Vacío in english
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vaciar = gut ; empty ; flush ; drain ; hollow out ; void ; discharge.
Example: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Example: When student mobilisation started in June 43, the library rooms began to empty.Example: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.Example: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.Example: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.Example: There were, of course, serious day-to-day problems, such as the garderobes which voided into the street or the cesspools which overflowed into a neighbour's garden.Example: Understand that most portable extinguishers discharge completely in as few as eight seconds, so they would be of little or no use in controlling a larger fire.more:
» vaciar el interior de Algo = gut .
Example: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.» vaciar en = empty into .
Example: Mississippi is named for the Mississippi river which forms its western boundary and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.vacío1 = gap ; gulf ; vacuum ; void ; emptiness ; loophole.
Example: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Example: It must be remembered that there is a gulf between publishing the schedules in an updated form, and applying the schedules.Example: Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.Example: If archival materials are entered into an OPAC the vague nature of collection titles and the general subject headings may result in records being lost in a void.Example: The economic recession and the new technology are, between them, leaving a section of society with a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness = The economic recession and the new technology are, between them, leaving a section of society with a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness.Example: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.more:
» arrojarse (al vacío) de/desde = throw + Reflexivo + off/from ; fling + Reflexivo + off/from .
Example: A 13-year-old girl threw herself off an overpass just days after a shaming video was posted online by her father. Example: The Chassidic woman who hung herself four months after her sister flung herself off a building had been forced to marry a first cousiin.» bomba de vacío = vacuum pump .
Example: We specialize in the design and manufacture of silencers for engines, rotary blowers, vents, compressors, vacuum pumps and turbines.» caer al vacío = fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space ; free fall .
Example: In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void. Example: People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon. Example: If I were in an elevator that was free falling, would it help at all if I perfectly timed a jump before it hit the ground floor?.» caer en el vacío = fall (up)on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears .
Example: I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson. Example: The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.» caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space .
Example: His fall into empty space could have been lethal.» cámara al vacío = vacuum chamber .
Example: More serious is the objection that this scheme would involve putting the film inside a vacuum chamber, for electron beams behave normally only in such a rarefied environment.» dar un salto al vacío = take + a leap into the unknown ; take + a leap of faith .
Example: Innovation is about taking a leap into the unknown -- it's about risk taking, the possibility of great things. Example: If following your heart's desire seems crazy but not following it is becoming more and more difficult, your choices come down to taking a leap of faith or living with the regret of never having tried.» empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap] .
Example: Faced with the challenge of moving large numbers of materials to a distant storage site, embrittled materials were shrink wrapped to ensure their safe transport.» envasado al vacío = vacuum packaging .
Example: Vacuum packaging increases storage life of food products by a factor 3 to 5.» envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack .
Example: The vegetables were then vacuum-packed, poached in water for 15 minutes and cooled rapidly to room temperature.» envasar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap] .
Example: Faced with the challenge of moving large numbers of materials to a distant storage site, embrittled materials were shrink wrapped to ensure their safe transport.» fallecer tras caer al vacío = plunge to + Posesivo + death .
Example: A young woman plunged to her death in a horror quad biking accident while on her dream holiday in Turkey.» fallecer tras precipitarse al vacío = plunge to + Posesivo + death .
Example: A young woman plunged to her death in a horror quad biking accident while on her dream holiday in Turkey.» hacer el vacío = give + Nombre + the silent treatment .
Example: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.» lanzarse al vacío = leap into + the void ; leap into + space ; take + a leap of faith .
Example: From there, without knowing it, he leapt into the void of dissatisfaction and fell into the dark abyss of demotivation. Example: Klein made the photograph to show us how free we might be if we could leap into space. Example: If following your heart's desire seems crazy but not following it is becoming more and more difficult, your choices come down to taking a leap of faith or living with the regret of never having tried.» lanzarse (al vacío) de/desde = throw + Reflexivo + off/from ; fling + Reflexivo + off/from .
Example: A 13-year-old girl threw herself off an overpass just days after a shaming video was posted online by her father. Example: The Chassidic woman who hung herself four months after her sister flung herself off a building had been forced to marry a first cousiin.» llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum ; fill + a gap ; fill in + a gap ; fill + void ; fill + the breach .
Example: There were no plans to revive either branch, so the bookmobiles had to fill the vacuum as traveling branches. Example: In addition, secondary works are actively sought, while older materials is acquired to fill gaps in the collection. Example: I'll need the rest of the time to fill in any gaps with specifics. Example: The aim is to try to fill the almost total void which exists in the area of writings on library management. Example: The author warns that if academic libraries do not step up to this educational role, other units on campus or commercial enterprises will fill the breach.» máquina de envasar al vacío = shrink wrapping machine .
Example: When it comes to purchasing a shrink wrapping machine, it is important to make sure that you purchase from a reputable company.» mesa al vacío = vacuum table .
Example: This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.» mirar al vacío = stare into + space ; look into + space ; gaze into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly .
Example: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Example: People just sit and look into space. Example: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!. Example: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space. Example: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open. Example: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular. Example: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet. Example: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand. Example: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.» precipitarse al vacío = fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space ; leap into + the void ; leap into + space .
