efecto bancario
nm.
banker's draft
Additional comments:
To add entries to your own vocabulary, become a member of Reverso community or login if you are already a member.
It's easy and only takes a few seconds:
efecto
sm
1
(=consecuencia) effect
los efectos devastadores de la crisis the devastating effects of the crisis
ya empiezo a notar los efectos de la anestesia I'm starting to feel the effect of the anaesthetic now
los cambios no produjeron ningún efecto the changes did not have o produce frm any effect
la reforma tuvo por efecto el aumento de los ingresos the reform had the effect of increasing revenue
conducía bajo los efectos del alcohol he was driving under the influence of alcohol
→ causar efecto →
surtir o tener efecto
→ hacer efecto to take effect
el calmante no le ha hecho ningún efecto the sedative has had no effect on him o has not taken effect
→ por efecto de
(=por acción de) by
(=a consecuencia de) as a result of
nos movíamos por efecto del viento we were being driven by the wind
la producción de vino se estancó por efecto de la crisis wine production came to a halt as a result of the crisis
→ de efecto retardado
[bomba] delayed-action antes de s
es de efectos retardados (hum)
he's a bit slow on the uptake *
→ surtir o tener efecto to have an effect
el truco no surtió el efecto deseado the trick did not have the desired effect
las picaduras de avispas pueden tener efectos graves wasp stings can have serious effects
♦
efecto 2000 (Inform) millennium bug, Y2K
♦
efecto bumerán boomerang effect
♦
efectos colaterales collateral damage sing
♦
efecto dominó domino effect
♦
efecto embudo funnel effect
♦
efecto invernadero greenhouse effect
♦
efecto óptico optical illusion
♦
efectos especiales special effects
♦
efectos secundarios side effects
♦
efectos sonoros sound effects
♦
efecto túnel tunnel effect
♦
efecto útil (Mec) efficiency, output
2 → en efecto indeed
nos encontramos, en efecto, ante un invento revolucionario we are indeed faced with a revolutionary invention
en efecto, así es yes, indeed o that's right
y en efecto, el libro estaba donde él dijo sure enough, the book was where he had said it would be
3
(=vigencia)
[+de ley, reforma]
una ley con efecto desde 1950 a law that has been in force since 1950
→ efecto retroactivo
esas medidas tendrán efecto retroactivo those measures will be applied retroactively o retrospectively
una subida con efectos retroactivos desde primeros de año an increase backdated to the beginning of the year
→ tener efecto to take effect, come into effect
4 frm
(=objetivo) purpose
→ a efectos fiscales/prácticos for tax/practical purposes
a estos efectos se convocó una nueva reunión a new meeting was called for this purpose
a efectos legales for legal purposes, in legal terms
a efectos de contrato, los dos cónyuges son copropietarios for the purposes of the contract, husband and wife are co-owners
a efectos de máxima seguridad in order to ensure the tightest security
→ al efecto for the purpose
una comisión designada al efecto a specially established commission, a commission set up for the purpose
→ a efectos de hacer algo in order to do sth
a efectos de conseguir una rebaja de su condena in order to achieve a reduction of his sentence
→ llevar a efecto [+acción, cambio] to carry out
[+acuerdo, pacto] to put into practice
[+reunión, congreso] to hold
llevaron a efecto sus amenazas they carried out their threats
la reunión se llevará a efecto en Bruselas the meeting is to be held in Brussels
→ a tal efecto to this end, for this purpose
a tal efecto, han convocado un referéndum to this end o for this purpose, a referendum has been called
una habitación habilitada a tal efecto a room fitted out for this purpose
→ a todos los efectos to all intents and purposes
lo reconoció como hijo suyo a todos los efectos he recognized him to all intents and purposes as his son
5
(=impresión) effect
no sé qué efecto tendrán mis palabras I don't know what effect o impact my words will have
les has causado un efecto sorprendente a mis padres you've made quite an impression on my parents
→ ser de buen/mal efecto to create o give a good/bad impression
es de mal efecto llegar tarde a una reunión being late for a meeting creates o gives a bad impression
6 (Dep, gen) spin, (Ftbl) swerve
sacó la pelota con efecto she put some spin on her service, she served with topspin
dar efecto a la pelota, lanzar la pelota con efecto (Tenis) to put spin on the ball (Ftbl) to put a swerve on the ball
7 efectos (Com)
(=bienes) stock sing , goods
(=documentos) bills
♦
efectos a cobrar bills receivable
♦
efectos a pagar bills payable
♦
efectos bancarios bank bills
♦
efectos de consumo consumer goods
♦
efectos de escritorio writing materials
♦
efectos descontados bills discounted
♦
efectos navales chandlery sing
♦
efectos personales personal effects
8 (Numismática)
♦
efecto postal postage stamp
Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary
To add entries to your own vocabulary, become a member of Reverso community or login if you are already a member.
It's easy and only takes a few seconds:
- Create your own vocabulary list
- Contribute to the Collaborative Dictionary
- Improve and share your linguistic knowledge
"Collins Spanish Dictionary 8th edition published in 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005"