* casco protector = hard hat.

* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.

casco²

² = hull.

Nota: De barco.

Ex: For example, a document on 'the cutting of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics for use in the hulls of yachts' draws together the concepts: cutting, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, hulls and yachts.

* casco del barco = ship hull.

casco³

³ = hoof.

Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.

* * *

casco

masculine

A

1 (para la cabeza) helmet

2 (cuero cabelludo) scalp

calentarse los cascos ( fam); to agonize, worry

deja de calentarte los cascos pensando en eso stop agonizing over it o worrying about it

Compuestos:

● casco azul

masculine and feminine blue helmet (member of the U.N. peacekeeping force)

● casco de seguridad

safety helmet, hard hat

● casco protector

(de obrero) safety helmet, hard hat; (de motorista) crash helmet

B cascos mpl ( Audio) headphones (pl)

C ( Equ, Zool) hoof

ligero de cascos (irreflexivo) irresponsible, reckless; (coqueta) flirtatious

D ( Náut) hull

Compuesto:

casco presurizado

pressure hull

E

1 (de una ciudad) heart, central area

2 ( RPl) (de una estancia) farmhouse and surrounding buildings

Compuestos:

● casco antiguo or viejo

old quarter, old part of town

● casco urbano

urban area, built-up area

F

1 (trozo — de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (— de una vasija) fragment, shard

2 ( Col) (gajo) segment

G

1 (Esp, Méx) (envase) bottle

¿has traído los cascos? have you brought the empties o bottles?

2 ( RPl) (barril) cask, barrel

* * *

Del verbo cascar: ( conjugate cascar)

casco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cascó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
cascar
casco
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
casco sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( para la cabeza) helmet;

◊ casco protector ( de obrero) safety helmet;

( de motorista) crash helmet
b)

◊ cascos sustantivo masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)

2 (Equ, Zool) hoof
3 (Náut) hull
4
a) ( de ciudad):

◊ casco antiguo old quarter;

casco urbano urban area, built-up area
b) (RPl) ( de estancia) farmhouse and surrounding buildings

5 (Col) ( gajo) segment
6 (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
casco
I sustantivo masculino
1 (para la cabeza) helmet
casco azul, blue helmet
2 (envase de cristal vacío) empty bottle: tenemos que devolver estos cascos, we've got to give these empty bottles back
3 (de barco) hull
4 (de caballo) hoof
5 (de una ciudad) centre
casco antiguo/viejo, old part of town
II mpl cascos, (de música) headphones
♦ Locuciones: calentarse o romperse los cascos, to rack one's brains: estuvo toda la mañana calentándome los cascos, he was pestering me all morning
' casco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manera
- servir
- uña
- visera
- plumaje
English:
helmet
- hoof
- hulk
- hull
- scrape
- suppose
- town centre
- body
- crash
- empty
- farm
- hard
- midtown

* * *

casco

♦ nm

1. [para la cabeza] helmet;
[de albañil] hard hat; [de motorista] crash helmet
Comp
cascos azules UN peacekeeping troops, blue berets
2. [de barco] hull

3. [de ciudad] casco antiguo, casco histórico Br city centre, US downtown;

casco urbano Br city centre, US downtown;

casco viejo old (part of) town

4. [de caballo] hoof

5. Esp, Méx [de botella] (empty) bottle

6. [pedazo] fragment, piece

7. Méx, RP [en estancia, hacienda] farmstead

8. Andes, Cuba, RP [gajo] segment

9. Comp

calentarse o [m5] romperse los cascos to Br rack o US cudgel one's brains;

ser alegre o [m5] ligero de cascos [irresponsable] to be irresponsible;
[mujer] to be flighty
♦ cascos nmpl
Fam [auriculares] headphones
* * *

casco

m

1 helmet

2 de barco hull

3 ( botella vacía) empty (bottle)

4 edificio shell

5 de caballo hoof

6 de vasija fragment

7

:

cascos pl ( auriculares) headphones

8

:

ligero de cascos reckless;

calentarse o

romperse los cascos fig agonize ( por over)

* * *

casco nm

1) : helmet

2) : hull

3) : hoof

4) : fragment, shard

5) : center (of a town)

6) Mex : empty bottle

7) cascos nmpl

: headphones

* * *

casco n

1. (para la cabeza) helmet

hay que llevar casco protector you must wear a crash helmet

2. (botella) empty bottle

3. (de caballo) hoof [pl. hooves]

4. (de barco) hull

casco antiguo old town

casco azul blue beret

Spanish-English dictionary > casco
6 población

f.

1 population, people.

2 city, town, centre of population, center of population.

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población

► nombre femenino

1 (número de habitantes) population

2 (lugar - ciudad) town; (- pueblo) village

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FRASEOLOGÍA

población activa working population

población pasiva nonworking population

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noun f.

1) population

2) city, town, village

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SF

1) (=gente) population

población activa — working population

población flotante — floating population

población marginada — marginalized sectors of society pl

el aumento de la población marginada — the increasing marginalization of society

población ocupada — working population

población pasiva — non-working population

2) (=lugar habitado, ciudad) town; (=pueblo) village; Cono Sur (=caserío) small hamlet

3) (=acción) settlement

4) Chile
(tb: población callampa) (=suburbio) shanty town; (=barrio pobre) slum area, poor quarter
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femenino

1) ( habitantes) population; (Zool) population, colony

- población activa/pasiva/fija/flotante

2) ( ciudad) town, city; ( aldea) town, village

- población callampa

3) ( acción) settlement

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femenino

1) ( habitantes) population; (Zool) population, colony

- población activa/pasiva/fija/flotante

2) ( ciudad) town, city; ( aldea) town, village

- población callampa

3) ( acción) settlement

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la población

(n.) = populace, the

Ex: This would enable the majority of the rural populace who are illiterate and semi-literate to participate in cultural and intellectual entertainment.

población¹

¹ = citizenry, population, user population.

Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries.

Ex: The new building was expected to provide for a university population of 5,500 students of which approximately 3,500 would be science and technology students and 2,000 arts and social science students.

Ex: Given similar demographics (age, size, and user population), to what extent do community hospital libraries differ in collection content?.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* entre la población en general = mainstream.

* envejecimiento de la población = aging population [ageing population].

* estadística de población = population statistics.

* excedente de población = overspill.

* foco de población = population centre.

* movimiento de la población = population turnover, population transfer.

* población activa = working population, economically active population, work-force [workforce], labour force.

* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].

* población civil = civilian.

* población civil, la = civilian population, the.

* población en general = broad population.

* población en general, la = general population, the.

* población estudiantil = school population.

* población indígena = indigenous people.

* población, la = populace, the.

* población nativa = native population, aboriginal people, native inhabitant.

* población obrera = blue collar population.

* población penitenciaria = prison population.

* población rural = rural people, rural population.

* población urbana = urban population.

* profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población = service professional.

* profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población = service profession.

población²

² = village.

Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.

* población con mercado ambulante = market town, market centre.

* población rural = rural village.

