Usado in english
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usado = popular ; thumbed ; spent ; dog-eared.
Example: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular = Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Example: This is a very important and useful volume that is certain to become one of the most thumbed references of those who concern themselves with British history.Example: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Example: My plants that until only recently were bursting with verdant vitality stretching up to the spring sunshine are now looking a bit dog eared and world weary as they begin to bake in the summer sun.more:
» algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag .
Example: The article 'Cost-plus pricing: an old nag with a second wind?' suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.» coche usado = used car ; second-hand car .
Example: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market. Example: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.» compraventa de artículos usados = second-hand dealer .
Example: They trucks had sat gathering dust ever since, but have now been flogged off for a pittance to a second-hand dealer = Desde entonces los camiones han estado allí muertos de risa, pero ahora se han podido deshacer de ellos vendiéndoselos por cuatro perras a un compraventa de artículos de segunda mano.» concesionario de automóviles usados = used-car dealership .
Example: We stand apart from other used car dealerships by making it our daily mission to provide quality and service for every customer.» concesionario de coches usados = used-car dealership .
Example: We stand apart from other used car dealerships by making it our daily mission to provide quality and service for every customer.» demasiado usado = overworked [Usado normalmente para referirse a una expresión que pierde en parte su significado preciso debido a su uso excesivo] ; overused [over-used] .
Example: User-friendliness is a much overworked phrase which has been interpreted in different ways by software houses. Example: Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.» estar muy usado = be well thumbed .
Example: It is possible to turn over two cards at once, particularly if the cards have been well thumbed in the past; in this way, important entries might be missed, and the searching process is necessarily slowed down by the attempt to avoid this.» frecuentemente usado = oft-used .
Example: I think that this attitude is most succinctly and most prevelantly summed up by the oft-used sign-off in messages 'HTH' (Hope This/That Helps, Happy to Help).» libro usado = used book .
Example: Even before the recession hit, used-book sales were on the rise.» más usado = most heavily used .
Example: In 1987 Dialog started publishing some of the most heavily used data bases in CD-ROM format.» medición de los recursos usados = metering .
Example: If intellectual property protection is to succeed, technological answers based on metering need near universal support.» menos usado = less used .
Example: The original objective was to promote interlibrary cooperation by arranging a national storage and interlending centre for less used library material.» mercadillo de prendas usadas = rummage sale ; jumble sale [Generalmente con fines benéficos] .
Example: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!. Example: Jumble sales are great places to pick up hidden treasures like vintage clothes, designer cast offs and all sorts of quirky bric-a-brac for a fraction of their original price.» muy usado = well-used [well used] ; heavily used ; much-used ; well-thumbed ; high-use .
Example: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services. Example: The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users. Example: In just a few years, comprehensive directories of businesses have become a significant source of local information and a much-used feature of the Internet. Example: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday. Example: Compact shelving can be used successfully to store a high-use book or periodical collection in an undergraduate library.» negocio de venta de coches usados = used-car business .
Example: Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.» palabras usadas = wording .
Example: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.» poco usado = little-used .
Example: How do we ensure that unused or little-used collections will be used, or should we even worry about them?.» ropa usada = second-hand clothes ; left-off [Nombre y adjetivo] ; cast-off [Nombre y adjetivo] ; hand-me-down [Generalmente, prenda de vestir u objeto que se pasa de un familiar a otro al quedarse pequeño, obsoleto, etc] .
Example: They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label. Example: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies. Example: Indeed, these days, it seems that more cast-offs than ever can be recycled. Example: What's obsolete in one department could be just the thing for another, and hand-me-down computers are becoming the next stop in sophisticated inventory management.» ser muy usado = be heavily used ; be well used ; be in widespread use .
Example: Its policy is to acquire data bases that are heavily used. Example: This system is well used by picture researchers. Example: Polymers of various types are in widespread use as flocculants in several industries.» terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology .
Example: This information is displayed to allow the borrower to become acquainted with the subject terminology used by the library.» tienda de ropa usada = second-hand clothes shop ; second-hand clothes store .
Example: One of the advantages of living in Mayfair is the quality of second-hand clothes shops. Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.» usada en el préstamo = label [En circulación, etiqueta identificadora del libro usada en el préstamo] .
Example: Each book is opened to reveal its label, and placed on the platen of the photocharging machine.» usado antes = second-hand [secondhand] .
Example: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.» usado comúnmente = commonly-found .
Example: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.» usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used] .
Example: This room will provide immediate housing for large but seldom-used collections.» usado en = in evidence in .
Example: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future.» usado en exceso = overused [over-used] .
Example: Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.» usado en la actualidad = in current use .
Example: Trends over the past five years show decreases in current use for some of these drugs, such as ecstasy.» usado excesivamente = overused [over-used] .
Example: Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.» usado frecuentemente = commonly-used .
Example: For example, there are works which have commonly-used titles which are quite different from the first name and title.» usado generalmente = widely-used .
Example: This is an investigation into the effects of widely-used synthetic insecticides on beetle, larvae and booklice.» vendedor de coches usados = used-car dealer ; second-hand car dealer ; used-car salesman .
