Directo in english
pronunciation: dɜrekt part of speech: adjective
directo = direct ; straightforward ; blunt ; no-nonsense.
Example: This is because a reference provides little direct information about a document, but rather refers the user to another location or entry where this information can be found.Example: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Example: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.Example: When you daydream about conquests you'll never have, the no-nonsense guy daydreams about ladies within reach.more:
» acceso directo = direct access [En tecnología de la información, utilización de archivos de ordenador por medio de soportes físicos, como discos, casetes, cartuchos, que el usuario inserta en el ordenador] ; shortcut [Uso informático] .
Example: Direct access involves the use of computer files via carriers (e.g. disks, cassettes, cartridges) designed to be inserted into a computer or its auxiliary equipment by the user. Example: Is it possible to unpin a program on your taskbar and turn it into a shortcut on the desktop or anywhere else?.» acceso directo en pantalla = online access .
Example: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.» acción directa = direct action [En la Comunidad Europea, término usado para referirse a un proyecto en curso que ha sido aprobado y está siendo financiado y gestionado por ella] ; direct action project [En la Comunidad Europea, término usado para referirse a un proyecto en curso que ha sido aprobado y está siendo financiado y gestionado por ella] .
Example: Twenty-three per cent is to be expended on the Community's direct action and 2% on concerted action. Example: Direct action projects are funded and managed entirely by the Commission.» actuación en directo = live entertainment ; live performance .
Example: These programs include not only sports events and athletic competitions but also cultural activities and live entertainment. Example: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.» beneficio directo = direct benefit .
Example: Direct and indirect benefits are both essential elements to understanding the true economic benefit provided by a library.» catálogo directo = direct catalogue .
Example: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.» catálogo directo alfabético = alphabetico-direct catalogue [Catálogo en el que las entradas están ordenadas alfabéticamente y los encabezamientos expresan directa y específicamente el contenido de la obra que representan] .
Example: The alphabetico-direct catalogue uses sought terms in natural language and allows direct access to particular subjects.» codificación directa de fila sencilla = single row direct coding .
Example: The coding used in the example discussed above is known as single row direct coding.» complemento directo = direct complement .
Example: When you modify the direct object or direct complement, the gerund should designate animate beings.» concierto en directo = live concert .
Example: The album was recorded at a live concert in Los Angeles.» confrotación directa = face off .
Example: Bomb disposal is a face off with your own mortality.» consecuencia directa = consequential effect .
Example: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.» en directo = live on air [Usado generalmente para la radio] ; on air ; live ; on the scene ; live on camera [Usado generalmente para la televisión] .
Example: She has even said that if she gets the chance she will reveal her resignation live on air. Example: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant. Example: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building. Example: Nearly everyone has a smartphone with a camera these days, so when something big goes down in the world you can expect more on-the-scene footage than a news crew could ever hope to gather on their own. Example: Now imagine your day at the office was spent surrounded by sweaty, smelly people, and one of them proceeded to puke all over you while you were live on camera.» enfrentamiento directo = face off .
Example: Bomb disposal is a face off with your own mortality.» engranaje directo = direct mesh .
Example: They are used to transmit rotary motion from one shaft to another by means of toothed wheels, which are in direct mesh with each other.» entrada directa = direct entry [Asiento de un documento por la materia específica del documento y no por una más general] .
Example: All of the systems described so far in this chapter have used what is called direct entry; that is to say, a topic is entered directly under the term or terms which most closely correspond to the subject.» envío directo por correo = direct mail .
Example: To facilitate communication, I wish there were a tear-off sheet on every direct mail.» estilo directo = direct speech ; direct discourse .
Example: In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism. Example: As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.» evaluación directa = obtrusive evaluation [Evaluación en la que el evaluador interviene de algún modo en el fenómeno evaluado] .
Example: The difference in the results of the obtrusive and unobtrusive evaluations are small but statistically significant at the .05 level.» facturación directa = direct billing .
Example: They also have a small network of private hospitals where the insurer pays the bills on a direct billing basis.» falta directa = direct free kick .
Example: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.» fotograbado directo = photo-etched block .
Example: Photo-etched blocks, which became available in the 1870s, give the colour and impression of letterpress printing but they lose definition in the process of reproduction, so that line-block facsimiles combine rough edges with an improbably even colour.» golpe franco directo = direct free kick .
Example: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.» grupo musical en directo = live band .
Example: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.» lanzamiento de falta directo = direct free kick .
Example: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.» línea directa = emergency hotline .
Example: The air was so rank with toxic stink that emergency hotlines were flooded with calls from people sickened by the fumes.» música en directo = live band ; live music .
Example: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions. Example: There are plenty of places where one can find a comfortable place to sit, have a drink and listen to live music.» objeto directo = direct object .
Example: When you modify the direct object or direct complement, the gerund should designate animate beings.» orden directo = direct order .
Example: Sometimes terms are presented in direct order, for example, 'Military Hospitals' instead of 'Hospitals, Military'.» presentación en directo = live presentation .
Example: We hereby request your permission, and when necessary any corporate permission to electronically record your live presentation.» pugna directa = face off .
Example: Bomb disposal is a face off with your own mortality.» relación directa = direct relationship ; linear relation ; linear relationship .
Example: Some respondents saw a direct relationship between size and capacity for rapid curriculum development. Example: There exists a direct linear relation between journal production and impact factor = Existe una relación directa entre la producción de la revista y el factor impacto. Example: A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.» relación directa significativa = significant direct relationship .
Example: The study further shows that there is no significant direct relationship between institutional funding and productivity.» retransmisión en directo = live broadcasting ; live broadcast .
Example: However. alcohol advertising is permitted during live broadcasting of sporting events on weekends and public holidays. Example: A television station in Kansas was forced to evacuate during a live broadcast on Sunday afternoon after a massive tornado.» saque de falta directa = direct free kick .
Example: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.» sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive .
Example: This method has been defined as a nonobtrusive observation 'during which the personal characteristics and behavior of sedentary individuals in a complex are recorded at a particular point in time' = Se ha definido este método como la observación no intrusiva por parte del investigador "durante la cual se tomaba nota de las características personales y el comportamiento de las personas que no estaban desplazándose en un gran edificio en un momento concreto".» teléfono de línea directa = direct-dial telephone .
Example: Rooms are equipped with TV, wireless Internet, safety deposit box and and direct-dial telephone.» tiro libre directo = direct free kick .
Example: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.» venta directa = direct sale ; direct selling ; direct marketing .
Example: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day. Example: Direct selling has been something of a fringe activity in publishing for many years. Example: The author explores the tools that can be employed in promotion: advertising; direct marketing; sales promotion; public relations and publicity; personal selling; and sponsorship.» venta directa al público = sale + over the counter .
Example: The normal trade binding for most of the hand-press period was an inexpensive covering of calf or sheep, and it appears that retailers actually stocked copies of most books in this form for sale over the counter.