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población

feminine

A (habitantes) population; ( Zool) population, colony

tiene una población de cuatro millones de habitantes it has a population of four million

Compuestos:

● población activa

working population

● población fija

permanent population

● población flotante

floating population

● población pasiva

non-working population

B (ciudad) town, city; (aldea) town, village

Compuesto:

población callampa

( Chi) shantytown

C (acción) settlement

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población sustantivo femenino
1 ( habitantes) population;
(Zool) population, colony;
◊ población activa/pasiva working/non-working population

2 ( ciudad) town, city;
( aldea) town, village;
◊ población callampa (Chi) shantytown

3 ( acción) settlement
población sustantivo femenino
1 (habitantes) population
población activa, working population
2 (ciudad) town
(pueblo) village
' población' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conmocionar
- densidad
- desierta
- desierto
- diecinueveava
- diecinueveavo
- EPA
- flotante
- fortificación
- machetazo
- predisponer
- reflejar
- refrendar
- saquear
- total
- vecina
- vecino
- villa
- amotinar
- aniquilar
- atemorizar
- censo
- concientizar
- doblar
- empobrecer
- enriquecer
- estragos
- evacuar
- infantil
- isleño
- localidad
- mitad
- movilizar
- totalidad
- urbano
English:
aerial
- civilian
- comprise
- cross-section
- densely
- density
- Hispanic
- popular
- population
- poverty
- town
- vital statistics
- working
- community
- deep
- over
- populace
- public
- shantytown
- work

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población nf

1. [ciudad] town, city;
[pueblo] village
2. [personas, animales] population

Comp
población activa working population;
población de derecho permanent population;

población flotante floating o transient population;

población de riesgo group at risk

3. [acción de poblar] settlement

4. Chile [barrio]
población (callampa) shanty town

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población

f

1 gente population

2 ( ciudad) city, town; ( pueblo) village

3 Chi

shanty town

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población nf, pl - ciones

1) : population

2) : city, town, village

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población n

1. (personas) population

la población mundial the world population

2. (localidad) village / town

el colegio está a las afueras de la población the school is on the outskirts of the village

Spanish-English dictionary > población
7 pueblo

m.

1 village (población) (pequeña).

ser de pueblo (Pey) to be a country bumpkin o a hick (United States)

pueblo joven shanty town (Perú Am)

pueblo nuevo shanty town (Perú Am)

2 people.

el pueblo español the Spanish people

3 town, village, locality.

4 nation.

5 Pueblo.

pres.indicat.

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

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pueblo

► nombre masculino

1 (población) village

■ en mi pueblo no tenemos esas costumbres we don't do that where I come from

■ es de pueblo he's a bit of a yokel

2 (gente) people

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noun m.

1) village, town

2) people

3) common people

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SM

1) (Pol) people, nation

el pueblo español — the Spanish people

la voluntad del pueblo — the people's will

hacer un llamamiento al pueblo — to call on the people

pueblo elegido — chosen people

2) (=plebe) common people pl, lower orders pl

el pueblo llano — the common people

3) (=localidad pequeña) [gen] small town; [en el campo] country town; [de pocos habitantes] village

ser de pueblo — [gen] to be a country person, be from the countryside; pey to be a country bumpkin *, be a country hick (EEUU) *

pueblo fantasma — ghost town

pueblo joven — Perú shanty town

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masculino

1) ( poblado) village; ( más grande) small town

pueblo chico infierno grande — living in a small town can be hell (colloq)

- pueblo de mala muerte

- pueblo joven

2) ( comunidad) people

un pueblo nómada — a nomadic people

pueblos primitivos — primitive peoples

el pueblo español/vasco — the Spanish/Basque people

3) ( clase popular)

el pueblo — the working class

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

una rebelión del pueblo — a popular uprising

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- pueblo llano

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= people, town, village.

Ex. For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex. In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.

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* centro del pueblo = town centre.

* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.

* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor = Greater + Ciudad + area.

* defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].

* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.

* habitante del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.

* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.

* plaza del pueblo = town square.

* pueblo amurallado = walled town.

* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.

* pueblo de pescadores = fishing community, fishing village.

* pueblo, el = populace, the, common people, the.

* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.

* pueblo fortificado = walled town.

* pueblo judío = shtetl.

* pueblo lector = reading people.

* pueblo minero = mining town.

* pueblo pesquero = fishing community, fishing village.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* vecino del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

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masculino

1) ( poblado) village; ( más grande) small town

pueblo chico infierno grande — living in a small town can be hell (colloq)

- pueblo de mala muerte

- pueblo joven

2) ( comunidad) people

un pueblo nómada — a nomadic people

pueblos primitivos — primitive peoples

el pueblo español/vasco — the Spanish/Basque people

3) ( clase popular)

el pueblo — the working class

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

una rebelión del pueblo — a popular uprising

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- pueblo llano

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el pueblo

= populace, the, common people, the

Ex: This would enable the majority of the rural populace who are illiterate and semi-literate to participate in cultural and intellectual entertainment.

Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

= people, town, village.

Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.

* centro del pueblo = town centre.

* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.

* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor = Greater + Ciudad + area.

* defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].

* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.

* habitante del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.

* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.

* plaza del pueblo = town square.

* pueblo amurallado = walled town.

* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.

* pueblo de pescadores = fishing community, fishing village.

* pueblo, el = populace, the, common people, the.

* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.

* pueblo fortificado = walled town.

* pueblo judío = shtetl.

* pueblo lector = reading people.

* pueblo minero = mining town.

* pueblo pesquero = fishing community, fishing village.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* vecino del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

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pueblo

masculine

A (poblado) village; (más grande) small town

de cada pueblo un paisano ( RPl fam hum): los vasos son de cada pueblo un paisano the glasses are all different, none of the glasses match

yo soy de pueblo ( Esp); I'm a country boy

pueblo chico infierno grande ( AmL); living in a small town can be hell ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pueblo de mala muerte

dead-end town, one-horse town

● pueblo fantasma

ghost town

● pueblo joven

( Per) shantytown

B (comunidad, nación) people

un pueblo nómada a nomadic people

pueblos primitivos primitive peoples

el pueblo judío the Jewish people

la voz del pueblo the voice of the people

el pueblo español/vasco the Spanish/Basque people

una rebelión del pueblo a popular uprising

un gobierno del pueblo y para el pueblo a government of the people for the people

políticos que engañan al pueblo politicians who mislead the people o country

Compuesto:

pueblo elegido

chosen people

C

(clase popular): el pueblo the working class

Compuesto:

pueblo llano

el pueblo llano the ordinary people

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Del verbo poblar: ( conjugate poblar)

pueblo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
poblar
pueblo
poblar ( conjugate poblar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹territorio/región›
a) [colonos/inmigrantes] ( ir a ocupar) to settle, populate

b) ( habitar) to inhabit

2 pueblo algo DE algo ‹ bosque› to plant sth with sth;
‹río/colmena› to stock sth with sth
poblarse verbo pronominal [tierra/colonia] to be settled
pueblo sustantivo masculino
1 ( poblado) village;
( más grande) small town;
◊ pueblo joven (Per) shantytown

2
a) ( comunidad) people;

◊ un pueblo nómada a nomadic people

b) (ciudadanos, nación) people;

◊ el pueblo vasco the Basque people

poblar verbo transitivo
1 (habitar, vivir) to inhabit
2 (llenar de gente, repoblar) to populate
pueblo sustantivo masculino
1 village, small town
2 (comunidad, nación) people
la voluntad del pueblo, the will of the people
3 (clase popular) common people
' pueblo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- arriba
- aterrizar
- belicosa
- belicoso
- cercana
- cercano
- chalet
- comidilla
- costumbre
- defensor
- defensora
- dejada
- dejado
- dominar
- erigirse
- escogida
- escogido
- fantasma
- fiesta
- guerrera
- guerrero
- honra
- incomunicar
- incomunicada
- incomunicado
- indomable
- levantamiento
- levantarse
- llana
- llano
- malencarada
- malencarado
- morirse
- muerta
- muerto
- población
- residir
- soberana
- soberano
- amo
- amotinado
- amotinar
- asentado
- atrasado
- bagaje
- barbarie
- civilizar
- conquista
- conquistar
English:
about
- amok
- annihilate
- besiege
- chosen
- cross-country
- curve
- cut off
- developing
- dreary
- drift
- folk
- hilly
- inflict
- inhospitable
- language
- life
- ombudsman
- oppress
- people
- populace
- poverty
- raze
- seaside town
- serve
- settle
- side
- skirt
- stand
- straddle
- subdue
- town
- uncivilized
- uninhabited
- via
- village
- village hall
- bury
- country
- do
- due
- elder
- hole
- home
- nestle
- peaceful
- popular
- villager
- way

