Actuaria in english
pronunciation: ækt part of speech: noun, verb
actuar1 = be at work ; behave ; function ; perform ; step in ; work ; conduct + Reflexivo ; come into + play ; get in + the act ; undertake + an action ; step up ; act.
Example: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.Example: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.Example: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.Example: 'There's no question,' he said, 'but an individual's past performance is a good indicator of how he or she will perform in the future'.Example: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.Example: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.Example: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly.Example: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.Example: Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.Example: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.Example: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.Example: It's obvious Laurenna likes you by the way she acts around you.more:
» actuar a + Posesivo + aire = let it all hang out .
Example: In the mid-sixties, flowing hair and beards and hirsuteness in general became a vogue for the dissident young who wanted to 'let it all hang out'.» actuar a + Posesivo + antojo = do as + Pronombre + please ; let it all hang out .
Example: For the first time in her life, Willa is free to do as she pleases. Example: In the mid-sixties, flowing hair and beards and hirsuteness in general became a vogue for the dissident young who wanted to 'let it all hang out'.» actuar a posteriori = be reactive .
Example: Librarians must be proactive rather than reactive.» actuar autoritariamente = flex + Posesivo + muscles ; show + Posesivo + strength .
Example: The article 'Flexing a different set of muscles' is an interview with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, who has been, wrongly, portrayed as a low key intellectual with little appetite for the limelight. Example: For more than a year, Cassandra gracefully battled her disease, showing her strength and being a role model to us all.» actuar como = act as .
Example: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.» actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God .
Example: We'd have to mature a long, long way before we're truly ready to start playing God with out own genetic code.» actuar como un héroe = act + heroically .
Example: A man who died after his car careened down a bank at the end of his driveway acted heroically to turn the car away from his house.» actuar como un hombre de verdad = man up .
Example: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.» actuar con = act towards ; behave towards .
Example: I get so mad when I think of the way she acts towards me alone, and then when she puts on this act in front of her friends. Example: You know, the way she behaves towards me, you'd never believe she ran off with my husband.» actuar con cautela = play it + safe .
Example: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.» actuar con fineza = finesse .
Example: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.» actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia = play + fast and loose with .
Example: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.» actuar con madurez = act + Posesivo + age .
Example: Maybe James no longer wanted to play for someone like that: someone who, in the heat of the moment, refuses to act his age.» actuar con naturalidad = act + naturally .
Example: We'll make a film about a man who's sad and lonely and all I gotta do is act naturally.» actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with .
Example: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.» actuar consecuentemente = act + accordingly .
Example: Public librarians will have to determine whether these standardization processes are positive and negative, and act accordingly.» actuar convencido de que = operate under + the impression that .
Example: However, some individuals, operating under the impression that they are virtuously 'outspoken' when they have the courage to dissent, are simply rude and insensitive.» actuar con violencia = act + violently .
Example: Men, trained to kill and brutalised by the experience of battle, found it difficult to return to civilian life and continued to act violently.» actuar correctamente = do + the right thing ; get on + the right side of .
Example: Vendors should take this trouble not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it is a safeguard against consumer litigation. Example: There's a growing understanding that it's largely an opportunity for profit and growth for the companies that get on the right side of things and get ahead.» actuar de = act as ; serve as .
Example: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency. Example: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.» actuar de abogado del diablo = be the/a devil's advocate ; play + (the) devil's advocate .
Example: I am one of the last people in the world to be a devil's advocate for ISBD. Example: I had lots of practice arguing the toss with my father, who often played devil's advocate.» actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno = act on + Posesivo + principles .
Example: Here is our chance to act on our principles -- don't be fooled by Kent and don't allow ALA to be used as his mouthpiece.» actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith .
Example: A defendant acts in good faith when he has an honest belief that his actions will not result in severe pain or suffering.» actuar de capitán = skipper ; captain .
Example: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday. Example: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.» actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery .
Example: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.» actuar de contrapeso = counterpoise .
Example: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.» actuar de forma negligente = be remiss .
Example: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.» actuar de juez = don + Posesivo + judge's wig ; officiate .
Example: Donning its jugde's wig, 'Monitor' finds that CAS should treat everyone equally. Example: Umpires and referees officiate at sporting events, making sure the rules and regulations of the game are followed.» actuar de la misma forma = follow + suit .
Example: Israel pioneering use of 'bottled' solar energy now has many following suit.» actuar del modo que se considere más adecuado = exercise + Posesivo + discretion .
Example: Again therefore the editor must exercise his discretion = De nuevo, el editor debe actuar del modo que considere más adecuado.» actuar de mediador = mediate ; intermediate .
Example: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers. Example: By exploiting these opportunities, arbitrageurs alleviate the segmentation of markets, providing liquidity to other investors by intermediating their trades.» actuar de mirón = lurk in + the wings .
Example: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.» actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise .
Example: The computer operates by indexing under every word with which it is provided unless expressly instructed to do otherwise.» actuar de puente = act as + a bridge .
Example: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information.» actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball .
Example: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.» actuar de un modo determinado = follow + pattern .
Example: No two instructors will follow the same pattern in introducing a case to a group for the first time.» actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path .
Example: By comparing it with its Parisian counterpart, shows how the British Library has struck out on a different path, using different design concepts, to achieve similar ends.» actuar de un modo enérgico = turn on + the heat .
Example: The Government is turning on the heat in the fight against catching and selling fish fry.» actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball .
Example: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.» actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone .
Example: This could come about not by each library going it alone, but by a national effort directed by a national library system.» actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball .
Example: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.» actuar duro = play + hardball .
Example: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.» actuar en colusión = connive .
