sorting office in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sorting office in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sorting office N

sorting office

oficina f de clasificación del correo

Translations for sorting office in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cartería

sorting office

mesa de entradas

sorting office

Translations for sorting office in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sort [Am sɔrt, Brit sɔːt] N

1.1. sort (kind, type):

sort (of things)

tipo m

sort (of things)

clase f

all sorts of adventures

todo tipo or toda clase de aventuras

all sorts of adventures

aventuras de todo tipo or de toda clase

all sorts of adventures

todo género or toda suerte de aventuras liter

what sort of car is it?

¿qué tipo or clase de coche es?

it's definitely my sort of film/book

decididamente, este es el tipo or la clase de película/libro que a mí me gusta

it's a nice enough place, if you like that sort of thing

es un sitio bastante agradable, si te gusta ese tipo de cosa

and all that sort of thing

y todo eso

you know the sort of thing I mean

ya sabes a lo que me refiero

I believe he's a musician or something of the sort

creo que es músico o algo por el estilo

what sort of time do you call this to be coming home?

¿qué horas son estas de llegar a casa?

behavior of that sort will not be tolerated

no se tolerará ese tipo de comportamiento

don't tell lies: I didn't say anything of the sort

no digas mentiras: no dije nada semejante

I expected him to be arrogant, but he was nothing of the sort

creía que iba a ser arrogante, pero no lo era en absoluto

you'll do nothing of the sort!

¡ni se te ocurra!

1.2. sort (kind, type) (of people):

she's not the sort to let you down

no es de las que te fallan

I'm not that sort of girl

yo no soy de esas

they're not our sort (of people) at all

no son gente como uno

that's the sort of person he is

él es así

I know your sort Brit

ya sé de qué pie cojeas

a bad/good sort Brit

una mala/buena persona

it takes all sorts (to make a world)

hay de todo en la viña del Señor

1.3. sort (kind, type) (approximating to):

a sort of or sort of a

una especie de

he's a sort of painter or he's sort of a painter

es una especie de pintor

it's sort of a bluish-green color

es una especie de verde azulado

2. sort in phrases:

of sorts, of a sort he gave us a meal of sorts

nos dio una comida, si se le puede llamar comida

you could say he was a friend of a sort, I suppose

supongo que se lo podría calificar de amigo

sort of inf I do sort of think we should do something

creo que quizás deberíamos hacer algo

it's sort of sad to think of him all alone

da como pena pensar que está solo inf

do you want to go? — well, sort of

¿quieres ir? — bueno, en cierto modo sí

this is what you wanted, isn't it? — well, sort of

es lo que querías ¿no? — bueno, más o menos

out of sorts

mal

out of sorts

pachucho Spain inf

I'm feeling a bit out of sorts

no me encuentro muy bien

II.sort [Am sɔrt, Brit sɔːt] VB trans

1. sort (classify):

sort papers/stamps/letters/parcels

clasificar

we were sorted into groups according to our level

nos pusieron en grupos de acuerdo a or según nuestro nivel

sort the ones with job experience from the ones without

divídelos en dos grupos según tengan o no experiencia laboral

2. sort (mend):

sort

arreglar

III.sort [Am sɔrt, Brit sɔːt] VB intr

sort (accord) liter:

to sort ill/well with sth

no concordar/concordar con algo

office [Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs, Brit ˈɒfɪs] N

1. office C:

office (room)

oficina f

office (room)

despacho m

office (building, set of rooms)

oficina f

office (building, set of rooms)

oficinas fpl

office (staff)

oficina f

architect's office

estudio m (de arquitecto)

lawyer's office

bufete m

lawyer's office

despacho m (de abogado)

doctor's office Am

consultorio m

doctor's office Am

consulta f

the manager's office

el despacho or la oficina del director

the company's New York office

las oficinas de la compañía en Nueva York

we don't want the whole office to hear

no queremos que lo oiga toda la oficina

we don't want the whole office to hear attr work/furniture

de oficina

we don't want the whole office to hear attr work/furniture

de oficina

we don't want the whole office to hear block/building

de oficinas

office automation

ofimática f

outside office hours

fuera de las horas de oficina

during/in office hours

en horas de oficina

are you coming to the office party?