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pueblo

♦ ver poblar

♦ nm

1. [población] [pequeña] village;
[grande] town; Pey
ser de pueblo to be a Br country bumpkin o US hick;

Prov
Am
pueblo chico, infierno grande village life can be very claustrophobic

Comp
pueblo abandonado ghost town;
pueblo fantasma ghost town;
Perú pueblo joven shanty town;
pueblo de mala muerte one-horse town;
Am pueblo nuevo shanty town
2. [nación, ciudadanos] people;

la voluntad del pueblo the will of the people;

el pueblo español the Spanish people

Comp
el pueblo elegido the chosen people
3. [proletariado]
el pueblo the (common) people;

el pueblo llano the common people, ordinary people

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pueblo

m village; más grande town;

es de pueblo he’s a country boy; desp he’s a hick o Br

yokel desp

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pueblo nm

1) nación: people

2) : common people

3) aldea, poblado: town, village

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pueblo n

1. (población) village / small town

un pueblo de Teruel a village in Teruel

2. (gente) people

el pueblo vasco the Basque people

Spanish-English dictionary > pueblo
8 centro del pueblo

(n.) = town centre

Ex. Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.

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(n.) = town centre

Ex: Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.

Spanish-English dictionary > centro del pueblo
9 serpenteante

adj.

meandering, wriggly, winding, twisting.

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serpenteante

► adjetivo

1 winding

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ADJ [camino] winding, twisting; [río] winding, meandering

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adjetivo <río/camino> winding

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= winding, meandering.

Ex. The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

Ex. Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

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adjetivo <río/camino> winding

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= winding, meandering.

Ex: The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

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serpenteante

adjective

‹río› winding; ‹camino› winding, twisty

Spanish-English dictionary > serpenteante
10 sinuoso

adj.

1 crooked, twisted.

2 sinuous, meandering, full of twists and turns, waving.

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sinuoso

► adjetivo

1 (camino) winding

2 figurado (argumento) tortuous; (persona) devious

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ADJ

1) (=con curvas) [camino] winding, sinuous; [línea, raya] wavy; [rumbo] devious

2) [persona, actitud] devious

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- sa adjetivo (liter)

a) <camino/carretera> winding, sinuous (liter)

b) <personalidad/conducta> devious

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= tortuous, crooked, circuitous, curving, winding, meandering, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.

Ex. Finnish libraries in general are distinguished by the use of split-levels, skylights and curving lines.

Ex. The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

Ex. Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

Ex. The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.

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- sa adjetivo (liter)

a) <camino/carretera> winding, sinuous (liter)

b) <personalidad/conducta> devious

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= tortuous, crooked, circuitous, curving, winding, meandering, slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.

Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.

Ex: Finnish libraries in general are distinguished by the use of split-levels, skylights and curving lines.

Ex: The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.

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sinuoso -sa

adjective

( liter)

1 ‹camino/carretera› winding, full of bends, sinuous ( liter)

2 ‹personalidad/conducta› devious

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sinuoso,-a adjetivo
1 (río, trayecto) winding
2 pey (disimulado, retorcido) devious
' sinuoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sinuosa
English:
winding
- crooked
- devious
- tortuous
- wind

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sinuoso, -a adj

1. [camino] winding

2. [movimiento] sinuous

3. [disimulado] devious

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sinuoso

adj winding

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sinuoso, -sa adj

1) : winding, sinuous

2) : devious

Spanish-English dictionary > sinuoso
11 tortuoso

adj.

1 tortuous, circuitous, devious, meandering.

2 tortuous, intricate, convoluted, Daedalian.

3 flexuose.

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tortuoso

► adjetivo

1 tortuous, winding

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(f. - tortuosa)

adj.

tortuous, winding

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ADJ

1) [camino] winding, full of twists and turns

2) [conducta] devious

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- sa adjetivo

a) < sendero> tortuous, winding

b) <maquinaciones/conducta> devious; < mente> devious

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= tortuous, winding.

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

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* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < sendero> tortuous, winding

b) <maquinaciones/conducta> devious; < mente> devious

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= tortuous, winding.

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

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tortuoso -sa

adjective

1 ‹camino/sendero› tortuous, winding

2 ‹maquinaciones/conducta› devious; ‹mente› devious, twisted

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tortuoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ sendero› tortuous, winding

b) ‹maquinaciones/conducta› devious;

‹ mente› devious, twisted
tortuoso,-a
1 adj (camino, carretera) tortuous, winding
2 fig (plan, conducta) devious
' tortuoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
- tortuosa
English:
crooked
- devious
- tortuous

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tortuoso, -a adj

1. [camino] tortuous, winding

2. [método, mente] devious;
[relaciones] tortuous
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tortuoso

adj fig

tortuous

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tortuoso, -sa adj

: tortuous, winding

Spanish-English dictionary > tortuoso
12 zigzagueante

adj.

zig-zagging, meandering, full of twists and turns, twisting.

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zigzagueante

► adjetivo

1 zigzag

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ADJ zigzag antes de s

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= winding.

Ex. The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

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= winding.

Ex: The volunteers were asked to follow the experimenter through the winding streets of a medieval town centre.

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zigzagueante

adjective

zigzag ( before n)

el coche iba zigzagueante the car was zigzagging o swerving from side to side

caminaba en línea zigzagueante she was walking in a zigzag

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zigzagueante adj
[carretera] winding;
una línea zigzagueante a zigzag

Spanish-English dictionary > zigzagueante
13 urbano

adj.

1 urban, city.

2 urbane, courteous.

m.

traffic policeman.

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urbano

► adjetivo

1 urban, city

■ la vida urbana city life

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar (hombre) (traffic) policeman; (mujer) (traffic) policewoman

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(f. - urbana)

adj.

urban

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ADJ

1) (=de la ciudad) urban, town antes de s, city antes de s

2) (=educado) courteous, polite, urbane frm

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- na adjetivo <núcleo/transporte> urban, city (before n); < población> urban

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= urban, urbane, urbanised [urbanized, -USA].

Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.

Ex. His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.

Ex. There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.

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* área urbana = urban area.

* contribución urbana = tax rates, local rates, council tax, local taxes, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* crecimiento urbano descontrolado = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.

* dispersión urbana = suburban sprawl, urban sprawl.

* entorno urbano = built environment.

* expansión urbana = urban expansion, urban growth.

* expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.

* microclima urbano, el = urban canopy, the.

* plan de ordenación urbana = town planning.

* población urbana = urban population.

* remodelación urbana = urban renewal.

* seguridad urbana = urban safety, urban security.

* transporte urbano = local transport.

* transporte urbano público = local public transport.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

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- na adjetivo <núcleo/transporte> urban, city (before n); < población> urban

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= urban, urbane, urbanised [urbanized, -USA].

Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.

Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.

Ex: There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.

