Consumo in english
pronunciation: kənsʌmpʃən part of speech: noun
consumar = consummate ; carry out ; complete.
Example: Instead of struggling alone, locked in our inadequacy with words, we couple with the writer in an act of verbal creation in which communication is consummated.Example: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.Example: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.more:
» consumar el matrimonio = consummate + Posesivo + marriage .
Example: Traditionally, the couple was then suppose to consummate their marriage in front of everyone, with a curtain separating them.» consumar un atentado = carry out + an attack .
Example: She also said she carried out the attack during school hours as she knew the boy would quickly receive medical attention.» consumar un delito = carry out + a crime .
Example: The stolen identity provides a cloak of anonymity for the subject while the groundwork is laid to carry out the crime.consumir1 = expend ; eat up ; swallow up ; use up ; put away ; eat into ; consume ; eat ; burn.
Example: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Example: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Example: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.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: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.Example: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.Example: Consuming large amounts of coconut oil can turn out harmful for health, suggest experts.Example: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Example: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.more:
» arder hasta consumirse = burn + Reflexivo + out .
Example: It seems these huge explosions are caused by the death throes of stars twenty times the size of our Sun, which burn themselves out and explode.» consumir calorías = consume + calories .
Example: A study has found that people who remained sedentary after mentally demanding tasks consumed more calories than those who exercised.» consumir con moderación = consume + Nombre + in moderation .
Example: The sourness of sorrel is due to oxalic acid, which can be toxic in large quantities, so the plant should be consumed in moderation.» consumir drogas = do + drugs .
Example: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.» consumir energía = consume + energy ; take (up) + a lot of energy .
Example: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation. Example: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.» consumir en grandes cantidades = guzzle .
Example: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.» consumir esfuerzo = take (up) + a lot of energy .
Example: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.» consumir la impaciencia = chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit .
Example: He was the perfect agent but you got the feeling that underneath it all he was chafing at the bit. Example: But when the first game does get underway, this new team will be champing at the bit to start leaving an impression in people's minds. Example: It's that time of year when many of you are chomping at the bit to fertilize your lawn.» consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time .
Example: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.» consumir rápidamente = devour .
Example: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.» consumirse ardiendo = burn + Reflexivo + out .
Example: It seems these huge explosions are caused by the death throes of stars twenty times the size of our Sun, which burn themselves out and explode.» que consume mucha energía = power-hungry .
Example: Power hungry plasma screen televisions are expected to be banned under new EU legislation.» que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming] .
Example: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.» ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual .
Example: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.» sin consumir = nonconsumptive ; uneaten .
Example: In addition, environmental research has focused on nonconsumptive use of wildlife resources, such as viewing wildlife and valuing the pure existence of wildlife. Example: This feed additive is nothing more than chicken feces, feathers and uneaten chicken feed collected from the floor of crowded chicken cages.consumir2 = consume.
Example: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.more:
» consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre .
Example: Suddenly she was consumed by a feeling of sadness.» consumir poco a poco = eat away at ; grind away at .
Example: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency. Example: He looked sick, really sick, like he had the mother of all headaches grinding away at the inside of his skull.consumo = consumption ; intake.
Example: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.Example: The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.more:
» apto para el consumo humano = fit for human consumption .
Example: In food safety, 'fit for human consumption' generally means that a potentially dangerous substance is not present in or on a product at a harmful level for human health.» artículo de consumo = commodity ; consumer commodity .
Example: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic. Example: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.» bajo consumo = low power consumption .
Example: Low power consumption is essential in modern processors.» bien de consumo = trade product ; economic good .
Example: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities. Example: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.» bienes de consumo = consumer goods .
Example: Since the buyers of the books could spend their money on other consumer goods a choice has been made and the customer has made her decision.» bienes de consumo duraderos = consumer durables [Artículos de consumo que se adquieren con cierta infrecuencia, como televisiones, coches, frigoríficos, etc., como opuestos a aquellos que se adquieren más regularmente como la comida, etc.] .
Example: A world in which everything, not only consumer durables, has built in obsolescence, where everything is provisional and transient, may be intensely stimulating and challenging to some.» consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption .
Example: This may be due in part to the hangover effect of alcohol consumption, which has been shown to reduce athletic performance by 11.4%.» consumo de azúcar = sugar intake .
Example: The World Health Organization is dropping its sugar intake recommendations from 10 percent of your daily calorie intake to 5 percent.» consumo de bebidas = drink consumption .
Example: Many libraries face the problems associated with food and drink consumption by patrons.» consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking .
Example: The concern about alcohol marketing and underage drinking has been heightened by recent findings in the scientific research community.» consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = drinking [Acto de beber] ; boozing .
Example: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling. Example: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.» consumo de café = coffee consumption .
Example: High levels of coffee consumption were associated with an increased risk of fetal death.» consumo de calorías = calorific input ; calorific consumption ; calorie intake .
Example: Weight loss is a fairly logical thing -- if calorific intake is less than calorific output, you lose weight. Example: The researchers were able to reduce the calorific consumption of the volunteers by around a third for a period of 24 hours. Example: The World Health Organization is dropping its sugar intake recommendations from 10 percent of your daily calorie intake to 5 percent.» consumo de carburante = fuel consumption ; petrol consumption .