¿vas a venir a la fiesta de la oficina?

office space

espacio m para oficinas

2.1. office U (post, position):

office

cargo m

the office of president/mayor

el cargo de presidente/alcalde

she had held this office twice

había ocupado dos veces este cargo

to take office

tomar posesión del cargo

to leave office

dejar el cargo

he was in office for three years

ocupó el cargo durante tres años

the party was in/out of office

el partido estaba/ya no estaba en el poder

term of or Am also in office

mandato m

during her period of office

durante el período en que ocupó el cargo

during her period of office

durante su mandato

2.2. office C or U (duty):

office form

cometido m

office form

función f

3. office <offices, pl > (assistance) form:

good offices

mediación f

good offices

buenos oficios mpl

4. office C REL:

office

oficio m

sorting office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sorting office in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sorting office N

sorting office

oficina f de clasificación de correo

Translations for sorting office in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sort [sɔ:t, Am sɔ:rt] N

1. sort:

sort (type)

tipo m

sort (kind)

especie f

sort (variety)

clase f

flowers of all sorts

toda clase de flores

something/nothing of the sort

algo/nada por el estilo

2. sort COMPUT:

sort

ordenación f

3. sort (expressing uncertainty):

he was a friend of sorts

se le podía considerar amigo

4. sort inf (to some extent):

sort of

en cierto modo

I sort of feel that ...

en cierto modo pienso que...

that's sort of difficult to explain

es algo difícil de explicar

5. sort (not exactly):

sort of

más o menos

6. sort (person):

to not be the sort to do sth

no ser de los que hacen algo

to be sb's sort

ser del tipo de alguien

I know your sort!

¡sé de qué pie calzas!

Phrases:

it takes all sorts to make a world prov

hay de todo en la viña del Señor prov

to be/feel out of sorts

estar/encontrarse pachucho

II.sort [sɔ:t, Am sɔ:rt] VB trans

1. sort (arrange):

sort

clasificar

2. sort COMPUT:

sort

ordenar

to sort in ascending/descending order

poner en orden ascendente/descendente

3. sort Brit inf (restore to working order):

sort

arreglar

III.sort [sɔ:t, Am sɔ:rt] VB intr

to sort through sth

revisar algo

office [ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɑ:fɪs] N

1. office of company:

office

oficina f

office (room in house)

despacho m

office (room in house)

archivo m Col

they've got offices in Paris and Madrid

tienen oficinas en París y Madrid

to stay at the office

quedarse en la oficina

architect's office

estudio m (de arquitecto)

doctor's office

consultorio m

lawyer's office

bufete m (de abogado)

2. office Brit POL:

the Foreign Office

el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Gran Bretaña

the Home Office

el Ministerio del Interior británico

3. office POL (authoritative position):

office

cargo m

to hold office

ocupar un cargo

to be in office person

estar en funciones

to be in office party

estar en el poder

to be out of office

haber dejado el cargo

to take office

entrar en funciones

4. office pl (assistance):

office

mediación f

through the offices of

gracias a la mediación de

5. office REL:

office

oficio m

office N

User Entry

to be out of office

estar fuera de la oficina

to be out of office fig

haber dejado el cargo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The former postal sorting office, which covers more than two acres, closed down 15 years ago.

www.dailystar.co.uk

In the second half of the postcode the first number tells the sorting office which sector the letter should go to - there are 9,000 sectors.

www.mirror.co.uk

His small pet store is a de facto sorting office for local mail carriers wary of ducking into the slum alleys.

www.globalpost.com

If you take the combined population who use the sorting office, it would itself demand one in the area.

www.newsshopper.co.uk

The site consists mainly of a large postal van park and semi-derelict offices close to the current sorting office.

www.islingtontribune.com

He said details of his claims were handed around the sorting office for others to read, leading to further intimidation.

www.ndtv.com

Having obtained a degree in history, he started work at a postal sorting office, then at a printing works.

en.wikipedia.org

I realise it's not the postie who gets the delivery wrong, but the sorting office who bundle it up and give it to him but it's really annoying.

startsatsixty.com.au

When you ordered something online and can't be bothered to go to the sorting office.

metro.co.uk

As part of the deal, the buyer had to relocate the sorting office to a similarly-sized site within about a 2km radius.

www.independent.ie