Example: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.» actuar en complicidad = connive .
Example: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.» actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience .
Example: It is also important to recognize that a person can act in good conscience and still be wrong, but without sin.» actuar en connivencia = collude ; connive .
Example: In their obsession to obtain scoops, journalists colluded with high level sources, failing to question their motives. Example: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.» actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly .
Example: Public librarians will have to determine whether these standardization processes are positive and negative, and act accordingly.» actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy .
Example: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.» actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy .
Example: The rationale underpinning library funding should be stated explicitly in legislation which should provide a powerful platform for library advocacy.» actuar en defensa propia = act in + self-defence .
Example: A police officer accused of assaulting a group of party-goers said he acted in self defence, a court was told today.» actuar en el escenario = act on + stage ; perform on + the stage .
Example: Recently an anoynmous person told me that when I act on stage, I have a tendency to overact. Example: In 1587, women were legally allowed to perform on the stage.» actuar en la clandestinidad = go into + hiding ; go + underground .
Example: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons. Example: In all social movements across the world, you see that when a movement goes underground the activists become slower.» actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings .
Example: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.» actuar en sinergia = synergise [synergize, -USA] .
Example: Certain learner characteristics and learning contexts may synergize to override the disadvantages of a late start.» actuar heroicamente = act + heroically .
Example: A man who died after his car careened down a bank at the end of his driveway acted heroically to turn the car away from his house.» actuar independientemente = fly + solo ; go + solo .
Example: It is unrealistic to expect even the most self-motivated, creatively pedagogical, and technically inclined instructor to fly solo after just a few hours of training. Example: Many people shun organised tours completely, however, much preferring to go solo or travel with a small group of friends.» actuar lento = be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks .
Example: Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level. Example: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.» actuar motivado por + Nombre = act out of + Nombre .
Example: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.» actuar negligentemente = be remiss .
Example: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.» actuar para el bien de todos = acting-for-the-best .
Example: Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.» actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight .
Example: So although the Philippines is not the largest of countries, it, in using a phrase from boxing, punches above its weight in the international arena.» actuar por impulso = act on + impulse .
Example: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.» actuar por libre
= march to (the beat of) + Posesivo + (own) drum(mer) [Las diferentes combinaciones son: march to the beat of + Posesivo + own drum o march to the beat of + Posesivo + drum o march to + Posesivo + own drum o march to + Posesivo + drum o march to the beat of + Posesivo + own drummer o march to the beat of + Posesivo + drummer o march to + Posesivo + own drummer o march to + Posesivo + drummer]
; march to + a different drum/drummer/beat/tune [Las diferentes combinaciones son: march to + a different drum o march to + a different drummer o march to + a different beat o march to + a different tune
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; march to + the beat of a different drummer/tune [Las diferentes combinaciones son: march to + the beat of a different drummer o march to + the beat of a different tune
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; follow + Posesivo + own lead
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» actuar rápido = be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks .
Example: Why is it that women are so much more quick off the mark than men to be appropriately dressed when the weather turns good?. Example: They were quick off the blocks and were sitting pretty with a two-goal cushion over their rivals after only fifteen minutes.» actuar según = act on/upon .
Example: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.» actuar sin demora = act + promptly .
Example: It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.» actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip .
Example: It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.» actuar sin pensar(lo) = act without + thinking .
Example: Impulsive behavior means exactly what it sounds like: acting on impulse, or acting without thinking.» actuar sin pensar(lo) dos veces = act without + thinking twice .
Example: Even adults act without thinking twice before they do things, but that is not the best way to solve problems.» actuar sumisamente = take + Nombre + lying down .
Example: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.» al actuar de este modo = by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so .
Example: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication. Example: The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library. Example: By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query.» empezar a actuar = swing into + action .
Example: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.» encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way .
Example: For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.» forma de actuar = discourse .
Example: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.» manera de actuar = line of attack .
Example: Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack.» modo de actuar = arrangement [Frecuentement usado en el plural] ; course of action ; practice ; rationale .
Example: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered. Example: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action. Example: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description. Example: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.» no actuar correctamente = be remiss .
Example: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.» no actuar debidamente = be remiss .
Example: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.» organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella .
Example: The whole of this service is designed as an umbrella to support the regional networks of library provision.» para actuar = for action .
Example: Such information can be of use not only for information files but as an indicator of community needs and a stimulus for action.» que actúa de soporte = supporting .
Example: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.actuar2 = act.
Example: I love acting but I don't like all of the other stuff associated with it.more:
» actuar como protagonista = star in .
Example: She has starred in almost 100 films and twice won Cannes' best-actress prize.» actuar como protagonista en el papel de = star as .
Example: He will star as a drug-runner in a remake of the hit thriller 'Easy Money'.» actuar en el escenario = act on + stage ; perform on + the stage .
Example: Recently an anoynmous person told me that when I act on stage, I have a tendency to overact. Example: In 1587, women were legally allowed to perform on the stage.» actuar en el papel de = star as .
Example: He will star as a drug-runner in a remake of the hit thriller 'Easy Money'.» ganarse la vida actuando en la calle = busk .
Example: Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.actuario
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» actuario de seguros = actuary .
Example: Again, the same subject may be required for a number of reasons, e.g an article on population trends in a certain area may be of interest to the statistician, the actuary, the market research worker, the economist, the sociologist, and so on = De nuevo, pueden existir varias razones por las que se necesita una misma materia, por ejemplo, un artículo sobre los cambios demográficos en una zona determinada puede ser de interés para el estadístico, el actuario de seguros, el investigador de mercado, el economista, el sociólgo, etc.