Example: Turning back the odometer is probably the most common and infamous used-car dealer trick. Example: Second-hand car dealers generally sell cars that have seen a bit more use and abuse than those on the new car dealer's lot. Example: Game show hosts often feel like TV's version of used-car salesmen -- they're expected to be overly chummy, and their wardrobes are never quite as nice as those of news anchors or actors.» ya usado = second-hand [secondhand] .
Example: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.usar = adopt ; call on/upon ; deploy ; employ ; make + use of ; rely on/upon ; take ; use ; utilise [utilize, -USA] ; draw on/upon ; use up ; mobilise [mobilize, -USA] ; enlist.
Example: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.Example: It can only be a matter of time before we have in effect a complete set of MARC records to call on for details of any item we require.Example: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.Example: The size of the collections in which the LCC is currently employed is likely to be a significant factor in its perpetuation.Example: The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators.Example: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.Example: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.Example: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.Example: Clearly both tools record controlled indexing languages, but they are utilised in different environments.Example: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.Example: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Example: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.Example: Capital letters, and various punctuation symbols eg :,(),' may be enlisted as facet indicators.more:
» al usarse = in use .
Example: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.» aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance [Aparato informático que sólo sirve para conectarse a Internet y/o al correo electrónico] .
Example: In order to serve these users, companies have developed what have become known as 'Internet appliances'.» apto para (usar en) el microondas = microwavable [microwaveable] ; microwave-proof ; microwave-safe .
Example: Try these filling microwavable vegan meals that are quick to prepare -- giving you more time to devote to helping animals. Example: Place all the ingredients into a microwave-proof casserole dish and mix well. Example: To steam a vegetable in your microwave, just wash it and pat it dry, place it in a microwave-safe bowl, cover tightly and microwave it.» cámara de usar y tirar = disposable camera .
Example: He then made her suck his cock while he took her picture with a disposable camera.» capaz de usar el correo electrónico = e-mail literate .
Example: As the general public becomes increasingly e-mail literate, e-mail reference will most likely be considered an essential service of public library reference departments.» cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife .
Example: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.» desacostumbrar a usar el biberón = wean + Nombre + off the bottle .
Example: The child psychologist will also be able to advise you with regards to slowly weaning her off the bottle and dummy once she feels safe and secure again.» desacostumbrar a usar el chupete = wean + Nombre + off the dummy .
Example: The child psychologist will also be able to advise you with regards to slowly weaning her off the bottle and dummy once she feels safe and secure again.» de usar y tirar = disposable ; throwaway ; single-use .
Example: We can no longer treat automation projects as interesting experiments, which are disposable if they fail = Pincha en para ver otras palabras que terminan con este sufijo. Example: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy. Example: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.» enseñado a usar el baño = potty-trained [Usado generalmente para los niños pequeños] .
Example: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.» enseñar a usar el baño = potty training .
Example: Nearly all parents keenly foresee potty training a child to be a landmark in their kids progression.» enseñar usar el orinal = potty training .
Example: Nearly all parents keenly foresee potty training a child to be a landmark in their kids progression.» fácil de usar = easy-to-use ; user friendly .
Example: DGIS has as its objectives the provision of a single, easy-to-use interface with all these data bases. Example: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.» hacer que no se use = render + Nombre + unused .
Example: This again extends the search time but may not be a decisive factor where the stock soon dates, rendering older catalogues largely unused.» listo para usar = off-the-rack ; ready-to-use .
Example: This article also reviews off-the-rack electronic clip art products and provides a brief listing of books about the Macintosh computer. Example: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated.» listo para usarse = on tap .
Example: The information on tap covers a wide range of socio-economic, scientific and technical topics.» no usarse = go + unused .
Example: Relevant information known to be available may go unused in research and development because of information overload.» plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate .
Example: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.» que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant .
Example: Many of these have, in turn, been reemerging as web-compliant databases providing even an average library with the opportunity to search enormous collections of data.» seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight .
Example: Highlighting this entry and pressing <Enter> will transfer it to our search statement.» servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin .
Example: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.» tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork .
Example: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.» usando = by use of .
Example: By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.» usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient] .
Example: A successful programme must be time efficient and information packed.» usar Algo bien = put + Nombre + to good use ; turn + Nombre + to good account ; put + Nombre + to good account ; use + Nombre + to good account .
Example: Your advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated and you can rest assured that they will be put to good use. Example: It was rather an unpleasant situation, there in the depths of the forest, but Mackay turned it to good account. Example: They have begun not only to preserve the heritage but also to put it to good account. Example: A very gifted man, he found what worked for him and used it to good account.» usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage .
Example: Rendering information services is one way to show that the library is using public money to good advantage.» usar Algo de un modo muy diluido = spread + Nombre + thinly .
Example: Reviews of works for young adults are spread thinly over a number of journals, and are often of limited value.» usar como gasto deducible = write off .
Example: Difficulties experienced by publishers include loss of property, overstocking and no effective mechanism for writing off.» usar como modelo = use + as a model .
Example: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.» usar con mesura = eke out .
