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For an instant, he wanted to go inside and peer down at the sleeping faces of his daughters, perhaps look in on the old man, who was probably snoring in a lounge chair; a whiskey dream in his head.Por un momento, tuvo ganas de entrar para ver a sus hijas mientras dormían, incluso hablar un momento con el viejo, que probablemente estaría roncando en un sillón de la sala, con los sueños humedecidos en whisky.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
the standard derived shall be subject to peer review and public consultation including to allow a more precise safety factor to be calculated.La norma resultante deberá someterse a un examen crítico de expertos y a consulta pública con objeto, entre otras cosas, de permitir el cálculo de un factor de seguridad más preciso.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
And the deeper we peer into space, the farther back in time we are looking.Y cuanto más profundo miramos en el espacio, más observamos hacia el pasado.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Conformity with these principles shall be ensured through the peer review process established by Article 4.La conformidad con dichos principios se garantizará mediante el procedimiento de revisión inter pares establecido en el artículo 4.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The peer groups are formed on the basis of four indicators—region, scale, target market, and retail financial intermediary.Los grupos paritarios se forman con base en cuatro indicadores: región, escala, mercado objetivo e intermediario financiero comercial.Peck Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamarack Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012ck Christen, Robert,Cook, TamaraPeck Christen, Robert,Cook, Tamar© 2012 CGAPhttp://www.cgap.org 2/15/2012
Open peer, though technically feasible, may be better suited for communities such as theoretical physics where by definition only a small group of true experts can even enter the process.Una revisión externa abierta, aunque técnicamente viable, puede ser más apropiada para comunidades como la de los físicos teóricos, en la que, por definición, sólo un grupo pequeño de verdaderos expertos puede siquiera entrar en el proceso.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Our children may have mixed with others, played with friends or enjoyed meeting with their peers. But now they may have lost friends and they may spend most of their time alone, withdrawn at home and in their own rooms.Nuestros hijos que podrían haberse relacionado con otros niños, jugado con amigos y disfrutado de sus compañías, pueden ahora haber perdido amigos, pasar la mayor parte del tiempo solos, aislados en sus casas y en sus cuartos.© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Waleshttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au 12/27/2011© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Waleshttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au 12/27/2011
Abbot Fabian looked grey and worn, peering at us through tired eyes.El abad Fabián nos miró con ojos cansados. Parecía más viejo y abatido.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
Out of the still night sky, astronomers peering through their telescopes would occasionally glimpse quick bursts of high-energy light popping off like flashbulbs at the far side of the universe.De repente, los astrónomos que observaban con sus telescopios veían emerger ocasionalmente en el oscuro cielo nocturno rápidas explosiones luminosas de alta energía, que parecían bombillas de luz, al otro lado del universo.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
I saw women hanging or collecting wash as I peered from the windows of the suddenly silent trains.Desde las ventanas de los trenes repentinamente silenciosos veía a mujeres tendiendo o recogiendo la colada.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
The prowler, according to this witness, was an athletic-looking young man who rang doorbells and peered in windows as if he wanted to check which houses were empty.El merodeador, según este testigo, era un tipo joven con pinta de deportista que tocaba los timbres de las casas y pegaba la cara a las ventanas como si quisiera cerciorarse de que estaban vacías.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Below: (Left) SOFIA's 2.5-meter infrared telescope peers out from its cavity in the rear fuselage.Abajo: (Izquierda) El telescopio infrarrojo de 2,5 metros, de SOFIA, mira hacia afuera de su cavidad, en la parte trasera del fuselaje.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
To locate them, Stone peers back into the sink: "As the water (or solar wind) expands, it gets thinner and thinner, and it can't push as hard.Para darnos una idea de la ubicación en la cual se encuentran, Stone regresa a la pileta para lavar los platos, en la cocina: "Conforme se expande el agua (o el viento solar), se torna cada vez más delgada y deja de ejercer una presión significativa.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
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peer pressure
presión de los compañeros
Word forms
peer
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | peer | peers |
Possessive case | peer's | peers' |
peer
verb
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Past | peered |
Imperative | peer |
Present Participle (Participle I) | peering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | peered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I peer | we peer |
you peer | you peer |
he/she/it peers | they peer |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am peering | we are peering |
you are peering | you are peering |
he/she/it is peering | they are peering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have peered | we have peered |
you have peered | you have peered |
he/she/it has peered | they have peered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been peering | we have been peering |
you have been peering | you have been peering |
he/she/it has been peering | they have been peering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I peered | we peered |
you peered | you peered |
he/she/it peered | they peered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was peering | we were peering |
you were peering | you were peering |
he/she/it was peering | they were peering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had peered | we had peered |
you had peered | you had peered |
he/she/it had peered | they had peered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been peering | we had been peering |
you had been peering | you had been peering |
he/she/it had been peering | they had been peering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will peer | we shall/will peer |
you will peer | you will peer |
he/she/it will peer | they will peer |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be peering | we shall/will be peering |
you will be peering | you will be peering |
he/she/it will be peering | they will be peering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have peered | we shall/will have peered |
you will have peered | you will have peered |
he/she/it will have peered | they will have peered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been peering | we shall/will have been peering |
you will have been peering | you will have been peering |
he/she/it will have been peering | they will have been peering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would peer | we should/would peer |
you would peer | you would peer |
he/she/it would peer | they would peer |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be peering | we should/would be peering |
you would be peering | you would be peering |
he/she/it would be peering | they would be peering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have peered | we should/would have peered |
you would have peered | you would have peered |
he/she/it would have peered | they would have peered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been peering | we should/would have been peering |
you would have been peering | you would have been peering |
he/she/it would have been peering | they would have been peering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am peered | we are peered |
you are peered | you are peered |
he/she/it is peered | they are peered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being peered | we are being peered |
you are being peered | you are being peered |
he/she/it is being peered | they are being peered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been peered | we have been peered |
you have been peered | you have been peered |
he/she/it has been peered | they have been peered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was peered | we were peered |
you were peered | you were peered |
he/she/it was peered | they were peered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being peered | we were being peered |
you were being peered | you were being peered |
he/she/it was being peered | they were being peered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been peered | we had been peered |
you had been peered | you had been peered |
he/she/it had been peered | they had been peered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be peered | we shall/will be peered |
you will be peered | you will be peered |
he/she/it will be peered | they will be peered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been peered | we shall/will have been peered |
you will have been peered | you will have been peered |
he/she/it will have been peered | they will have been peered |