Fixing in spanish
pronunciation: fixɑθioʊn part of speech: noun
fix2 = fijar, determinar.
Example: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.more:
» fix + a colour = fijar un color, hacer que un color no se corra.
Example: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.» fix + Posesivo + attention = fijar la atención, centrar la atención.
Example: Our reading may fix all its attention on this element, in which case, as many readers do, we concentrate on the what-happens-next part of the narrative.» fix + prices = fijar precios.
Example: Production costs are only one of the determining factors when it comes to fixing a book's price.fix3 = arreglar, solucionar, reparar, componer, recomponer.
Example: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.more:
» fix + a fault = arreglar un fallo.
Example: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.» fix + a problem = arreglar un problema.
Example: The author discusses some of the simple things that can go wrong with microcomputers and the problems anyone can fix.» fix up = arreglar.
Example: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.» if it ain't broke, don't fix it = si funciona, no lo toques; si no está roto, no lo arregles.
Example: If it ain't broke don't fix it is anathema to people who believe in improvement.» if it's not broken, don't fix it = si funciona, no lo toques; si no está roto, no lo arregles.
Example: We are firm believers in the 'if it's not broken don't fix it' mentality.» unfix = desestabilizar, desequilibrar, trastornar, desfijar.
Example: The author considers how to 'unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.fixing1 = fijación, establecimiento.
Example: The latter are the day-to-day, usually temporary, regulations for the practical management of the CAP, for example the fixing of import levies and export refunds, etc.more:
» fixing arrangement = dispositivo de cierre.
Example: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.» match-fixing = amaño de partidos.
Example: At the hearing, he denied any knowledge of the match-fixing, but stated that he became suspicious when none of his teammates would pass the ball to him.» unfixing = desestabilización, desequilibrio, trastorno.
Example: There has been a dramatic 'unfixing' of gender identities in British society over the past fifteen years.fixing2 = fijación de precios.
Example: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.more:
» price-fixing = manipulación de precios.
Example: It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.