Example: A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out = Una granja es una buena cosa, cuando empieza y termina en ella misma y no necesita de un salario, o de una tienda, para sobrevivir.» usar con precaución = use + with caution .
Example: It also notifies the user when a drug is to be used with caution.» usar de cabeza de turco para = be a punch bag for ; be a punching bag for .
Example: She regularly gets beaten by her father and is a punch bag for her drunk, drug addicted mother. Example: She is not a role model for girls and she is a punching bag for angsty teenage boys with death wishes.» usar de forma general = widely applied .
Example: The 2nd one, widely applied by social scientists, relies on the assignment of new meanings to familiar terms..» usar de manera general = be in general use .
Example: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.» usar de muchas formas (diferentes) = use in + many/different ways .
Example: Sticker labels can be used in many different ways and can come in many different forms.» usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around) ; bat + Nombre + around/about .
Example: The word 'analysis' was bandied around by all and sundry, but there was little agreement as to what it meant. Example: The term 'bit rot' gets batted around a lot, but its definition isn't so easy to nail down.» usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around) ; bat + Nombre + around/about .
Example: The word 'analysis' was bandied around by all and sundry, but there was little agreement as to what it meant. Example: The term 'bit rot' gets batted around a lot, but its definition isn't so easy to nail down.» usar drogas = do + drugs .
Example: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.» usar eficazmente = tap .
Example: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.» usar el automóvil lo mínimo posible = be car-lite .
Example: I have been car-free (not owning a car) or car-lite (owning a car but using it on a limited basis) for 14 years now.» usar el coche lo mínimo posible = be car-lite .
Example: I have been car-free (not owning a car) or car-lite (owning a car but using it on a limited basis) for 14 years now.» usar el látigo = crack + the whip .
Example: Having a manager who likes to crack the whip can be an unpleasant experience for many, whilst others don't mind a bit of decisive direction.» usar el uno por el otro = use + interchangeably ; use + one for the other .
Example: Each search request or intermediate result is assigned a number that can be used interchangeably with the search term. Example: If you use one for the other you are considered either an artist or insane.» usar enchufes = pull + strings .
Example: Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University.» usar en exceso = overuse .
Example: As far as ethical responsibility is concerned, the chief librarian should restrain from overusing the privileges connected with managing the library.» usar excesivamente = overuse .
Example: As far as ethical responsibility is concerned, the chief librarian should restrain from overusing the privileges connected with managing the library.» usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context .
Example: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.» usar gafas = wear + (eye)glasses .
Example: A study has found that people who wear glasses are viewed as more attractive and more likable.» usar inadecuadamente = misuse .
Example: Another way our library has of learning about how our patrons use (or misuse) the catalog is through a suggestion box for patrons who have problems finding their subject heading.» usar indebidamente = misuse .
Example: Another way our library has of learning about how our patrons use (or misuse) the catalog is through a suggestion box for patrons who have problems finding their subject heading.» usar indistintamente = use + interchangeably ; use + one for the other .
Example: Each search request or intermediate result is assigned a number that can be used interchangeably with the search term. Example: If you use one for the other you are considered either an artist or insane.» usar la materia gris = put + Posesivo + thinking cap on .
Example: When teachers use the tongue-in-cheek phrase, 'put on your thinking cap,' they're asking students to concentrate and do their best.» usar mal = abuse ; misuse .
Example: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work. Example: Another way our library has of learning about how our patrons use (or misuse) the catalog is through a suggestion box for patrons who have problems finding their subject heading.» usar maquillaje = wear + make-up .
Example: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.» usar + Posesivo + tiempo = use up + (Posesivo) + time .
Example: He's like a prizefighter, retired; not bitter, just not finding anything else to use up his time.» usarse = be in use .
Example: The functions on the first screen are in use daily, whereas those on the second are in use only occasionally.» usarse en = be at home in .
Example: During its first decade, TEX has been at home mainly in the academic world, but latterly it has spread into industry = Durante su primera decada, TEX se ha utilizado principalmente en el mundo académico, aunque recientemente se ha difundido a la industria.» usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically .
Example: Balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo, and pruritus as well as taken internally for bronchitis and to lessen mucous secretions.» usar superficialmente = nibble at .
Example: Even the modern great library is not generally consulted; it is nibbled at by a few.» usar tiempo = use up + (Posesivo) + time .
Example: He's like a prizefighter, retired; not bitter, just not finding anything else to use up his time.» usar todas + Posesivo + armas = bring in/out/up + Posesivo + big guns [También se usa bring in/ou/up the big guns] .
Example: With the difficult task in front of her, Katy put on her war paint and brought out her big guns to put on the best and most important performance of her entire career.» úsese = Use .
Example: = is equivalent to UF; - is equivalent to Use; < is equivalent to BT, > is equivalent to NT; -- is equivalent to RT.» úsese en lugar de (UF) = UF (use for) .
Example: = is equivalent to UF; - is equivalent to Use; < is equivalent to BT, > is equivalent to NT; -- is equivalent to RT.» volver a usar = reuse [re-use] .
Example: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.