Acaparar in english
Hoard
pronunciation: hɔrd part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: hɔrd part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
acaparar = overtax ; hoard ; monopolise [monopolize, -USA] ; overtake.
Example: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.Example: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.Example: The fact that this catalogue is in book form means that there is less likelihood of one reader monopolizing the catalogue.Example: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.more:
» acaparar el mercado = dominate + the scene ; corner + the market .
Example: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states. Example: The article 'Cornering the market' argues that if bookshops want to capture a slice of the market, they need to experiment with multimedia products.» acaparar elogios = win + accolades .
Example: Since then, SCI CD Edition has won accolades for its value-added features, sophistication, and flexibility.» acaparar el tiempo de Alguien = monopolise + time .
Example: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.» acaparar la atención de Alguien = monopolise + attention .
Example: Sometimes the reference librarian will have to explain to the readers they cannot monopolize his attention.» acaparar la cámara = hog + the camera .
Example: Horsa, as usual, managed to hog the camera for much of the time although the rest of the group got an occasional look in.» acaparar las noticias = grab + the headlines ; hit + the headlines .
Example: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games. Example: This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use.» acaparar las noticias de los periódicos = fill + column inches .
Example: Elite athletes have become the focus of a considerable amount of media attention, with stories about their injuries and illnesses filling column inches.» acaparar toda la atención = steal + the limelight [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto] ; steal + the show ; steal + Posesivo + thunder ; steal + Posesivo + scene ; steal + the spotlight [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto] ; hog + attention ; all eyes + be + (up)on ; hog + the limelight .
Example: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight. Example: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'. Example: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder. Example: But once again her little sister, famous as Kate if not more, is stealing her scene. Example: It is her big screen debut tonight, so Katy Perry would have wanted to ensure nobody stole the spotlight. Example: When she's not hogging attention from her parents, she loves playing frisbee and snuggling with her two big brothers. Example: The article is entitled 'All eyes are on the rise of biometrics'. Example: He is clever at hogging the limelight and when it came to the group photograph, he stepped forward half a pace to make himself more prominent.» acaparar todo el protagonismo = hog + the limelight ; hog + attention ; steal + the limelight [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto] ; steal + the show ; steal + the spotlight [De manera inesperada, sin ser lo previsto] ; steal + Posesivo + thunder ; all eyes + be + (up)on .
Example: He is clever at hogging the limelight and when it came to the group photograph, he stepped forward half a pace to make himself more prominent. Example: When she's not hogging attention from her parents, she loves playing frisbee and snuggling with her two big brothers. Example: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight. Example: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'. Example: It is her big screen debut tonight, so Katy Perry would have wanted to ensure nobody stole the spotlight. Example: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder. Example: The article is entitled 'All eyes are on the rise of biometrics'.» competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien = compete for + Posesivo + attention ; vie for + Posesivo + attention .
Example: The two media, rather than competing for children's attention, have complementary roles to play in the literary development of young people. Example: Before the optical disc and CD ROM-based systems have yet to take hold in the market, another optical format -- the optical memory card -- is vying for attention.» para acaparar la atención = attention-grabbing ; for effect .
Example: Another way to come up with attention-grabbing headlines is to put yourself in your client's shoes. Example: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.» que acapara la atención = attention-grabbing .
Example: Another way to come up with attention-grabbing headlines is to put yourself in your client's shoes.» que busca acaparar la atención = attention-seeking .
Example: Actress Megan Fox has claimed that to avoid the attention, she does not wear attention-seeking clothes when she goes out = La actriz Megan Fox ha declarado que, para evitar llamar la atencion, ella no usa ropa llamativa cuando sale.» que intenta acaparar la atención = attention-seeking .
Example: Actress Megan Fox has claimed that to avoid the attention, she does not wear attention-seeking clothes when she goes out = La actriz Megan Fox ha declarado que, para evitar llamar la atencion, ella no usa ropa llamativa cuando sale.