Example: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars. Example: All roof racks will add drag and therefore slightly increase petrol consumption.» consumo de combustible = fuel consumption .
Example: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.» consumo de drogas = drug use .
Example: A national study of young adults has found that the joblessness rate is positively associated with drug use while the poverty rate is negatively associated with drug use.» consumo de gasolina = petrol consumption .
Example: All roof racks will add drag and therefore slightly increase petrol consumption.» consumo de información = consumption of information .
Example: The subject of copyright affects everyone involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of information, from authors and publishers to school librarians and students.» consumo diario = daily intake .
Example: This involves manipulating your daily intake of carbohydrates in order to maximize fat loss.» consumo diario recomendado = recommended daily intake .
Example: The recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables for children depends on their age, appetite and physical activity levels.» consumo energético = energy use ; energy consumption .
Example: To compare the performance of street lamps, the energy use of each lamp will have to assessed. Example: There are multiple strategies available to large buildings that will reduce a company's energy concumption.» consumo excesivo de = greed for .
Example: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.» consumo general = public consumption .
Example: She is one of those girls who believe their bod is for public consumption.» consumo humano = human consumption .
Example: By the 20th century, the industrial revolution had resulted in an exponential increase in the human consumption of resources and an increase in health, wealth and population.» consumo innecesario de = drain on .
Example: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget = Se ha instalado un sistema detector de libros para poner freno a los robos que han ido minando gravemente los recursos de la biblioteca durante algún tiempo, creando un gasto innecesario en el escaso presupuesto destinado a libros.» consumo privado = private consumption .
Example: Indian economy largely depends on private consumption for growth.» consumo público = public consumption .
Example: She is one of those girls who believe their bod is for public consumption.» convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo = commodify .
Example: Libraries and their collections are becoming commodified, homogenized, and ephemeral.» cooperativa de consumo = food co-op .
Example: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.» cultura de consumo = consumer culture .
Example: This Centennial Exhibition acted as a catalyst for a changing national economic marketplace and the growing consumer culture.» de bajo consumo = low energy .
Example: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.» de consumo = consumptive [Adjetivo] .
Example: This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.» edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing .
Example: Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books.» eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency .
Example: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.» envenenamiento por consumo de setas = mushroom poisoning .
Example: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.» hábito de consumo = shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit .
Example: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits. Example: There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies. Example: In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits. Example: Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.» hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice ; drinking habit .
Example: Advertising may have a direct impact on youth drinking practices and drinking problems. Example: Since World War II, British brewing, pubs and drinking habits have gone through fundamental changes.» impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax .
Example: The price in 1800 was made up of rags, 9d.; labour, capital charges, chemicals, etc , 4d.; and excise tax, 5d.» índice de precios al consumo = cost of living index .
Example: A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.» índice de precios al consumo (IPC) = consumer price index (CPI) [Informe mensual sobre el precio medio de diversos productos y servicios que sirve de medida de la fluctuación del coste de vida] ; Retail Price Index (RPI) [Informe mensual sobre el precio medio de diversos productos y servicios que sirve de medida de la fluctuación del coste de vida] .
Example: While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index (CPI), many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history. Example: One problem encountered was the difficulty in obtaining information about the means used to calculate the book component of the Retail Price Index (RPI).» información como artículo de consumo, la = information commodity .
Example: The form and structure of information commodities is fundamentally different from the form and structure of the material commodities that dominated our past ideas about value.» información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices [Información diaria sobre los precios de mercado de ciertos productos claves para el ama de casa] .
Example: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.» listo para el consumo = ready-to-eat .
Example: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.» Ministerio Americano de Sanidad y Consumo = Food and Drug Administration (FDA) .
Example: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines and information on equipment hazards, but many such problems are reported in non-government sources.» no apto para el consumo humano = unfit for human consumption .
Example: Drinking water in some of the villages was found unfit for human consumption due to high levels of minerals and chloride.» para consumo humano = for human consumption .
Example: Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban.» producto de consumo = consumable ; consumer product ; convenience product .
Example: Increasingly worrying to all however was the provision of the expensive consumables of the IT trade -disks, tapes and stationery. Example: Despite the controversy, DAT marches on as a consumer product. Example: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.» prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing .
Example: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.» relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = drink-related .
Example: Tough new actions are being taken to tackle drink-related crime and disorder in the district.» sociedad de consumo = consumer society ; affluent society .
Example: She is the author of 11 novels depicting the power of corporate America and the dark and insidious logic of the consumer society. Example: Man looks after himself both in the extremities of life or death and in the modern affluent society.» venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento = on-trade sale [Como, por ejmplo, un bar, restaurante, etc] .
Example: Over the review period, off-trade sales grew by 74.8% to total more than 799 million litres, while on-trade sales grew by 29.1%.» venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento = off-trade sale [Como, por ejemplo, un supermercado] .
Example: Over the review period, off-trade sales grew by 74.8% to total more than 799 million litres, while on-trade sales grew by 29.1%.