Dirigir in english
Lead
pronunciation: led part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: led part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
dirigir = channel ; direct ; gear (to/toward(s)/for) ; lead ; man ; pitch ; route ; run ; steer ; head ; signpost ; give + direction ; angle ; rule over ; lend + direction ; shepherd ; choreograph ; key + Nombre + to.
Example: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Example: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Example: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Example: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Example: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Example: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Example: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Example: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Example: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Example: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Example: There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.Example: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Example: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Example: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Example: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Example: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Example: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.Example: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.more:
» dirigir a un mercado más barato = downscale ; downmarket .
Example: Prince Albert properties offer excellent value for money for buyers wanting to downscale to a quieter, less costly country lifestyle. Example: In my opinion, a golden seam of literary and musical heritage stretching back centuries is being systematically downmarketed.» dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show .
Example: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Example: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Example: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Example: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Example: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.» dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + Posesivo + effort ; direct + energy .
Example: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing. Example: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.» dirigir el tráfico = be on point duty .
Example: He was fatally injured when run over by an army lorry while on point duty.» dirigir el tránsito = be on point duty .
Example: He was fatally injured when run over by an army lorry while on point duty.» dirigir información a = direct + information towards .
Example: Some of the information supplied by a library is directed towards solving pragmatic problems of everyday living such as 'What ca I do about an abandoned car outside my front door?', 'I want to buy my son out of the Navy', 'My friend has just taken an overdose'.» dirigir interpretación musical = conduct .
Example: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work intended for the use of the person who plays the instrument and also conducts the performance of the work.» dirigir la atención = put + focus .
Example: Tonight's vote puts the focus back where it rightly belongs -- on the issue of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.» dirigir la atención a = turn to ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward) .
Example: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Example: People direct their attention to where there is immediate concern or personal interest.» dirigir la circulación = be on point duty .
Example: He was fatally injured when run over by an army lorry while on point duty.» dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s) ; turn toward(s) .
Example: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system. Example: I reached over and ran my fingers along her cheek and she turned toward me, a smile broadening in spite of her huff.» dirigir la palabra = be civil towards .
Example: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.» dirigir los intereses de uno = break into .
Example: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.» dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention (to) ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts .
Example: This is an area to which bibliometricians could usefully turn their attention. Example: There seems to be increasing support for the belief that the economy is still in decline, so companies will now be turning their thoughts to cost savings.» dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem .
Example: It is to these problems that we must now turn our attention.» dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts .
Example: There seems to be increasing support for the belief that the economy is still in decline, so companies will now be turning their thoughts to cost savings.» dirigir + Posesvio + vida = run + Posesivo + life .
Example: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.» dirigirse directamente a = go + straight (in)to .
Example: There's a lot of pros and cons on both sides of the argument for going straight into college after high school.» dirigir una biblioteca = run + a library .
Example: Participants filled in questionnaires stating the main problems they faced in running their libraries.» dirigir una compañía = run + a company .
Example: His wife ran the company for ten years until her son was ready to assume the responsibilities of the family business.» dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at .
Example: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.» dirigir una empresa = run + a company ; run + a business .
Example: His wife ran the company for ten years until her son was ready to assume the responsibilities of the family business. Example: It was also a demonstration that the people running the business have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to security.» dirigir una tesis = supervise + a dissertation ; supervise + a thesis .
Example: Professors emeriti may also supervise dissertations. Example: Dissertation advisors supervising theses are required to be present during the thesis defense.» dirigir un negocio = run + a business .
Example: It was also a demonstration that the people running the business have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to security.» dirigir un servicio = run + a service .
Example: So much depends on the nature of the van, the choice of stopping places and the person running the service.» lectura no dirigida = undirected reading .
Example: Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.dirigirse1 = head ; head out.
Example: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.Example: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.more:
» dirigirse a = aim at ; be headed to ; check with ; turn over to ; turn to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; set off to ; turn to ; head for ; reach out to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; head out (in)to ; head to(wards) ; direct at ; go along to .
Example: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities. Example: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed. Example: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration. Example: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood. Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Example: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras. Example: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves. Example: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Example: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Example: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only. Example: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea. Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower. Example: If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway. Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees. Example: She went along to the trapdoor, raised it, swung down onto the steps, and closed it above her.» dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down (up)on .
Example: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.» dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards .
Example: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.» dirigirse en diferentes direcciones = head in + different directions .
Example: We gave each other knowing nods and headed in different directions.» dirigirse en la dirección de = head in + the direction (of/to) .
Example: 10 years ago, I was heading in the direction to have a career sitting behind a desk, crunching numbers and hating my career.» dirigirse en la misma dirección = head in + the same direction .
Example: One of the amazing things about us is that, although we have different ways of thinking as individuals, we're all headed in the same direction.» dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to .
Example: The success that this has enjoyed in recent years means that a growing number of local authorities are beating the path to Brussels.» dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to ; start toward ; move toward(s) ; be heading towards ; head for ; turn into ; head to(wards) .
Example: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement. Example: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door. Example: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door. Example: The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation. Example: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Example: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office. Example: If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway.» dirigirse hacia allí = head + that way .
Example: It's a pure coincidence but if you're heading that way now, we might bump into each other, as we're heading that way too, right now.» dirigirse hacia aquí = head + this way .
Example: Another blast of arctic air is headed this way from the Canadian interior -- and is threatening to push the mercury even lower this weekend.» dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección .
Example: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.» dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s) .
Example: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.» dirigirse hacia nosotros = head + this way .
Example: Another blast of arctic air is headed this way from the Canadian interior -- and is threatening to push the mercury even lower this weekend.» dirigirse hacia + Pronombre = head + Posesivo + way .
Example: As the clocks go forward and the days are that little bit brighter, we take a look at some of the crime drama highlights heading our way this spring.» dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards .
Example: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.dirigirse2 = address.
Example: More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.more:
» dirigir a = direct at .
Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees.» dirigirse a = aim at ; be headed to ; check with ; turn over to ; turn to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; set off to ; turn to ; head for ; reach out to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; head out (in)to ; head to(wards) ; direct at ; go along to .
Example: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities. Example: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed. Example: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration. Example: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood. Example: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Example: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras. Example: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves. Example: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Example: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Example: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only. Example: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea. Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower. Example: If you want to experience acting at its very best, you should not head to Hollywood or even Broadway. Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees. Example: She went along to the trapdoor, raised it, swung down onto the steps, and closed it above her.» dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien .
Example: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.» dirigirse la palabra = be on speaking terms .
Example: The article `On speaking terms': towards virtual integration of art information' describes how previously separate databases are now being linked into multimedia, interdisciplinary information systems.