Listo in english
Ready
pronunciation: redi part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: redi part of speech: adjective
In gestures
listar = list.
Example: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.listo1 = clever ; brainy ; shrewd ; smart ; bright ; sagacious.
Example: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.Example: It has been said that, with this show, a canny critic inaugurated the enticingly slick and brainy strain of 1980s art.Example: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Example: They tend to think that they would be exposing ignorance such smart people are not supposed to have if they ask a question of the reference staff.Example: It is clear to me that we must be attracting the best, the brightest and the most creative students possible = It is clear to me that we must be attracting the best, the brightest and the most creative students possible.Example: These sagacious and monied few are able then to pocket their political harvest at the expense of the industrious and uninformed mass of the people.more:
» más listo que el hambre = (as) bright as a button [Usado generalmente para cosas o seres pequeños] ; (as) smart as a rocket scientist .
Example: She was as bright as a button and proudly told me that she was at 99 the second oldest person in Tenby. Example: She was as smart as a rocket scientist and poured all of that brilliance and passion into the family business of farming.» no hay que ser muy listo para = it doesn't take a brain surgeon to ; it doesn't take a rocket scientist to .
Example: It doesn't take a brain surgeon to be able to tell when something is bothering a girl -- they wear it plainly on their face, in their tone, in their posture. Example: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they're stupid sooner or later they start to believe it.» no muy listos, los = none-too-bright, the .
Example: Despite efforts to smarten up its image, librarianship is still usually regarded as a lightweight, literary pursuit for the none-too-bright.» pasarse de listo = be (far) too smart for + Posesivo + own good ; be (far) too clever for + Posesivo + own good .
Example: Alec Hoag was then given the nickname 'Smart Alec' by the police for being too smart for his own good. Example: And he's ended up being far too clever for his own good and has presented a budget that does not make sense politically.» persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder .
Example: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy -- they see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.» tío listo = smart cookie .
Example: When it comes to using technology to collaborate, Nabisco has already shown itself to be one smart cookie.» tipo listo = smart cookie .
Example: When it comes to using technology to collaborate, Nabisco has already shown itself to be one smart cookie.listo2 = ready ; at the ready ; at the high port.
Example: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.Example: The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.Example: I was a little perturbed when a particularly intrepid scorpion waltzed round me with its tail at the high port.more:
» dar la señal de estar listo = prompt .
Example: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.» estar listo = stand + ready ; be ready .
Example: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people. Example: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day.» estar listo para = be poised to ; stand + poised ; be all set to ; be ripe for .
Example: The compact disc, which has already revolutionised domestic audio entertainment, is poised to exert quite as big an influence on the world of the business user. Example: The Arabian Gulf Libraries stand poised at the threshold of networking. Example: With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination. Example: When I was 29, I met a man with whom I shared the most soul-searing passion -- he sashayed his way into my life at a time when I was ripe for such an experience.» indicador de estar listo = screen prompt .
Example: Ideally, screen prompts should be in a natural language and should be answerable by a single keystroke as often as possible.» listo para = on track for .
Example: The article 'BookTrack on track for lift off' discusses BookTrack, Whitaker's electronic project, which is about to go live = El artículo 'BookTrack listo para despegar' trata de BookTrack, el proyecto electrónico de Whitaker, que está a punto de salir a la luz.» listo para el combate = battle-ready .
Example: The museum houses a full selection of battle-ready battle-axes, spanning from the medieval period through the Renaissance.» 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.» listo para ensamblar = flat pack .
Example: Tables are delivered flat pack and require simple assembly using an Allen key.» listo para montar = flat pack .
Example: Tables are delivered flat pack and require simple assembly using an Allen key.» 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.» parecer estar listo a = look + set to .
Example: But there's nothing crazy about his latest idea which looks set to take the sporting world by storm.» ¡Preparados, listos, ya! = On your mark, get set, go! ; Ready, set, go! ; Ready, steady, go! .
Example: The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic Games Library'. Example: The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing. Example: When you say Ready, steady, go! the students show their cards and the others have to say which one is missing.» ¡y listo! = and presto .
Example: Restart your computer and presto, it will go like a charm.