* área urbana = urban area.

* contribución urbana = tax rates, local rates, council tax, local taxes, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* crecimiento urbano descontrolado = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.

* dispersión urbana = suburban sprawl, urban sprawl.

* entorno urbano = built environment.

* expansión urbana = urban expansion, urban growth.

* expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.

* microclima urbano, el = urban canopy, the.

* plan de ordenación urbana = town planning.

* población urbana = urban population.

* remodelación urbana = urban renewal.

* seguridad urbana = urban safety, urban security.

* transporte urbano = local transport.

* transporte urbano público = local public transport.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

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urbano -na

adjective

‹núcleo/transporte› urban, city ( before n); ‹población› urban

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urbano
◊ -na adjetivo ‹núcleo/transporte› urban, city ( before n);

‹ población› urban
urbano,-a adjetivo urban: no le gusta la vida urbana, he doesn't like city life
' urbano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
finca
- guerillera
- guerillero
- mobiliario
- núcleo
- urbana
- casco
- centro
- ómnibus
- sitio
- tranvía
English:
town centre
- urban
- inner
- urbane

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urbano, -a adj

urban, city;

autobús urbano city bus;

guardia urbano (local) policeman, f (local) policewoman

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urbano

adj

1 urban;

guardia urbano local police officer

2 ( cortés) courteous

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urbano, -na adj

1) : urban

2) cortés: urbane, polite

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urbano¹ adj urban

urbano² n

1. (hombre) policeman [pl. policemen]

2. (mujer) policewoman [pl. policewomen]

Spanish-English dictionary > urbano
14 centro

centro

nm

centre n, center (US) n

centro de almacenaje y distribución entrepôt

centro ciudad town centre

centro comercial business centre, shopping mall, shopping centre

Spanish-English Business Glossary > centro
15 robar

v.

1 to steal (object).

me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen

robar a alguien to rob somebody

robar el corazón a alguien to steal somebody's heart

la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time

Ellos roban dinero They steal money.

Ellos roban de noche They purloin at night.

2 to draw.

3 to rob (cobrar caro).

en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery

Ellos roban pan They rob bread.

4 to steal from, to rob, to burglarize, to burgle.

María le roba a su vecina Mary steals from her neighbor.

Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.

5 to rob of.

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robar

► verbo transitivo

1 (banco, persona) to rob; (objeto) to steal; (casa) to break into, burgle

■ le han robado he's been robbed

■ me han robado el bolso my bag has been stolen

2 (raptar) to kidnap

3 (en naipes) to draw

4 figurado (cobrar muy caro) to rip off

■ en aquel restaurante te roban that restaurant is a rip-off

5 figurado (corazón, alma) to steal

6 DEPORTE familiar figurado to rob

■ el árbitro nos ha robado el partido the referee robbed us of the game

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verb

1) to rob, steal

2) abduct

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, dinero] to steal; [+ banco] to rob

¡nos han robado! — we've been robbed!

robar algo a algn — to steal sth from sb

les robaba dinero a sus compañeros de clase — he was stealing money from his classmates

me han robado la cartera — my wallet has been stolen

Ana le ha robado el novio — Ana has stolen her boyfriend

el defensa le robó el balón — the defender stole the ball off him

no quiero robarle su tiempo — I don't want to take up your time

tuve que robarle horas al sueño para acabar el trabajo — I had to work into the night to finish the job

robarle el corazón a algn — liter to steal sb's heart

2) [+ atención] to steal, capture; [+ paciencia] to exhaust; [+ tranquilidad] to destroy, take away; [+ vida] to take, steal

3) (=estafar) to cheat, rob

en ese negocio te han robado — you've been cheated o robbed in that deal

4) [+ naipes] to take, draw

roba una carta de la baraja — take o draw a card from the deck

5) frm [río, corriente] to carry away

6) †† (=raptar) to kidnap, abduct

2. VI

1) (=sisar) to steal

lo cogieron robando — he was caught stealing

no robarás — (Biblia) thou shalt not steal

entraron a robar en mi casa — they broke into my house

2) (Naipes) to take a card, draw a card

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob

robarle algo a alguien — to steal something from somebody

les robaron todos los ahorros — all their savings were stolen

me robó el corazón — she stole my heart

no te quiero robar más tiempo — I don't want to take up any more of your time

b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap

2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
2.
robar vi to steal

robaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled

me han robado! — I've been robbed!

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= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex. This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex. But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.

Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.

Ex. In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.

Ex. Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.

Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.

Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

Ex. The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.

Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

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* robar en una tienda = shoplift.

* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.

* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob

robarle algo a alguien — to steal something from somebody

les robaron todos los ahorros — all their savings were stolen

me robó el corazón — she stole my heart

no te quiero robar más tiempo — I don't want to take up any more of your time

b) ( raptar) < niño> to abduct, kidnap

2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)

¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)

3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
2.
robar vi to steal

robaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled

me han robado! — I've been robbed!

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= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.

Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.

Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.

Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.

Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.

Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.

Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.

Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.

Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

* robar en una tienda = shoplift.

* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.

* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.

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robar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/joya/bolso› to steal; ‹banco› to rob

le robó dinero a su padre he stole some money from his father

les robaron todos los ahorros they were robbed of all their savings, all their savings were stolen

entraron pero no robaron nada they broke in but didn't steal o take anything

¿quién me ha robado la regla? who's taken o stolen o ( colloq) swiped my ruler?

me robó el corazón she stole my heart

le robó un beso he stole a kiss from her

le roba horas al sueño para poder estudiar he does o goes without sleep so that he can study

no te quiero robar más tiempo I don't want to take up any more of your time

2 (raptar) ‹niño› to abduct, kidnap

B (estafar) to cheat, rip off ( colloq)

¿$300? ¡te robaron! $300? what a rip-off! o you were conned! ( colloq)

C ( Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up ( colloq)

■ robar

vi

to steal

no robarás ( Bib) thou shalt not steal

robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into o was burglarized ( AmE) o ( BrE) was burgled

¡me han robado! I've been robbed!

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robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/bolso› to steal;

‹ banco› to rob;
robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
◊ le robó dinero a su jefe he stole some money from his boss;

le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
b) ( raptar) ‹ niño› to abduct, kidnap

2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
◊ robaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into;

¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle

' robar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ladrón
- ladrona
- limpiar
- pillar
- quitar
- robo
- bolsear
- chingar
- chorear
- chorrear
- clavar
- desvalijar
- escamotear
- guindar
- soplar
- volar
English:
accuse
- appropriate
- break in
- break into
- burglar
- burglarize
- burglary
- burgle
- cop
- fall in with
- gunpoint
- have up
- make off
- nick
- pinch
- poach
- rip off
- rob
- robber
- robbery
- rustle
- scavenge
- scoop
- snatch
- steal
- stick up
- stoop
- take
- theft
- thief
- thievishness
- break
- plunder
- rip
- wrong

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robar

♦ vt

1. [objeto] to steal;
[casa] to burgle; [banco] to rob;
robar a alguien to rob sb;

me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen;

nos robaron el partido we were robbed;

le robó el corazón she stole his heart;

Prov
Fam
el que roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief

2. [niño, mujer] to abduct, to kidnap

3. [tiempo] to take up;

te robaré sólo un minuto I'll only take up a minute of your time;

la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time

4. [espacio] to take away;

con esta reforma le robamos unos metros al garaje this alteration will take a few square metres away from the garage

5. [naipe] to draw

6. [cobrar caro] to rob;

en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery

♦ vi

1. [sustraer] to steal;

han robado en una tienda del centro there's been a robbery in a shop in the town centre

2. [tomar un naipe] to draw

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robar

v/t

1 persona, banco rob; objeto steal

2 naipe take, pick up

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robar vt

1) : to steal

2) : to rob, to burglarize

3) secuestrar: to abduct, to kidnap

4) : to captivate

robar vi

robar en : to break into

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robar vb

1. (dinero, objeto) to steal [pt. stole; pp. stolen]

me han robado la cartera my wallet has been stolen

le robaron la bici a Enrique Enrique's bike was stolen

2. (persona, banco) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed]

me han robado I've been robbed

3. (casa) to burgle

nos entraron a robar we were burgled

Spanish-English dictionary > robar
16 comercio

m.