Example: In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void. Example: People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon. Example: From there, without knowing it, he leapt into the void of dissatisfaction and fell into the dark abyss of demotivation. Example: Klein made the photograph to show us how free we might be if we could leap into space.» precipitarse (al vacío) de/desde = throw + Reflexivo + off/from ; fling + Reflexivo + off/from .
Example: A 13-year-old girl threw herself off an overpass just days after a shaming video was posted online by her father. Example: The Chassidic woman who hung herself four months after her sister flung herself off a building had been forced to marry a first cousiin.» saltar al vacío = leap into + the void ; leap into + space .
Example: From there, without knowing it, he leapt into the void of dissatisfaction and fell into the dark abyss of demotivation. Example: Klein made the photograph to show us how free we might be if we could leap into space.» salto al vacío = a leap in the dark ; leap into the unknown ; leap into the void ; leap of faith .
Example: It is an area of intellectual risk, of leaps in the dark, and of unending controversy. Example: Even IT-induced changes in existing libraries were not huge transforming leaps into the previously unknown. Example: Art is a leap into the void, a chance to give birth to your genius and to make magic where there was no magic before. Example: They can't quite believe their eyes and refuse to make the leap of faith to accept that a 3.4 megapixel sensor can produce such quality.» secado y congelado al vacío = vacuum freeze drying .
Example: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint by vacuum freeze drying.» tirarse (al vacío) de/desde = throw + Reflexivo + off/from ; fling + Reflexivo + off/from .
Example: A 13-year-old girl threw herself off an overpass just days after a shaming video was posted online by her father. Example: The Chassidic woman who hung herself four months after her sister flung herself off a building had been forced to marry a first cousiin.» vacío en la legislación = legal void ; legal loophole .
Example: However, in the ruling, the judge warned of a 'serious legal void' in the prosecution of digital crimes. Example: The mother of a teenager who was murdered by a man he met on the Internet has called on the Prime Minister to honour her pledge to fix a legal loophole to stop sexual predators.» vacío informativo = information vacuum .
Example: One attempt to fill this information vacuum has been made by public reference librarians convinced that they have sorely needed information to offer.» vacío jurídico = legal loophole ; legal void .
Example: The mother of a teenager who was murdered by a man he met on the Internet has called on the Prime Minister to honour her pledge to fix a legal loophole to stop sexual predators. Example: However, in the ruling, the judge warned of a 'serious legal void' in the prosecution of digital crimes.» vacío legal = legal void ; legal loophole .
Example: However, in the ruling, the judge warned of a 'serious legal void' in the prosecution of digital crimes. Example: The mother of a teenager who was murdered by a man he met on the Internet has called on the Prime Minister to honour her pledge to fix a legal loophole to stop sexual predators.vacío2 = dummy ; empty ; stop ; hollow ; vacant ; vacated ; vacuous.
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.Example: When DOBIS/Leuven is ready and waiting for input, the line is empty.Example: Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.Example: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Example: Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to `vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.Example: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.Example: I am racking my brain to try and remember any superficial, vacuous people that I have come across whilst on my trip, but honestly none come to mind!.more:
» cartucho vacío = blank ; blank shell .
Example: The militia claimed that it was using blanks to disperse the protest. Example: In this manner, the blank shells fire, thereby creating the desired shotgun sound.» con las manos vacías = empty-handed .
Example: An expert team on explosives from Australia returns empty handed as two countries fail to agree on terms and conditions.» dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty .
Example: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.» dejar vacío = leave + vacant .
Example: We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.» disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks .
Example: Firing blanks during the celebrations is traditional. Example: They were using a pistol (don't remember the type) and shooting blanks made of toilet paper.» lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist] ; stopword list .
Example: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index. Example: All words in the titles of the documents to be indexed will be compared, by a computer, with a pre-selected stop list or stopword list.» llenar un estómago vacío = fill + an empty stomach .
Example: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.» llevar una vida vacía = lead + an empty life .
Example: With a job that had him traveling around the country, he led an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company did the unexpected: fire him.» medio vacío = half-empty .
Example: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.» mirada vacía = blank look ; blank expression ; blank stare .
Example: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard. Example: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements. Example: Talking to sheep may get you a few bleats, but most likely all you'll get are blank stares.» mirar con una expresión vacía = look + blank .
Example: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.» no vacío = non-stop .
Example: Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.» palabra vacía = function word [Principalmente, los artículos, las preposiciones y las conjunciones] ; stopword [stop-word] .
Example: Stuttering on function words was examined in 51 children and adults who stutter. Example: Stopwords may be used, as may options on index structure, noting synonyms, alternative spellings, and broader and narrower terms.» personalidad vacía = vacuous personality .
Example: They live on the surface of reality, as vacuous personalities who lack purpose, vision, and integrity.» referencia vacía = blind reference .
Example: In this way we could always insure that there would be no blind references, and that any change of a heading would be automatically reflected in all reciprocal records.» rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill .
Example: The length is a 5-digit decimal number justified right with zero fill if necessary.» tener una mirada vacía = look + blank .
Example: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.