Ventana in english
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ventana = window.
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» abrir la ventana empujándole = push + the window open ; push + open the window .
Example: He pushed the window open a few inches and lay his socks on the sill to dry. Example: Suspecting something to be amiss they pushed open the window and were shocked to see their college mate hanging from the fan.» abrir una ventana = switch on + a window [Usado en el entorno informático] .
Example: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.» arrojar por la ventana = throw + Nombre + out (of) the window .
Example: They obeyed and threw her out of the window, and as she fell the walls were sprinkled with her blood.» asiento junto a la ventana = window seat .
Example: She smooth talked her way into a window seat for the 16 hour flight.» asomar la cabeza por la ventana = put + Posesivo + head through the window .
Example: Thinking it was open, which it was not, she attempted to put her head through the window, shattering the glass.» asomarse a la ventana = look out + the window .
Example: Stu looked out the window about eleven and saw that it was snowing = Stu se asomó por la ventanta alrededor de las once y vio que estaba nevando.» bajar la ventana = wind down + the window [Generalmente de un vehículo] .
Example: Be careful with winding down the window as it may ruin your hair!.» basado en ventanas = window-based .
Example: The user of window-based environments is likely to increase, especially in application to CD-ROM.» bloqueador de ventanas emergentes = pop-up blocker .
Example: Most pop-up blockers will allow this kind of pop-up.» cerrar una ventana = switch off + a window [Usado en informática] .
Example: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.» echar por la ventana = throw + Nombre + out (of) the window .
Example: They obeyed and threw her out of the window, and as she fell the walls were sprinkled with her blood.» fuera de la ventana = outside the window .
Example: I hear the wind howling outside the window and feel so safe and cocooned here on my couch -- what bliss!.» limpiador de ventanas = window cleaner .
Example: The most favorite equipment of any window cleaner is the squeegee.» marco de la ventana = window frame .
Example: Architraves serve as a trim around door frames and windows, their prime purpose being to hide the gap between the wall and the door jamb or window frame.» marco de ventana = window frame .
Example: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat.» mirar por la ventana = look out + the window .
Example: Stu looked out the window about eleven and saw that it was snowing = Stu se asomó por la ventanta alrededor de las once y vio que estaba nevando.» repisa de la ventana = window-sill ; window ledge ; sill .
Example: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room. Example: It is better to put books in laundry baskets on window ledges and on pavements than to take them away from the public completely or to make them available only for restricted periods. Example: He pushed the window open a few inches and lay his socks on the sill to dry.» salir por la ventana = go out (of) + the window .
Example: She must have known when she went out the window she had no hope of surviving but she was that terrified.» salir volando por la ventana = fly out (of) + the window .
Example: Don't you hate it when your beanie flies out the window on the freeway.» sin ventana(s) = windowless .
Example: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.» subir la ventana = wind up + the window [Generalmente de un vehículo] .
Example: Once he'd finished talking, he wound up the window and appeared to be ready to move on.» tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money (and effort) down the drain ; throw + Posesivo + money down the drain ; be money down the drain .
Example: So long as the library possesses accurate knowledge about its activities, it can use it proactively to define the areas where it would be money and effort down the drain. Example: Many of those would-be first time buyers choose to continue renting even though they are throwing their money down the drain. Example: Fluoridation is money down the drain -- children's cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not.» tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on) ; go to + town on ; spare + no expense ; go for + broke ; go + all out ; splash out on ; push + the boat out ; pull out + all the stops .
Example: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity. Example: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Example: These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners. Example: The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87. Example: The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country. Example: While the rest of the lads are splashing out on luxury cars or expensive holidays in the sun -- O'Brien is pumping the money back into the farmland. Example: I finaly decided to push the boat out a buy a nice, upmarket pair of boots. Example: So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference.» tirar por la ventana = throw + Nombre + out (of) the window .
Example: They obeyed and threw her out of the window, and as she fell the walls were sprinkled with her blood.» ventana al mundo = window on/to the world .
Example: In a less pragmatic and visionary sense, the opportunities presented by system membership enable local libraries to become more completely that window to the world that is the ultimate goal of library service.» ventana circular = roundel window .
Example: Two new stained glass roundel windows were put into the East window to commemorate the Millennium.» ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window .
Example: All rooms have en-suite facilities, satellite television with DVD player, central heating, tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows.» ventana de búsqueda = search box .
Example: This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.» ventana de guillotina = sash-window .
Example: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.» ventana de selección = dialogue box [En informática, ventana que aparece en un programa que utilice un interfaz gráfico para que el usuario seleccione uno o varios elementos] .
Example: The author analyzes some of the components of graphic user interfaces (GUI), applied to CD-ROM databases (windows, dialogue boxes, menus, commands, buttons, check boxes and icons) and remarks on the degree to which these are based on Windows software.» ventana desplegable = pop up window .
Example: The index also can be used to generate a pop-up window of all words in the database that match a specified pattern.» ventana de un portal = portlet .
Example: Today's portal systems allow combining access modules or 'portlets' to different information sources side by side on a single portal webpage.» ventana emergente = pop up window ; pop-up .
Example: The index also can be used to generate a pop-up window of all words in the database that match a specified pattern. Example: Most pop-up blockers will allow this kind of pop-up.» ventana en saliente = bay ; bay window .
Example: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays. Example: Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light.» ventana mirador = bay window ; bay .
Example: Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light. Example: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.» ventana montante = transom window .
Example: The purpose of a transom window is to let out the hot air that's pooled at the top of the room.» ventana redonda = roundel window .
Example: Two new stained glass roundel windows were put into the East window to commemorate the Millennium.» Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros (WIMP) = WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers) .
Example: This article reviews the developments that have taken place in WIMPs (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers) and GIs (Graphical Interfaces).