1 trade.

comercio de pieles fur trade

libre comercio free trade

comercio electrónico (computing) e-commerce

comercio exterior/interior foreign/domestic trade

comercio justo fair trade

2 shop, store (tienda).

3 shops (British), stores (United States).

el comercio cierra mañana por ser festivo the shops o (British) stores are closed tomorrow because it's a holiday (United States)

4 commerce, trade, dealing, business.

5 commercial institution, business, business establishment, commerce.

6 place of business, shop.

pres.indicat.

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

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comercio

► nombre masculino

1 (ocupación) commerce, trade

2 (tienda) shop, store

3 figurado (trato sexual) dealings plural, intercourse

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comercio al por mayor wholesale trade

comercio al por menor retail trade

comercio exterior foreign trade

libre comercio free trade

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noun m.

1) commerce, trade

2) store

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SM

1) (=actividad) trade, commerce

medidas para favorecer el comercio con Francia — measures to promote trade o commerce with France

defensores del libre comercio — champions of free trade

el comercio de textiles — the textile trade

comercio de exportación — export trade

comercio de importación — import trade

comercio E, comercio electrónico — e-commerce

comercio exterior — foreign trade

comercio interior — domestic trade

comercio internacional — international trade

comercio justo — (Com) fair trade

comercio minorista — retail trade
cámara 1., 3)
2) (=tienda) shop, store (EEUU)

¿a qué hora cierran hoy los comercios? — what time do the shops o stores close today?

ha comenzado la huelga del comercio — the shopkeepers' o (EEUU) storekeepers' strike has started

3) (=intercambio)

comercio carnal — sexual intercourse

comercio social — social intercourse

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masculino

a) ( actividad) trade

el mundo del comercio — the world of commerce

el comercio de armas/pieles — the arms/fur trade

b) ( tiendas)

hoy cierra el comercio — the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

c) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)

- comercio carnal

- comercio exterior/interior

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= business [businesses, -pl.], commerce, shop, store, trade, trading, retailer, commercial outlet, merchandising, trafficking, traffic, parlour [parlor, -USA].

Ex. The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.

Ex. Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex. In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.

Ex. The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex. Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex. The detailed analysis of the figures of turnover for 1979 give only a cross-sectional analysis of one year's trading.

Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

Ex. People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.

Ex. Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.

Ex. The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.

Ex. She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.

Ex. This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.

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* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cajero de comercio = checkout cashier.

* cámara de comercio = chamber of commerce.

* comercio agrícola = agribusiness.

* comercio de armas = arms trade.

* comercio de drogas = drug trade.

* comercio de esclavos = slave trade.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* comercio de pieles = fur trade.

* comercio electrónico = electronic commerce (e-commerce), electronic business (e-business), online business.

* comercio en línea = online business.

* comercio exterior = foreign trade.

* comercio internacional = world trade, international trade, international business.

* comercio justo = fair trade.

* comercio sexual = sex trade.

* Comisión Federal de Comercio = Federal Trade Commission.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

* directivo del comercio minorista = retail executive.

* EFTA, la (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) = EFTA (European Free Trade Association).

* libre comercio = free trade, free movement of goods.

* Ministerio de Comercio = Department of Trade.

* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria = Department of Trade and Industry.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* Organización Mundial para el Comercio = World Trade Organization (WTO).

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

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masculino

a) ( actividad) trade

el mundo del comercio — the world of commerce

el comercio de armas/pieles — the arms/fur trade

b) ( tiendas)

hoy cierra el comercio — the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

c) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)

- comercio carnal

- comercio exterior/interior

* * *

= business [businesses, -pl.], commerce, shop, store, trade, trading, retailer, commercial outlet, merchandising, trafficking, traffic, parlour [parlor, -USA].

Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.

Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.

Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex: The detailed analysis of the figures of turnover for 1979 give only a cross-sectional analysis of one year's trading.

Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

Ex: People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.

Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.

Ex: The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.

Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.

Ex: This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cajero de comercio = checkout cashier.

* cámara de comercio = chamber of commerce.

* comercio agrícola = agribusiness.

* comercio de armas = arms trade.

* comercio de drogas = drug trade.

* comercio de esclavos = slave trade.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* comercio de pieles = fur trade.

* comercio electrónico = electronic commerce (e-commerce), electronic business (e-business), online business.

* comercio en línea = online business.

* comercio exterior = foreign trade.

* comercio internacional = world trade, international trade, international business.

* comercio justo = fair trade.

* comercio sexual = sex trade.

* Comisión Federal de Comercio = Federal Trade Commission.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

* directivo del comercio minorista = retail executive.

* EFTA, la (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) = EFTA (European Free Trade Association).

* libre comercio = free trade, free movement of goods.

* Ministerio de Comercio = Department of Trade.

* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria = Department of Trade and Industry.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* Organización Mundial para el Comercio = World Trade Organization (WTO).

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* * *

comercio

masculine

1 (actividad) trade

durante este período se desarrolló el comercio entre los dos países during this period trade between the two countries developed

el mundo del comercio the world of commerce, the business world

el comercio de armas/pieles the arms/fur trade

libre¹ (↑ libre (1))

2

(conjunto de establecimientos): hoy cierra el comercio the stores ( AmE) o ( BrE) shops are closed today

el comercio no secundó la huelga the storekeepers ( AmE) o ( BrE) shopkeepers did not support the strike

3 (tienda) store ( AmE), shop ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● comercio carnal

sexual intercourse

● comercio electrónico

e-commerce

● comercio exterior

foreign trade

● comercio interior

domestic trade

● comercio justo

( Econ) fair trade

* * *

Del verbo comerciar: ( conjugate comerciar)

comercio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

comerció es:

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

Multiple Entries:
comerciar
comercio
comerciar ( conjugate comerciar) verbo intransitivo
to trade, do business;
comercio en algo to trade o deal in sth
comercio sustantivo masculino
a) ( actividad) trade;

◊ el comercio de armas the arms trade;

el mundo del comercio the world of commerce
b) ( tiendas):

◊ hoy cierra el comercio the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

c) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)

comerciar verbo intransitivo to trade: comercian con antigüedades, they trade in antiques
comercio sustantivo masculino
1 (establecimiento) shop
2 (relación) commerce, trade
comercio exterior, foreign trade
comercio interior, domestic trade
' comercio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cámara
- cambiar
- interior
- libertad
- local
- minorista
- mostrador
- mundial
- recaudación
- red
- rótulo
- abierto
- abrir
- cerrar
- cuenta
- exterior
- falluca
- impulsar
- impulso
- liberalizar
- libre
- marítimo
- propietario
- subdirector
- sucursal
English:
arm's length
- brisk
- business
- Chamber of Commerce
- commerce
- develop
- development
- DTI
- embargo
- export
- free trade
- FTC
- overseas
- promote
- promotion
- slave-trade
- trade
- trading
- trading nation
- wholesale trade
- chamber
- e-commerce
- free
- good
- shop

