Health and Safety Executive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Health and Safety Executive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Health and Safety Executive N (in UK)

Health and Safety Executive

Departamento m de Sanidad y Seguridad en el Trabajo

Translations for Health and Safety Executive in the Spanish»English Dictionary

inspector de sanidad

health and safety inspector Brit

inspectora de sanidad

health and safety inspector Brit

Translations for Health and Safety Executive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.executive [Am ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv, Brit ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv] ADJ

1.1. executive (managerial):

executive ADMIN, COMM duties/position

ejecutivo

executive editor/producer/director

ejecutivo

executive president

presidente ejecutivo m / presidenta ejecutiva f

1.2. executive (for executives):

executive ADMIN, COMM washroom/suite/jet

para ejecutivos

an executive car/briefcase

un coche/un maletín de ejecutivo

2. executive POL:

executive powers/branch

ejecutivo

II.executive [Am ɪɡˈzɛkjədɪv, Brit ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv, ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv] N

1. executive (manager):

executive

ejecutivo m / ejecutiva f

2.1. executive (branch of government):

the executive

el (poder) ejecutivo

2.2. executive (person):

executive

autoridad f suprema

2.3. executive (committee):

executive esp Brit

comisión f directiva

executive esp Brit

comité m ejecutivo

the trade union executive

la ejecutiva del sindicato

to be on the executive

formar parte del comité ejecutivo

health [Am hɛlθ, Brit hɛlθ] N U

1. health (physical condition):

health

salud f

to be in good/poor health

estar bien/mal de salud

he's worried about his health

está preocupado por su salud

on grounds of ill health

por motivos de salud

it's good/bad for your health

es bueno/malo para la salud

the government's policy on health

la política sanitaria del gobierno

the government's policy on health attr reasons/problems

de salud

the government's policy on health policy/services

sanitario

the government's policy on health policy/services

de salud pública

the government's policy on health inspector/regulations

de sanidad

health authority (in UK)

autoridad f sanitaria

health education

educación f sanitaria

health hazard

riesgo m para la salud

health hazard

peligro m para la salud

health worker

trabajador sanitario m / trabajadora sanitaria f

2. health (freedom from disease):

health

salud f

to drink (to) sb's health

brindar por alguien

to drink (to) sb's health

beber a la salud de alguien

your health!

¡salud!

your health!

¡a tu (or vuestra etc.) salud!

safety <pl safeties> [Am ˈseɪfti, Brit ˈseɪfti] N

1.1. safety U (security):

safety

seguridad f

your personal safety is at risk

peligra tu seguridad

for safety's sake, we'd better stick together

para más or mayor seguridad es mejor que no nos separemos

they reached the safety of the port/shore

llegaron al abrigo del puerto/de la costa

we made a dash for safety

corrimos para ponernos a salvo or a cubierto

there's safety in numbers

se está más seguro en un grupo grande

1.2. safety U (freedom from risk):

safety

seguridad f

safety is an important feature of the design

la seguridad es una característica importante del diseño

safety is an important feature of the design attr device/fuse/precautions

de seguridad

safety measures

precauciones fpl

safety measures

medidas fpl de seguridad

safety rail

barandilla f

safety regulations

normas f de seguridad

it has a good safety record

es de probada seguridad

2. safety U (certainty):

safety

seguridad f

I think we can say with complete safety that …

creo que podemos decir con total seguridad or con absoluta certeza que …

3. safety C (on gun):

safety, a. safety catch

seguro m

4. safety C Am:

safety (in US football) (player)

safety m

and [Am ænd, (ə)n, Brit ənd, (ə)n, and] CONJ The usual translation of and, y, becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi, or y.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.

1.1. and:

and

y

black and white

blanco y negro

father and son

padre e hijo

ham and eggs

huevos con jamón

bread and butter

pan con mantequilla

to mix business and pleasure

mezclar los negocios con el placer

so we decided to leave — and?

así que decidimos irnos — ¿y?

during June and/or July

durante junio y/o julio

but there are journalists and journalists!

¡pero hay periodistas y periodistas!

1.2. and:

and so on or and so forth

etcétera

and so on, and so forth

etcétera, etcétera

2. and (in numbers):

one and a half

uno y medio

two hundred and twenty

doscientos veinte

an hour and five minutes

una hora y cinco minutos

five and forty arch or liter

cuarenta y cinco

3. and (showing continuation, repetition):

faster and faster

cada vez más rápido

it gets easier and easier

se hace cada vez más fácil

he just eats and eats

no hace más que comer

weeks and weeks passed

pasaron muchas semanas

weeks and weeks passed

pasaron semanas y más semanas

4. and with inf:

try and finish this today

trata de terminar esto hoy

we must wait and see what she does

tenemos que esperar a ver lo que hace

come/go and help your father

ven/anda a ayudar a tu padre

5.1. and (implying a result):

and

y

a minute longer and he would have drowned inf

un minuto más y se habría ahogado inf

5.2. and (adding emphasis):

and

y

something should be done, and quickly

habría que hacer algo, y rápido

those who refuse, and there are many …

los que se niegan, y son muchos …

Health and Safety Executive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Health and Safety Executive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.executive [ɪgˈzekjʊtɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] N

1. executive (senior manager):

executive

ejecutivo(-a) m (f)

2. executive + sing/pl vb:

executive POL

poder m ejecutivo

executive ECON

órgano m ejecutivo

II.executive [ɪgˈzekjʊtɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ

executive

ejecutivo, -a

executive branch

poder ejecutivo

health [helθ] N no pl

health

salud f

to be in good/bad health

estar bien/mal de salud

to drink to sb's health

beber a la salud de alguien

safety [ˈseɪfti] N no pl

safety (being safe):

safety

seguridad f

a place of safety

un lugar seguro

for sb's safety

para la seguridad de alguien

Phrases:

there's safety in numbers prov

cuantos más, menos peligro

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

y

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

e

black and white

blanco y negro

food and drink

comida y bebida

parents and children

padres e hijos

2. and MATH:

and

y

2 and 3 is 5

2 más 3 son 5

four hundred and twelve

cuatrocientos doce

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

todo el mundo se alivió cuando él se fue

4. and (increase):

more and more

cada vez más

better and better

cada vez mejor

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

lo intenté una y otra vez [o repetidas veces]

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

lloraba sin parar

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

etcétera