Toll in spanish
pronunciation: peɑxe part of speech: noun
toll1 = peso, lastra.
Example: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.more:
» death toll = número de víctimas, número de muertos.
Example: The article 'The mounting death toll' describes the problems experienced by information professionals caused by the loss of databases due to the growth of the World Wide Web.» pay + toll = pagar las consecuencias, pasar factura.
Example: This is a kind of intellectual toll paid for the use of the discovery.» take + a heavy toll of life = cobrarse muchas vidas.
Example: Weather-related and other natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis, take a heavy toll of life each year.» take + a toll on = afectar, perjudicar, pasar factura.
Example: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.» take + a toll on life = causar muchas víctimas, causar muertos.
Example: Poor people in India continue to suffer the wrath of diseases such as kala azar which takes a toll on life and affects productivity.» take + Posesivo + toll (on) = pagar las consecuencias de, tener su efecto, afectar, hacerse sentir, hacer mella, hacer estragos, pasar factura, causar estragos.
Example: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.» toll on life = pérdida de vidas.
Example: A heavy toll on life is included among the evils of war.toll2 = peaje.
Example: Passengers in taxis must pay tolls in case of using an express way.more:
» electronic toll collection system = sistema electrónico de recaudación de peaje.
Example: The national expressway is a divided highway with 2+2 lanes and 4+4 lanes in some areas and includes eight toll plazas with electronic toll collection systems = La autopista nacional es una autopista de dos carriles de 2+2 carriles y de 4+4 carriles en algunos tramos e incluye ocho áreas de peaje con sistemas electrónicos de recaudación.» tollbooth [toll booth] = cabina de peaje.
Example: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.» toll bridge = puente de peaje.
Example: Whitney Bridge is one of only eight privately owned toll bridges in Britain.» toll-free = gratuito, llamada gratuita. [Se utiliza para las llamadas telefónicas a distancia]
Example: For access and price information concerning the electronic version of Everyman's, contact Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or telephone toll-free 1-800-227-1927 (outside California).» toll plaza = área de peaje.
Example: The national expressway is a divided highway with 2+2 lanes and 4+4 lanes in some areas and includes eight toll plazas with electronic toll collection systems = La autopista nacional es una autopista de dos carriles de 2+2 carriles y de 4+4 carriles en algunos tramos e incluye ocho áreas de peaje con sistemas electrónicos de recaudación.» toll road = carretera de peaje.
Example: Major toll roads around the country typically charge less than 15¢ per mile.» tollway = autopista de peaje.
Example: The article 'Freeway or tollway?: the Internet and academic libraries' considers the degree to which privatization and commercialization of the Internet is presenting challenges for academic librarians.toll3 = control.
Example: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.