* * *

comercio nm

1. [de productos] trade;

comercio de aceite/esclavos oil/slave trade;

libre comercio free trade

Comp
Informát comercio electrónico e-commerce;
comercio exterior foreign trade;

comercio interior domestic trade;

comercio internacional international trade;

comercio justo fair trade

2. [actividad] business, commerce

Comp
comercio mayorista wholesale trade;
comercio minorista retail trade

3. [tienda] shop, store

Comp
comercio on-line o en línea on-line shop
4. [conjunto de tiendas] Br shops, US stores;

el comercio cierra mañana por ser festivo the Br shops o US stores are closed tomorrow because it's a holiday

* * *

comercio

m

1 actividad trade; fig

dealings pl ;

libre comercio free trade

2 local store, shop

* * *

comercio nm

1) : commerce, trade

2) negocio: business, place of business

* * *

comercio n

1. (negocio) trade

el comercio de los automóviles the car trade

2. (tienda) shop

algunos comercios cierran los sábados por la tarde some shops shut on Saturday afternoons

3. (conjunto de tiendas) shops

el comercio del centro the shops in the town centre

Spanish-English dictionary > comercio
17 encontrarse

encontrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (estar) to be

■ se encuentra enfermo he's ill

2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet

■ nos encontraremos allí we'll meet there

3 (dificultades) to run into

4 (chocar) to collide

5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be

■ me encuentro mal I feel bad

* * *

1) to meet

2) be, feel

3) clash

* * *

VPR

1) (=descubrir) to find

¿qué te has encontrado? — what have you found?

se encontraron la casa llena de gente — they found the house full of people

me los encontré llorando a los dos — I found both of them crying

• encontrarse con, al llegar nos encontramos con la puerta cerrada — when we arrived we found the door locked

encontrarse con algo de pura casualidad — to come across sth by pure o sheer chance

• encontrarse con que, me encontré con que no tenía gasolina — I found (that) I was out of petrol

• encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

2) (=coincidir) to meet

se encontraron en Lisboa — they met in Lisbon

este es el punto en el que se encuentran las dos calles — this is the point where the two streets meet

• encontrarse a algn — to run into sb, meet sb

• encontrarse con — [+ persona] to run into, meet; [+ obstáculo, dificultad] to run into, encounter

me encontré con Isabel en el supermercado — I ran into o met Isabel in the supermarket

me lo encontré por la calle de casualidad — I ran into o bumped into him in the street by chance

nos encontramos con muchos problemas en la escalada — we encountered o ran into o came up against a lot of problems during the ascent

3) (=quedar citados) to meet

¿nos encontramos en el aeropuerto? — shall we meet at the airport?

nos encontramos en un bar — we met in a bar

quedamos en encontrarnos a las siete — we arranged to meet at seven

4) (=chocar) [vehículos] to crash, collide; [opiniones] to clash

al tomar la curva se encontró de frente con el camión — he collided head-on with the lorry when he went round the bend

5) (=estar) to be

me dijeron que no se encontraba en casa — I was told that she wasn't at home

no se encuentra aquí en este momento — he's not here at the moment

los dos heridos se encuentran en coma — the two injured people are in a coma

el museo se encontraba vacío — the museum was empty

el ayuntamiento se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad — the city hall is situated o is in the town centre

este cuadro se encuentra entre los más famosos de Goya — this picture is one of Goya's most famous ones, this picture is amongst Goya's most famous ones

6) [de salud] (=estar) to be; (=sentirse) to feel

su familia se encuentra perfectamente — his family are all very well

se encuentra enferma — she is ill

¿te encuentras mejor? — are you feeling better?

• encontrarse bien — to be well

ahora me encuentro bien — I'm well now

hoy no me encuentro bien — I don't feel well today

• encontrarse mal — to feel ill

me encuentro mal — I feel ill, I don't feel very well

* * *

(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo

Ex. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.

Ex. The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.

Ex. Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.

Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.

Ex. The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.

Ex. We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.

Ex. Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.

Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

* * *

(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo

Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.

Ex: The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.

Ex: Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.

Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.

Ex: The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.

Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.

Ex: Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.

Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

* * *

■encontrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tropezarse) (con alguien) to meet: me encontré con María en la parada del autobús, I met María at the bus stop
(con una oposición) to come up against
2 (sentirse) to feel, be: se encuentra muy sola, she feels very lonely
3 (hallarse) to be: se encuentra en la cima del monte, it's at the top of the mountain
4 (descubrir) to discover: te encontrarás con que no tienes amigos, you'll discover you have no friends
' encontrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- coincidir
- cruzarse
- disgusto
- hallar
- hallarse
- salsa
- tropezarse
- encontrar
- reunir
- toparse
- tropezar
- ver
English:
come across
- encounter
- find
- grim
- lie
- meet
- meet up
- occur
- rendezvous
- rotten
- run across
- stand
- arrange
- come
- danger
- half-way
- off
- run

* * *

vpr

1. [estar] to be;

se encuentra en París she's in Paris;

¿dónde se encuentra la Oficina de Turismo? where's the Tourist Information Office?;
Méx
el Sr. López no se encuentra Mr López isn't in;

entre los supervivientes se encuentran dos bebés two babies are amongst the survivors;

varias ciudades, entre las que se encuentra Buenos Aires several cities, including Buenos Aires

2. [de ánimo, salud] to feel;

¿qué tal te encuentras? how are you feeling?;

no se encuentra muy bien she isn't very well;

no me encuentro con ganas de salir I don't feel like going out;

el médico ha dicho que se encuentra fuera de peligro the doctor said she's out of danger

3. [descubrir] to find;

me he encontrado un reloj I've found a watch;

encontrarse con que: fui a visitarle y me encontré con que ya no vivía allí I went to visit him only to discover that he no longer lived there;

nos encontramos con que no quedaba comida we found that there was no food left

4. [coincidir]
encontrarse (con alguien) to meet (sb);

me encontré con Juan I ran into o met Juan

5. [reunirse] to meet;

¿dónde nos encontraremos? where shall we meet?;

quedaron en encontrarse a la salida del cine they arranged to meet outside the cinema

6. [chocar] to collide;

los dos trenes se encontraron con violencia the two trains were involved in a violent collision

* * *

encontrarse

v/r

1 ( reunirse) meet;

encontrarse con alguien meet s.o., run into s.o.

2 ( estar) be;

me encuentro bien I’m fine, I feel fine

* * *

vr

1) reunirse: to meet

2) : to clash, to conflict

3) : to be

su abuelo se encuentra mejor: her grandfather is doing better

* * *

encontrarse vb

1. (por casualidad) to meet [pt. & pp. met]

me encontré con Carlos por la calle I met Carlos in the street

2. (citarse) to meet [pt. & pp. met]

decidimos encontrarnos en la puerta del cine we dediced to meet at the entrance to the cinema

3. (hallarse) to be

Francia se encuentra en Europa France is in Europe

4. (sentirse) to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

no me encuentro muy bien I don't feel very well

Spanish-English dictionary > encontrarse
18 indicar

v.

1 to indicate.

todo parece indicar que ganará el equipo visitante everything seems to indicate that the visiting team will win

me indicó con un gesto que me sentara she motioned to me to sit down

esa flecha indica a la derecha that arrow points to the right

esa luz indica que le falta agua al motor that light shows that the engine is low on water

El rótulo indica la dirección The sign indicated the way.

