Compound Forms:
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| ad hoc adv | Latin (for a specific purpose) (voz latina) | ad hoc expr |
| | The firm can provide its services ad hoc. |
| | La empresa ofrece servicios ad hoc. |
| ad hoc adj | Latin (customized) | a medida loc adj |
| | (voz latina) | ad hoc loc adj |
| | The company provides an ad hoc service to customers. |
| | La empresa ofrece a sus clientes un servicio a medida. |
| ad hoc committee n | (group: specific issue) | comisión ad hoc nf |
| | An ad hoc committee was formed to advise on the financial problems they faced. |
| | Se formó una comisión ad hoc para estudiar el problema. |
| ad hominem adj | Latin (attack: personal) (latinismo) | ad hominem adj |
| | | agresión personal nf + adj |
| | The judge objected to the lawyer's argument ad hominem, and ordered him to stick to the facts of the case. |
| | El juez objetó el argumento ad hominem del abogado y le ordenó que se atuviera a los hechos. |
| | El juez objetó la agresión personal del abogado y le ordenó que se atuviera a los hechos. |
| ad hominem n | Latin (argument: personal) | argumento ad hominem loc nom m |
| ad infinitum adv | Latin (to infinity) (voz latina) | ad infinitum loc adv |
| | | hasta el infinito loc adv |
| ad infinitum adv | Latin, figurative (endlessly) (loc lat) | ad infinítum loc adv |
| | Stephen is a history teacher; he can go on about the Second World War ad infinitum. |
| ad interim adv | Latin (in the meantime) (formal) | ad interim loc adv |
| | | temporalmente adv |
| ad interim adj | Latin (temporary) (formal) | ad interim loc adj |
| | | interino/a adj |
| | | temporario/a adj |
| ad-lib [sth]⇒ vtr | Latin (improvise) | improvisar⇒ vtr |
| | I lost my notes, so I had to ad-lib my entire speech. |
| | Perdí mis notas así que tuve que improvisar todo mi discurso. |
| ad-lib⇒ vi | Latin (improvise) | improvisar⇒ vi |
| | The actor forgot his lines and was forced to ad-lib. |
| | El actor olvidó sus diálogos y tuvo que improvisar. |
ad lib,
ad-lib,
ad-libbed adj | Latin, abbreviation (ad libitum: improvised) | improvisado participio |
| | (voz latina, formal) | ad libitum expr |
| | That wasn't bad for an ad lib presentation. |
| | No estuvo mal para una presentación improvisada. |
| | No estuvo mal para una presentación ad libitum. |
| ad lib adv | Latin, abbreviation (ad libitum: improvised) | improvisadamente adv |
| | My entire speech was made ad lib. |
| | Di todo mi discurso improvisadamente. |
ad lib,
ad-lib n | informal, Latin ([sth] improvised) | improvisación nf |
| | That reply was so beautifully timed and phrased that it's hard to believe it was an ad lib. |
| | Esa réplica fue tan atinada que cuesta creer que se tratara de una improvisación. |
| ad libitum adv | (music: not required) (voz latina) | ad líbitum loc adv |
| ad libitum adv | (at one's pleasure) (voz latina) | ad líbitum loc adv |
| ad litem adv | Latin (law: acting on [sb]'s behalf) (voz latina) | ad litem loc adv |
| ad litteram adv | Latin (exactly) (formal) | ad litteram loc adv |
| | | al pie de la letra loc adv |
| ad nauseam adv | (repeatedly or excessively) (latinismo) | ad náuseam loc adv |
| | | hasta el cansancio loc adv |
| | | sin descanso loc adv |
| | She talks ad nauseam about her children; doesn't she have anything else to talk about? |
| | Habla de sus hijos ad náuseam, ¿no tiene otra cosa de la que hablar? |
| ad quem | Latin (to which) | ad quem loc adv |
| ad valorem adv | (tax: according to value) (loc lat) | ad valórem loc adv |
| ad valorem adj | (tax: according to value) (impuesto) | ad valorem adj |
| | | de acuerdo al valor loc adj |
| ad valorem tax n | (tax based on a % of property value) | impuesto proporcional al valor loc nom m |
| ad vitam adv | Latin (for life) (formal) | ad vitam loc adv |
| | | de por vida loc adv |
banner advertisement,
banner ad n | (advert on web page) (voz inglesa) | banner nm |
classified,
classified ad n | informal (small newspaper advertisement) (AmL) | aviso clasificado loc nom m |
| | | anuncio clasificado loc nom m |
| | | anuncio por palabras loc nom m |
| | Here's a classified for two kittens, free. |
| | Aquí hay un aviso clasificado por dos gatitos, de regalo. |
| | Aquí hay un anuncio clasificado por dos gatitos, de regalo. |
| classifieds npl | informal (newspaper or website section) | clasificados nmpl |
| | Mila put an ad in the classifieds to sell her car. |
| | Mila puso un anuncio en los clasificados para vender el auto. |
| classified ad n | informal, abbreviation (small advertisement in a newspaper) | anuncio clasificado loc nom m |
| | | anuncio por palabras loc nom m |
| | Mark placed a classified ad in the local newspaper. |
| | Marcos puso un anuncio clasificado en el periódico local. |
| classified ads npl | informal, abbreviation (newspaper or website section) | avisos clasificados loc nom mpl |
| | | clasificados nmpl |
| classified advertisement n | (small advert in newspaper) | aviso clasificado loc nom m |
| | | anuncio clasificado loc nom m |
| | My brother wanted to sell his car, so he placed a classified advertisement in the local newspaper. |
| | Mi hermano encontró un auto a la venta en un aviso clasificado del periódico. |
| dies ad quem n | Latin (law: conclusion) (voz latina) | dies ad quem expr |
| | | día en que termina un plazo nm + loc adj |
| double truck ad n | (advertisement over two pages) | anuncio a doble plana o doble página nm |
| guardian ad litem n | (law: [sb] acting on child's behalf) | tutor ad litem, tutora ad litem loc nm, loc nf |
| | | defensor judicial, defensora judicial loc nm, loc nf |
| on an ad hoc basis expr | (as needed) | según sea necesario loc adv |
| | The factory hires extra staff on an ad hoc basis. |
| small ad n | informal, abbreviation (classified advertisement) | anuncio clasificado nm + adj |
| want ad n | US, informal, abbreviation (classified advertisement) | avisos clasificados loc nom m |
| | | anuncios clasificados loc nom m |
| | Let's check the want ads and see if anyone's selling a bicycle cheap. |
| | Consultemos los avisos clasificados a ver si alguien vende una bicicleta barata. |
| | Consultemos los anuncios clasificados a ver si alguien vende una bicicleta barata. |