Extremo in english
pronunciation: ekstrim part of speech: adjective
extremar = maximise [maximize, -USA].
Example: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.more:
» extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant .
Example: Consumers in the market for faux fur must be extra vigilant after an investigation has revealed that real fur from animals is being used instead.extremo1 = end ; extreme ; far + Localización ; reaches ; extreme end ; end point [endpoint] ; tip.
Example: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Example: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.Example: We'll select record '75' which is located on CD-ROM disc #4 (shown by the number on the far right side of the screen).Example: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Example: However, it was possible to identify queries from the extreme ends of the specificity continuum.Example: The process reaches its end point when information is gathered, indexed and compiled into a useful format for public and library staff use.Example: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.more:
» al extremo = to the extreme .
Example: An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere.» al extremo norte = northernmost .
Example: This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.» al extremo oeste = westernmost .
Example: This is the public library of the westernmost province of Austria.» a lo extremo = to the extreme .
Example: An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere.» al otro extremo = at the receiving end .
Example: The text and graphics are digitised into the computer, transmitted over the Internet, and printed on a laser printer at the receiving end.» a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale .
Example: At one end of the scale were a large number of small shops that had scarcely changed since the eighteenth century.» del Extremo Oriente = Far Eastern .
Example: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.» desde un extremo ... al otro = from one end ... to the other .
Example: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.» de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime ; from the sublime to the ridiculous .
Example: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. Example: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.» de un extremo a otro del país = cross-country .
Example: The author recounts the cross-country killing spree of Mickey and Mallory, a couple who owe something to Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Bonnie and Clyde.» de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town .
Example: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).» en el extremo más meridional de = at the southernmost tip of .
Example: The Indian and Atlantic oceans meet here at the southernmost tip of Africa.» en el extremo opuesto = at the far end .
Example: At the far end, light is reconverted to electronic signals by a receiver.» en el otro extremo = at the other extreme .
Example: At the other extreme is Mises, who describes economic theory as an essential element in the structure of human civilization.» en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale ; at the other end of the spectrum ; at the other extreme .
Example: At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched. Example: At the other end of the spectrum, rural counties adjacent to large metro areas benefited from their ties to the major centres of information. Example: At the other extreme is Mises, who describes economic theory as an essential element in the structure of human civilization.» en este extremo = to this extent .
Example: I fear, however, that if you oversimplify to this extent you reduce everything to the lowest common denominator, at the expense of quality.» en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme .
Example: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.» en un extremo ... en el otro = at one end ... at the other .
Example: The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.» extremo delantero = fore-end .
Example: In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the more usual position for the horse was on the near side of the press, set out at slightly less than a right angle from the fore-end of the ribs = En los siglos XVII y XVIII, la posición más habitual del banco era al lado más cercano de la prensa, casi en angulo recto rspecto a los extremos delanteros de las escaleras.» extremo inferior izquierdo = lower left .
Example: The MARC record is automatically placed into the Edit Record mode as shown in the lower left corner of the screen.» Extremo Oriente, el = Far East, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: Work has been largely determined by the consequences of political developments affecting French involvement in the Far East.» extremo + Punto Cardinal = furthest + Punto Cardinal .
Example: The article 'Furthest North' describes the catalogue of the library aboard one of the ships involved in the search for the explorer Sir John Franklin and companions, lost in the search for the North West Passage.» extremo superior = high end .
Example: This distribution is highly positively skewed, with a float tail and a small upturn at the high end.» hasta el extremo de = to the point of ; up to the point of .
Example: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process. Example: The author comments on the activities of these companies regarding the collection of waste from a company's door up to the point of its destruction.» hasta el extremo que = up to the point where ; to the point where .
Example: This process stretchess up to the point where it can be mutually agreed that the original problem has been solved. Example: Telecommunications services have deteriorated to the point where they are unable to satisfy the needs of a large fraction of the nation's population.» jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing .
Example: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.» llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of ; go to + the extreme of .
Example: She thought the director had got to the point of catching at straws. Example: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.» llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo .
Example: The editorial board of DC went so far as to advertise their dissociation from 'unauthorized' amendments, without actually saying where these were to be found.» llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions .
Example: The environmental waste problem is now reaching epic proportions.» no llegar al extremo de = draw + the line at .
Example: We all succumb to ready meals occasionally -- but most would draw the line at serving them at dinner parties.extremo2 = extreme.
Example: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.more:
» calor extremo = extreme heat .
Example: A heat wave is an extended period of extreme heat, and is often accompanied by high humidity = Una ola de calor es un periodo prolongado de calor extremo y que ocasionalmente va acompañada de una alta humedad.» condiciones meteorológicas extremas = severe weather ; severe weather conditions .
Example: A weather warning is issued when severe weather is expected within the next few hours. Example: Weather conditions that are not favorable for livings beings and property are commonly known as severe weather conditions.» condición extrema = extreme condition .
Example: In most people, this perfectly natural self-destructive subpersonality sleeps unless extreme conditions call it forth to influence events.» deporte extremo = extreme sport .
Example: You don't need adrenaline rushes and extreme sports to feel alive.» en caso extremo = in extremis .
Example: A collapse in house prices can lead to bankruptcies, defaults on loans and, in extremis, the need for the banking system to be bailed-out by the government.» en extremo = no end ; to no end .
Example: This decision will shake up library managers no end. Example: I love chard stalks, and it annoys me to no end that people would throw them away.» extrema derecha = far right .
Example: This means that the religious far right was unwilling to have a democratic vote on the floor of the convention.» extrema derecha, la = extreme right, the .
Example: In these times of social and economic crises, and although the extreme left has witnessed a revival of sorts, there is no doubt that the extreme right has become the fastest growing political party.» extrema izquierda = far left .
Example: The specter of a far-left comeback, even in this comparatively small state, has sent ripples through the German political system.» extrema izquierda, la = extreme left, the .
Example: In these times of social and economic crises, and although the extreme left has witnessed a revival of sorts, there is no doubt that the extreme right has become the fastest growing political party.» extrema precaución = extreme caution .
Example: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .» extrema prudencia = extreme caution .
Example: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .» frío extremo = extreme cold .
Example: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.» medida extrema = dire measure .
Example: Dire measures therefore had to be taken.» necesidad extrema = dire need .
Example: They also provide details of reservoirs of bibliographic knowledge about various subject fields upon which librarians might be able to call in cases of dire need.» organización de extrema derecha = far-right organisation .
Example: The new tactics used by white supremacists and far-right organizations must be exposed so that we can work together to mitigate their effectiveness.» temperaturas extremas = extreme temperatures .
Example: Prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures, both heat and cold, can lead to serious health conditions and can even be fatal.