2 to tell, to explain to.

nos indicó el camino del aeropuerto she told us the way to the airport

3 to prescribe.

4 to suggest.

Los síntomas indican una infección the symptoms suggest an infection.

5 to indicate to, to suggest to.

El jefe indicó ir de nuevo The boss indicated to go again.

6 to hint, to denote, to cue.

* * *

indicar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to indicate, point out

■ ¿cuánto indica la aguja? what does the gauge read?

2 (aconsejar) to advise

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

indicarle el camino a alguien to show somebody the way

* * *

verb

1) to indicate

2) point out

3) show

* * *

VT

1) (=señalar) to show

me indicó el camino — he showed me the way

¿me puede usted indicar dónde está el museo? — can you tell me o show me where the museum is?

indica con un rotulador rojo dónde están los errores — use a red felt-tip pen to indicate o show where the mistakes are

me indicó un punto en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out a point on the map

2) (=decir) [señal, policía] to indicate; [portavoz, fuentes] to state, point out, indicate

esta señal indica que tenemos que detenernos — this sign indicates that we have to stop

el policía nos indicó que parásemos — the policeman gestured o indicated to us to stop

según me indicaba en su carta — as you indicated in your letter

hice lo que usted me indicó — I did as you instructed

me indicó con el dedo que me callase — he gestured to me to be quiet

según indicaron fuentes policiales — as police sources have stated o pointed out o indicated

3) (=mostrar) [+ cantidad, temperatura] to show; [+ subida, victoria] to point to

el precio viene indicado en la etiqueta — the price is shown on the label

su actitud indicaba una enorme falta de interés — her attitude showed an enormous lack of interest

las previsiones del tiempo indican una subida de las temperaturas — the weather forecast points to a rise in temperatures

no hay nada que indique lo contrario — there's nothing to suggest otherwise, there is no indication to the contrary

como indica el informe — as shown in the report

todo parece indicar que van a ganar las elecciones — there is every indication o sign that they will win the election, everything points to them winning the election

como su (propio) nombre indica: la otitis, como su propio nombre indica, es una inflamación del oído — otitis, as its name suggests, is an inflammation of the ear

4) frm (=recomendar) [abogado, médico] to tell, say

haz lo que te indique el médico — do as the doctor tells you, do as the doctor says

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( señalar) to indicate

hay una flecha que indica el camino — there's an arrow indicating the way

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? — could you tell me how to get there?

me indicó el lugar en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out the place on the map

todo parece indicar que... — there is every indication that...

2) ( prescribir)

nos indicó el procedimiento a seguir — she advised us of the procedure we should follow

las instrucciones que se indican al dorso — the instructions given on the back

3) (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, show

el asterisco indica que... — the asterisk indicates o shows that...

como su nombre indica, es una flor azul — as its name suggests, it's a blue flower

el precio no está indicado en el catálogo — the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue

* * *

= bespeak, bring to + Posesivo + attention, demarcate, denote, flag, indicate, mark, note, point, point out, point to, signal, signify, prompt, mark out, suggest, betoken, illustrate, bring to + Posesivo + notice, hold + clue, mark + Nombre + down as.

Ex. I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.

Ex. Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.

Ex. The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.

Ex. The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.

Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.

Ex. The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.

Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.

Ex. In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.

Ex. An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

Ex. By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.

Ex. Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.

Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex. In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex. One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.

Ex. To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.

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* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.

* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* indicar a = point + the way to.

* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).

* indicar similitudes = point out + similarities.

* resultados + indicar = results + indicate.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( señalar) to indicate

hay una flecha que indica el camino — there's an arrow indicating the way

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? — could you tell me how to get there?

me indicó el lugar en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out the place on the map

todo parece indicar que... — there is every indication that...

2) ( prescribir)

nos indicó el procedimiento a seguir — she advised us of the procedure we should follow

las instrucciones que se indican al dorso — the instructions given on the back

3) (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, show

el asterisco indica que... — the asterisk indicates o shows that...

como su nombre indica, es una flor azul — as its name suggests, it's a blue flower

el precio no está indicado en el catálogo — the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue

* * *

= bespeak, bring to + Posesivo + attention, demarcate, denote, flag, indicate, mark, note, point, point out, point to, signal, signify, prompt, mark out, suggest, betoken, illustrate, bring to + Posesivo + notice, hold + clue, mark + Nombre + down as.

Ex: I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.

Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.

Ex: The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.

Ex: The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.

Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.

Ex: The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.

Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.

Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.

Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.

Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.

Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.

Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.

Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex: In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.

Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.

* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* indicar a = point + the way to.

* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.

* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).

* indicar similitudes = point out + similarities.

* resultados + indicar = results + indicate.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* * *

indicar [A2 ]

vt

A (señalar) to indicate

hay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating o showing the way

¿me podría indicar dónde está la oficina/cómo llegar allí? could you tell me where the office is/how to get there?

me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map

todo parece indicar que … all the indications are that …, there is every indication that …

no hay nada que indique lo contrario there's nothing to say you can't ( o he won't etc), there's nothing to indicate otherwise, there is no indication to the contrary ( frml)

B

(prescribir): el abogado indicó el procedimiento que había que seguir the lawyer told us the procedure we had to follow, the lawyer advised us of o indicated the procedure we had to follow

siga las instrucciones que se indican al dorso follow the instructions given on the back

C «hechos/indicios» (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, show

el asterisco indica que se trata de la versión original the asterisk indicates o shows o means that it is the original version

todo parece indicar que van a bajar los tipos de interés everything seems to point to a fall in interest rates

es, como su propio nombre indica, una flor azul it is, as its name suggests, a blue flower

el termómetro indica un ligero descenso de las temperaturas the thermometer shows a slight drop in temperature

el precio no está indicado en el catálogo the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue

* * *

indicar ( conjugate indicar) verbo transitivo
to indicate, show;
◊ hay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating the way;

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? could you tell me how to get there?;
me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map;
todo parece indicar que … there is every indication that …;
el asterisco indica que … the asterisk indicates o shows that …
indicar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to indicate, show, point out: el reloj indicaba las dos, the clock was showing two
indícame el camino exacto a tu casa, tell me how I can get to your house
2 Med (recetar, aconsejar) to prescribe

' indicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- callar
- coger
- decir
- enferma
- enfermo
- entre
- estar
- guiar
- incluso
- mayoría
- orientar
- sobre
- ver
- dar
- denotar
- marcar
- señalar
English:
denote
- direction
- eventual
- indicate
- intimate
- notice
- observe
- point
- point out
- shall
- should
- show
- signal
- signify
- storey
- suggest
- tell
- yet
- quote
- suggestive

* * *

indicar vt

1. [señalar] to indicate;

esa flecha indica a la derecha that arrow points to the right;

esa luz indica que le falta agua al radiador that light shows that the radiator is low on water;

me indicó con un gesto que me sentara she motioned me to sit down;

el pronóstico del tiempo indica que va a llover the weather forecast says it's going to rain;

todo parece indicar que ganará el equipo visitante everything seems to point to a win for the away team;

su nerviosismo indica que no ha estudiado his nervousness indicates o suggests that he hasn't studied;

un animal que, como su nombre indica, es salvaje an animal which, as its name suggests, is wild

2. [explicar] to tell, to explain to;

nos indicó el camino del aeropuerto she told us the way to the airport;

¿me podría indicar cómo llegar al centro? could you tell me how to get to the town centre?;

yo te indicaré lo que tienes que hacer I'll tell you o explain what you have to do

3. [prescribir]
el médico me indicó que reposara the doctor told o advised me to rest

4. [sugerir] to give an idea of, to intimate;

sólo indicaremos los resultados generales we will only give an idea of the overall results

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indicar

v/t

1 show, indicate

2 ( señalar) point out

3 ( sugerir) suggest

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indicar {72} vt

1) señalar: to indicate

2) enseñar, mostrar: to show

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indicar vb

1. (mostrar) to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

les indiqué a unos turistas dónde estaba la catedral I showed some tourists where the cathedral was

me indicaron el camino para ir a la playa they showed me the way to the beach

2. (hacer una señal) to signal [pt. & pp. signalled]

me indicó que entrara he signalled to me to go in

3. (dar instrucciones) to tell [pt. & pp. told]

el juez indicó al acusado que se pusiera en pie the judge told the accused to stand up

Spanish-English dictionary > indicar
19 inmediato

adj.

