escalonar

v.

1 to spread out.

2 to terrace (terreno).

3 to tier, to arrange in tiers.

Ricardo escalonó las latas Richard tiered=arranged in tiers the cans.

4 to plan in stages, to rank, to echelon, to phase.

Ella escalonó el procedimiento She planned the procedure in stages.

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escalonar

► verbo transitivo

1 (espaciar) to place at intervals, space out

2 (graduar) to grade

3 (cabello) to layer, cut in layers

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VT

1) (=distribuir) [gen] to spread out at intervals; [+ tierra] to terrace; [+ horas de trabajo] to stagger; [+ novedad] to phase in

2) (Mil) to echelon

3) (Med) [+ dosis] to regulate

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verbo transitivo <pagos/vacaciones> to stagger; <terreno> to terrace

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= lay out in + stages, grade, stagger, phase in, graduate, spiral.

Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.

Ex. These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.

Ex. In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.

Ex. How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.

Ex. The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.

Ex. This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.

Ex. The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.

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verbo transitivo <pagos/vacaciones> to stagger; <terreno> to terrace

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= lay out in + stages, grade, stagger, phase in, graduate, spiral.

Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.

Ex: These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.

Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.

Ex: How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.

Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.

Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.

Ex: The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.

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escalonar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹pagos/vacaciones› to stagger

2 ‹terreno› to terrace

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escalonar (conjugate escalonar) verbo transitivo ‹pagos/vacaciones› to stagger;
‹terreno› to terrace
escalonar verbo transitivo
1 (distribuir en el tiempo) to stagger
2 (en el tiempo) to space out: este año vamos a escalonar nuestras vacaciones, we are going to stagger our holiday times this year
'escalonar' also found in these entries:
English:
stagger

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escalonar vt

1. [en el tiempo] to stagger, to phase

2. [terreno] to terrace

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escalonar

v/t

1 en tiempo stagger

2 terreno terrace

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escalonar vt

1) : to terrace

2) : to stagger, to alternate