1 immediate, next, neighboring, bordering.

2 immediate, summary.

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inmediato

► adjetivo

1 (poco después) immediate

2 (contiguo) next (a, to), adjoining (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de inmediato immediately

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(f. - inmediata)

adj.

1) immediate

2) adjoining, nearby

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ADJ

1) (=sin mediar intervalo) immediate

2) (=rápido) prompt

de inmediato — immediately

en lo inmediato, en el futuro inmediato — in the immediate future

3) [lugar] (=contiguo) adjoining; (=próximo) neighbouring, neighboring (EEUU)

inmediato a — close to, next to

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- ta adjetivo

a) <efecto/respuesta> immediate

de inmediato — immediately, right away, straightaway (BrE)

b) < zona> immediate; <lugar/pueblo>

inmediato a algo — close to something

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= immediate, instant, near-side.

Ex. This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex. There is already a large and growing number of commercial data bases that allow the individual or corporate consumer to gain instant access to need information.

Ex. The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.

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* en el futuro inmediato = in the foreseeable future.

* futuro inmediato = immediate future.

* futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.

* gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.

* índice de impacto inmediato = immediacy index.

* satisfacción inmediata = instant gratification.

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- ta adjetivo

a) <efecto/respuesta> immediate

de inmediato — immediately, right away, straightaway (BrE)

b) < zona> immediate; <lugar/pueblo>

inmediato a algo — close to something

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= immediate, instant, near-side.

Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex: There is already a large and growing number of commercial data bases that allow the individual or corporate consumer to gain instant access to need information.

Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.

* en el futuro inmediato = in the foreseeable future.

* futuro inmediato = immediate future.

* futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.

* gratificación inmediata = instant gratification.

* índice de impacto inmediato = immediacy index.

* satisfacción inmediata = instant gratification.

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inmediato -ta

adjective

1 ‹efecto/respuesta› immediate

de inmediato immediately, right away, straightaway ( BrE)

2 ‹zona› immediate ‹lugar/pueblo› inmediato A algo close TO sth

un pueblo inmediato a Madrid a village close to o just outside Madrid

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inmediato
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ‹efecto/respuesta› immediate;

◊ de inmediato immediately, right away, straightaway (BrE)

b) ‹ zona› immediate;

‹lugar/pueblo› inmediato a algo close to sth
inmediato,-a adjetivo
1 (que sucede en seguida) immediate
2 (próximo, contiguo) next [a, to], adjoining
♦ Locuciones: de inmediato, at once, immediately
' inmediato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
en seguida
- enseguida
- fiar
- inmediata
- efecto
English:
alert
- foreseeable
- glance
- immediate
- instant
- near
- beyond
- promptly
- summary

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inmediato, -a adj

1. [instantáneo] immediate;

de inmediato immediately, at once

2. [contiguo] next (a to);
está en un barrio inmediato al centro it's in an area near the town centre

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inmediato

adj immediate;

de inmediato immediately

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inmediato, -ta adj

1) : immediate

2) contiguo: adjoining

3)

de inmediato : immediately, right away

4)

inmediato a : next to, close to

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inmediato adj

1. (poco después) immediate

2. (contiguo) next

de inmediato immediately

Spanish-English dictionary > inmediato
20 inundar

v.

1 to flood (por las aguas).

2 to wash over, to surge inside.

Una oleada de gozo lo inundó I great surge of joy washed over him.

3 to overflow, to fill.

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inundar

► verbo transitivo

1 to flood

2 figurado to inundate

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verb

to flood, inundate

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1. VT

1) [con agua] to flood

la lluvia inundó la campiña — the rain flooded the countryside, the rain left the countryside under water

2) [con productos] to flood (de, en with)
swamp (de, en with)
inundar el mercado de un producto — to flood the market with a product

quedamos inundados de ofertas — offers rained in on us, we were flooded o swamped with offers

3) [gente] to flood, swamp

4) [pena, sensación] to overwhelm, sweep over

2.

See:

inundarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowd

b) persona ( con agua) to flood; ( con productos) to flood, swamp

me has inundado la cocina — you've flooded the kitchen

inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
2.
inundarse v pron ( de agua) to be flooded

la zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists

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= swamp, wash over, flood.

Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.

Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.

Ex. Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

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* inundar con = deluge with.

* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowd

b) persona ( con agua) to flood; ( con productos) to flood, swamp

me has inundado la cocina — you've flooded the kitchen

inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
2.
inundarse v pron ( de agua) to be flooded

la zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists

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= swamp, wash over, flood.

Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.

Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.

Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

* inundar con = deluge with.

* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).

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inundar [A1 ]

vt

1 «riada/aguas» to flood, inundate ( frml); «turistas/manifestantes» to inundate, crowd

el escape/la lluvia inundó el sótano the leak/the rain flooded the basement

una fuerte depresión lo fue inundando he gradually sank into a deep depression

2 «persona» (con agua) to flood; (con productos) to flood, swamp

me has inundado la cocina you've flooded the kitchen

inundar algo DE or CON algo to flood sth WITH sth

inundaron el mercado de or con relojes baratos they flooded the market with cheap watches

■ inundarse

v pron

(de agua) to be flooded

se ha inundado el sótano the basement has flooded o is flooded o has been flooded

inundarse DE algo:

el mercado se ha inundado de café colombiano the market has been flooded with o swamped by Colombian coffee

la zona se inundó de turistas the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists

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inundar ( conjugate inundar) verbo transitivo
a) [riada/aguas] to flood, inundate (frml);

[turistas/manifestantes] to inundate, crowd
b) [ persona] ( con agua) to flood;

( con productos) to flood, swamp;
inundar algo de or con algo to flood sth with sth
inundarse verbo pronominal ( de agua) to be flooded
inundar verbo transitivo to flood
' inundar' also found in these entries:
English:
deluge
- drown
- dump
- flood
- inundate
- overwhelm
- swamp

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inundar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: las aguas] to flood;

las tormentas inundaron la región the storms caused flooding in the area

2. [sujeto: gente] to swamp;

los aficionados inundaban el centro de la ciudad fans swamped the town centre;

los turistas inundaban las carreteras the roads were jammed with tourists

3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to overwhelm, to overcome;

la tristeza/la alegría me inunda I am overwhelmed o overcome with sadness/joy

4. [con quejas, pedidos] to inundate, to swamp;

inundaron el mercado con imitaciones baratas they flooded the market with cheap imitations;

estoy inundado de trabajo I'm inundated o swamped with work

♦ See also the pronominal verb inundarse

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inundar

v/t flood

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inundar vt

: to flood, to inundate

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inundar vb to flood

Spanish-English dictionary > inundar

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